Contrast Between Reason and Emotion
Gian Berto Vanni
Oil on canvas; 36 x 48 inches
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I think that this painting has the key to feel what all my paintings are about, and
why I don't differentiate between figurative and non figurative.
The whole space consists in a grid made of four polar elements -- call them east,
south, west, north -- altogether a square on which a circle is projected, leading to
series of red and blues, going from light to dark. The series are repeated twice,
and the same colors look different by the interaction with a different background.
Reason, rationality, order -- suddenly interrupted and disrupted by a tear invading
and replacing the previous space with a different, irrational, emotional rhythm --
hinting at the possibility of a totally different painting.
-- Gian Berto Vanni
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