ARCHAEOLOGY OF COLOR is a series of paintings characterized by the use of oil mixed with egg tempera, to which I also add plaster in order to achieve a hard paint that can be carved. Once a certain number of superimposed layers of paint have been reached, I carve the surface as if it were a bas-relief.
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In this way, I emulate the discovery process typical of archaeology, in which the different geological strata are revealed through a patient process of excavation.
The colour thus appears as the result of an extraction, and the resulting image evokes the idea of a ruin or vestige.
The organization of the work in triptychs and diptychs, as well as the use of shapes such as the semicircular arch, evoke some of the typical forms of European religious painting.
Triptych. Glue tempera, egg tempera, plaster and pigments on board. 60 x 122 each
Diptych. Glue tempera, egg tempera, plaster and pigments on board. 60 x 122 each
Triptych. Glue tempera, egg tempera, plaster and pigments on board. 60 x 122 each
Diptych. Glue tempera, egg tempera, plaster and pigments on board. 60 x 122 each
Diptych. Glue tempera, egg tempera, plaster and pigments on board. 60 x 122
Diptych. Glue tempera, egg tempera, plaster and pigments on board. 60 x 122