TERREMOTO (Earthquake)
Oil on linen canvas

This grotesque stylized painting was inspired by the 17th century Mannerism movement in Italy. Bronzino, Pontormo and Andrea del Sarto are prime examples of that period.
The idea for the composition came from Michelangelo's drawing of "The Battle of Anghiari".
It took a period of 12 months to complete and is signed on the front and back.

I enjoy painting the beauty of the nude human body, which is a classical idea. It is a way of showing heroism and refers to ancient Greek and Roman art where man was shown fearless, shown naked. I find this aspect inspiring and it is what classical artists in the past were trying to depict.

The painting contains 10 figures and one figure is drowning in water with lava.
Certain figures are red and others are blue. It’s blue against red, which are stylized and symbolic colors.

Materials used:

hand mixed oil pants, linseed oil, linen canvas