Vicenc Viaplana | Granollers (Barcelona)
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untitled, 1989
acrylic paint, oil on canvas, 300.5x200cmThis artwork is truly an artwork to be experienced rather than viewed. Its sheer size (three metres in height!) towers over us. It requires tremendous technical ability to create a meticulous painting on such scale. Remnants of a structure give way to a wonderous golden glow. The chiaroscuro ambiance is so subtle that it is hardly perceivable; only comparable to the upcoming dawn which follows the nocturnal mood. The transcendental ambiance that radiates from the painting towards the observer is overwhelming and we can only be deeply absorbed by it. The small light torch is standing vulnerably. As we stand in front of the vast space the torch compels us connect with it.