This contemporary artwork features a minimalist composition of text and shapes. The predominant colors are shades of beige, creating a muted and understated visual effect. The text, written in a simple sans-serif font, appears to be a list or set of instructions, though the specific meaning is not immediately clear. The overall style is characterized by a focus on conceptual elements and the use of everyday materials, typical of certain conceptual art practices. The artist's intention may be to explore themes of bureaucracy, information, or the nature of language and communication. ...
Paolo Colombo illustrates with exactness a lyrical series of moments in his paintings, each holding the intensity of a world. Working with watercolors and pencil drawings. Colombo balances his simple language with a highly technical visual method. Word-based and image-focused works are illuminated through fundamental forms such as the dot, the line, and the square. Paolo Colombo’s passion for texture together with an appreciation for Byzantine and folk arts is also alive in the works.
In his later watercolors, often comprised of two or more sheets butting against each other, the lettering and the painted stars and diamonds appear as embroidery, and in consistency with this, the texture of the paper resembles that of cloth.
The artist lives and works in Athens, Greece. ...
Founded in 2016, Baert Gallery maintains a distinct focus on bridging the historical legacies and artistic sensibilities of Europe and Los Angeles. Working with a roster of emerging artists, the gallery is committed to showcasing a diverse program of work that engages complex philosophical, critical, and political concepts while challenging settled and conventional aesthetic expectations. Located in Los Angeles’ Arts District, the gallery is dedicated to fostering and promoting the region’s unique art scene in a spirit of local cooperation and in dedication to mindful sensitivity towards its broader geographical and social milieu. ...
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