Rising City Painting

Breaking an existing structure and creating a new one, that seems to be the driving force behind my work. Structure, fragmentation, repetition. Images seem solid, but delicate. Forms are material, but spiritual too. My images can seem quiet and still, but they are full of life. Lines, surfaces, colors interact to create harmony and equilibrium, a new structure in chaos. I love vibrant, optimistic colors. Sensuous, saturated colors. My paintings combine realistic imagery with abstract patterns. I enjoy playing with the layering of different visual textures and different patterns that break forms and create new ones. The different layers, the interaction between light and shadows, interior/exterior, convey an invitation to the viewers to feel and experiment their inner self and emotions. I work mainly with acrylic paint and mixed media on canvas or wood. I develop visual textures with brushes, rollers and stencils. Inspiration comes from everywhere, Nature, cities, people, colors, forms, sounds. To imagine, to create, to express on canvas, bring up mixed emotions, anxiety, restlessness, urge, curiosity, fun, pleasure, and at the same time submerges me into a kind of meditative state. Painting takes me to a warm, peaceful, gratifying place I don’t want to leave. ANDREA DE LUIGI