Techniques: frottage, wax crayons, wenzhou paper. Untitled.Trame (Animal) is an artwork of the series Untitled.Trame composed of three works created... Read More
Techniques:
frottage, wax crayons, wenzhou paper.
Untitled.Trame
(Animal) is an artwork of the series Untitled.Trame composed of three
works created with frottage technique.
The
textures that cover the surfaces are obtained by rubbing
the wax crayon in correspondence where a linoleum matrix
engraved was affixed under the surface of the paper. The
matrix was moved over the entire area of the paper in such a way as
to cover the entire surface.
As
far as the creation of these works is concerned, it is an attempt to
combine printing and gestures: the matrix is the principle of
seriality, while the hand instead brings imperfection and chance. The
elements on the surface are repeated but all in different ways,
creating many different copies.
The principle
with which these works were created is simple, the repetition. The
result instead is a complex texture whose uniformity - given by a
semi-mechanical gesture, repetitive and not creative (the movement
of rubbing the wax crayon) - is instead linked to the aesthetic
choice governed by the eye and the mind.
Even
in their apparently complete abstraction, our mind will try to encode
these abstract motifs... the eye gets lost in search of inspiration
and real sensations. This is because it’s inherent in human
nature to look for a meaning where it is possible, a clear link with
reality and with known emotions. People do that with
the 5 senses and the ideas that they master, the result of a set of
memories, cultural legacies, acquired skills and different
emotions. In front of these works we are faced with images in
which the absence of recognizable elements refers any kind to
reality. In conclusion, in these works I see both simplicity and
complexity, not only an evident aesthetic aspect but also a laborious
mental fact.