PennantsBy Federico Cortese
Overview
2022
Oil Paint, oil on thick paper
Unique Work
Dimensions: 50cm (H) x 30cm (W) x 0.1cm (D) / 19.7" (H) x 11.8" (W) x 0.04" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
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Artist Statement
An original piece from the series “Flag”; oil on thick paper; 30 x 50 cm, 2022.
Every time that I come back home from a journey or a holiday, I always find some flags among the photographs that I’ve taken. I am particularly fascinated by those flags moved by the wind, where the geometries of the coloured tissues overlap on the spirals of folds and on the shadows generated by the movement. It’s even better if the flag is old, maybe a bit ripped, marked by the time that they spent to wave, maybe a little faded or dirty from the dusty air they crossed.
Artist Profile
Hometown: Turin
Based in: Turin
I was born in 1971 in Turin, Italy, where I live and work as an artist. Since I can remember I have always drawn. My preferred techniques are classic oil on canvas paintings, and pencil drawings.
I’m like a mouse in its box. A little mouse safe in its shelter, that …
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