In the Renaissance, Alberti describes painting as an open window that allows a three-dimensional world to be seen through a two-dimensional plane, i.e., the illusion of depth and reality, where the viewer can “look” into the depicted scene as if looking through a frame. The window metaphor explains how linear perspective makes objects appear smaller as they…

In the past, Art was used for doctrinal purposes (since ordinary people couldn’t read or write), hence the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words,” in other words, appealing to the communicative power of visuality. But today, in the digital age, Art has changed its role. Now, artists seek: 

Although Botero’s work is at the antipodes of what I value in art, I do see mastery in “Fontana del Bacchino” (1560) by Valerio Cioli (1529-1599)

A great image is a satisfying visual solution to an expressive quest.

I want the images I create to remain in the viewer’s memory as an evocative absence.