Video: Paradoxical Reflections: An Abstract Splitting of the Artist Bernard Piffaretti
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
"Specularity" is a trademark of the French artist's canvases Bernard Piffaretti … The left half of the canvas almost literally repeats the right one. The artist asks his viewers: what is an original and what is a copy? And at the same time offers to play "Find ten differences". It is not surprising that the world's leading museums and the largest connoisseurs of abstract art are showing interest in the catchy and unusual works of Piffaretti.
Critics note that Piffaretti's paintings look "bright and energetic." The painter prefers bright colors and catchy color combinations. Piffaretti always personally emphasizes the importance of a formal reception with a "split". The right half of the paintings, by his own admission, is always written first, the left repeats it - although the small details may differ.
The artist expects viewers to enjoy comparing the two halves, reminiscent of the child's Spot Ten Differences game of attentiveness. According to Piffaretti, in this way he raises the question of "the role of the intellectual principle in painting." From the side of the artist, this approach is pure provocation, but it makes the audience think.
Abstract geometric shapes and color spots in Piffaretti's paintings are reminiscent of the works of prominent abstractionists of the 20th century, led by Piet Mondrian. The "mirror" concept takes abstract art to a new level: it is an additional ironic subtext within the style, which is quite self-ironic in itself. It is noteworthy that Piffaretti fundamentally disagrees with his colleagues, who prefer to copy their work using technology (like Damien Hirst) or are looking for photographic "unadorned truth" (like Michael Wolf). He remains true to "the endless possibilities that traditional painting presents."
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