Giulio Frigo

In residence from January 4th, 2024 to May 1st, 2024

1984, from Italy

Form of Arts:

#Visual Arts

Elastic Figure ( 山即海也海即山也 )

"Elastic Figure" is a painting that challenges traditional notions of what a painting should be. Rather than adhering to the standard rectangular format, flat surface, and forward-facing view with the back hidden and unpainted, this artwork disrupts conventional figuration.  The figure appears as if swept by a whirlwind of brushstrokes, following the contours and curvatures of a new, fluid, and suspended topological pictorial space. A complex surfaced embedded in 3D space, offering multiple point of views and light conditions.

It's neither a volumetric sculpture placed on the floor nor a flat painting hung on a wall. Instead, it's a hybrid pictorial space suspended within the gap of our mental categories through which we conceive art. (Giulio Frigo, 2024)

Giulio Frigo at work

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