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Essence
Commissioned work
Mixed media on canvas

Essence

Mixed media on canvas · 300 × 140 cm

A landscape divided into four panels. At the edges, a bare forest in white, black and grey; at the centre the trees catch fire in a scarlet red laid on in heavy relief, like dense foliage you could touch. The grey keeps…

Technique
Mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
300 × 140 cm
Year
2017
Edition
Unique piece
Support
Canvas

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The creative process

Every artwork passes through distinct phases before reaching its final form. Here are some images from the journey.

The blank canvases of the panels on the studio easels
The artist's hand drawing ivy leaves on the side band
The decorated bands laid out on the worktable
The panels assembled with the silver and black frame
Detail of the corner of the silver frame
The first panel: silver trees above the water
Red foliage appears on the second panel
Detail of the red foliage
The red panels placed side by side on the easel
The transition from silver trees to red ones
The panels side by side: the red wood and the silver one
Detail of the trunks among the red foliage
Detail of the dark branches and red leaves
Detail of the trunk in relief
The silver edge with raised dots
The silver and black bands of the lower panel
Detail of the silver band beside the black square
The black ground with raised dots
The panels on the table during the finishing touches
The red panel with the paints beside it
Detail of the reflections on the water and the ivy leaves
Detail of the raised silver and gold dots
The artist's hand signing the work
In protective suit and mask in front of the finished work
The finished work: the panels composed together
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The work in your home

Every work is made to live in a space. Here is an idea of how Essence can change a room.

Essenza, the red-trees triptych, above a grey sofa with red cushions

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