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Theatrum Dummies
Unique Piece
Mixed media on canvas

Collection Tracce di Mondi

Theatrum Dummies

Mixed media on canvas · 60 × 80 cm

A symbolic stage: at the top, three masked figures, power that stays anonymous. The central mask draws on the Pop iconography of Guy Fawkes, protest and the hypocrisy of control in one face. At the centre of the canvas,…

€ 2.800
VAT included
Technique
Mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
60 × 80 cm
Year
2013
Edition
Unique piece
Support
Canvas
Frame
Black, included
Certificate of authenticity included · Professional art packaging
Work in progress

The creative process

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

The pencil drawing on the canvas, with the words Theatrum Dummies
The striped curtain, the lettering and the still-white outlines of hands and dummies
The wooden dummies take on colour on the stage
The puppeteer's blue hands and the central mask
The three masks completed above the lettering
Light and shadow on the hands and the dummies
The stage and curtain gain detail
The finished, signed work: the strings binding the dummies to the hands
Detail of the central mask, with its raised dotted border
Detail of the lettering, black letters on a ground of raised dots
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The work in your home

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

Theatrum Dummies on a zigzag wall with painted eyes, between two yellow armchairs

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