Art Venti

The Binding Tree, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

2013

Each line is the trace of a movement. The work is constructed by accumulation, color on color and line upon line. The strokes are like a bridge between two shores, a web that links fragments. Intensity is an essential component of my work and forms part of a vital dynamic. The experiential operates as a time shift: a difference that is installed on the continuum of reality; a gap that lets you see what is hidden from the view. The pencil tip releases material into the interstices of the paper, covering the paper grain; and if it does not, another stroke will cover this supporting skin. NOTE: This artwork is shipped in a tube. The back of the paper may contain a few small traces of colour from the wooden board where it was made (see photo above). The paper is Fabriano Watercolour Studio, 140 lb , Cold Pressed. Artistis' colour pencils Polychromos Faber Castell...

Each line is the trace of a movement. The work is constructed by accumulation, color on color and line upon line. The strokes are like a bridge between two shores, a web that links fragments. Intensity is an essential component of my work and forms part of a vital dynamic. The experiential operates as a time shift: a difference that is installed on the continuum of reality; a gap that lets you see what is hidden from the view. The pencil tip releases material into the interstices of the paper, covering the paper grain; and if it does not, another stroke will cover this supporting skin. NOTE: This artwork is shipped in a tube. The back of the paper may contain a few small traces of colour from the wooden board where it was made (see photo above). Colors are a few saturated in the main photo. Please click on the closeup photo to see the right color. The paper is Fabriano Watercolour Studio, 140 lb , Cold Pressed. Artistis' colour pencils Polychromos Faber Castell...

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