Layer T

Layer T, 2019.
Acrylic and transparent plastic tube on canvas,
24 x 20 x 1 1/4 inches (61 x 51 x 3 cm)
Layer T is the first of a series of works that, very ambitiously, is trying to take to the next level the artistic philosophy of two great Italian artists, Agostino Bonalumi and Lucio Fontana, whose approach to the flat surface makes a lot of sense thus when merged together, Bonalumi's space can physically generate three dimensions just by using Fontana's solution to "open up space," in which case the flat art piece can escape the two dimensional trap. The logic behind this line of action is that in order to build a three dimensional space you need 2-D elements or the 3-D doesn't happen. In theory, this perspective is doable but it triggers an inevitable amount of planning that is necessary for the piece to be completed. Who knew that a little science and a drop of engineering can help solve an artistic dilemma?!...