Dreaming California Painting

"Dreaming California" pays homage to the famous pop art painting by the British artist David Hockney, where a large splash of water created by the diver appeared, that is, a few seconds after this painting by Trevisan. The painting depicts a swimming pool with a building with 1960s modernist architecture behind it, typical of Californian houses. From the right side of the painting protrudes a yellow diving board, from which a woman in a red bathing suit has just dived. She is still in mid-air on the blue of the pool, the edge of which is outlined by a blue stripe and a thinner white one. The painting is projected in a horizontal dimension so as to leave not only the diver but also the observer's eye with a free blue space of the pool: it represents a dimension of freedom onto which to project both the next dive and the dimension of our dreams. The colors used are deliberately homogeneous and bold to emphasize the strong Californian light and give the painting a pop art version. The yellow diving board stands out dramatically against the turquoise water of the pool, which echoes the deep turquoise of the sky. The architecture of the building is represented by a rectangular block with two large sliding windows, in front of which a folding chair is clearly outlined. Two palm trees with long, thin trunks adorn the background of the painting to the right of the building, and another solitary palm tree sits to the right of the painting above a low row of greenery. Other palm trees and distant buildings are reflected in the house's windows. A man with black glasses lies on the edge of the pool and watches the diver. Some white loungers are located to the right and left of the pool. A distant plane high up on the left of the painting advances, leaving a double white bullet. (C638)