Mattia Novello Italy, b. 1985
TRA LA FRENESIA E UN RAGGIO DI SOLE, 2023
Colored ice on canvas
75" x 98"
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“With these works I wanted to represent the course of life with the self-portrait but not by realistically painting the features of the face and body but by painting reality...
“With these works I wanted to represent the course of life with the self-portrait but not by realistically painting the features of the face and body but
by painting reality in a different way, creating a self-portrait trace.
To create these works I start by creating ice sculptures of my body (water is
the main component of the human body).
The head, arms, hands, foot, the various elements that make up man are
represented in another form and through a process of dissolution and filtering the color remains in the canvas while the water drains away representing the sign, the energy that we leave in society every day”
by painting reality in a different way, creating a self-portrait trace.
To create these works I start by creating ice sculptures of my body (water is
the main component of the human body).
The head, arms, hands, foot, the various elements that make up man are
represented in another form and through a process of dissolution and filtering the color remains in the canvas while the water drains away representing the sign, the energy that we leave in society every day”