Porture (Gold Face)
Mixed Media
Porture (Gold Face) 07/01/2019.
Acrylic on canvas over plywood, 24 x 20 x 1/2 in (61 x 51 x 1.3 cm)
Portion of this piece (the center) started my SDED / Porture series, and it was made around 2000 when, unaware of Bonalumi's (or Fontana's) work, I wondered why the canvas, the support of paint for the traditional painting, receives such a disproportionate attention, and I tried to correct that by embossing objects into the canvas and holding the emerged shape... Years later, I learned about the artistic philosophy of the two great Italian artists, and I realized that, combined, the Bonalumi's 3D approach, and the Fontana's open-up-space solution—a fontalumi gesture—can create a smooth approach to a three dimensional painting!...
