Relief number 9
US$ 220
Overview
2021
Oil Paint, oil on wood panel (plywood)
Unique Work
Dimensions: 22cm (H) x 25cm (W) / 8.7" (H) x 9.8" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
An original piece from the series “Reliefs”, oil on wood panel (plywood), 25 x 22 cm, 2021.
When we consider a road map or a map of the territory we note that they contain different information that are represented by different means, according to the purpose for which they were created: each time we find colors, symbols and words that recall a precise meaning. What happens if I take these techniques of representation, these symbols, and take off the scope for which they were created and mingle them with each other? Will it be for the reader a text in a foreign language, that is meaningless, or through the world of associations and references that each of us possesses, will generate a new language and associate to those images a new meaning? In these paintings, in particular, I am interested in contours that highlight the points of the territory which are at the same elevation. In my works, they become the borders of different colors or shades, bringing out hidden shapes and concentric curves.
Artist profile
Federico Cortese
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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