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- Desperation [Milan, Italy, March 1984]
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I remember copying the subject from a photo I saw on my favorite Italian magazine, L'illustrazione Italiana.
It is a little dramatic. I think I was playing with colors as a means of conveying mood, as you can tell from the exaggerated tones of skin and clothes.
I remember being particularly proud of the background at the top, where I dabbed red, black and white paint which gave a nice three-dimentional effect.
Entered on: 2004-12-28 00:00:00. - The Passage of The Rhinos [Milan, Italy, March 1984]
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I remember seeing this wonderful engraving (or woodcut) of a rhino on a magazine printed by Franco Maria Ricci.
It became an obsession, so I incorporated in this surreal landscape.
Entered on: 2004-12-28 00:00:00. - Locorotondo [Countryside near Locorotondo, Puglia, Italy, June 1983]
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The trip in which I painted this watercolor was very meaningful for me. To get there we travelled throughout a summer night. When we got to this region with the first morning light, it looked like we had arrived on the moon: The barren landscape, populated by ancient olive trees and lined by rock walls was nothing like I had ever seen before.
We stayed in a trullo (a typical regional farm house) of an English friend of my mother's. From it, you could see this view, and in the evening the sunsets were red like fire.
Entered on: 2004-12-28 00:00:00.
