Relief number 15 (2024) Original Oil Painting by Federico Cortese

An original piece from the series “Reliefs”, oil on thick paper and wood panel (plywood), 2023. The size of the base plywood panel is 17 x 42 cm (6.7 x 16.5 in). The overall size is 22 x 42 cm (8.7 x 16.5 in). The maximum height is 10 inches.

When we consider a road map or a map of the territory we note that they contain different information that are represented by different means, according to the purpose for which they were created: each time we find colors, symbols and words that recall a precise meaning. What happens if I take these techniques of representation, these symbols, and take off the scope for which they were created and mingle them with each other? Will it be for the reader a text in a foreign language, that is meaningless, or through the world of associations and references that each of us possesses, will generate a new language and associate to those images a new meaning?
In these paintings, in particular, I am interested in contours that highlight the points of the territory which are at the same elevation. In my works, they become the borders of different colors or shades, bringing out hidden shapes and concentric curves.

Materials used:

oil on thick paper and wood panel (plywood)

Details:

• Oil painting on Paper on board
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 22 x 42 x 10cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Geometric
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative