Abandoned rooms

  • federico cortese

This series of paintings was inspired by the metaphysical landscapes of De Chirico. I have always been fascinated by their clear vision of the architecture, with the precise design of the shadows, almost anticipating the modern use of three-dimensional modeling software. In the way I feel, however, more introverted and almost unsociable, the outer space is transformed into a closed one, private and protected, from which the human presence is totally gone away. In those rooms then, it may happen that some strange objects and some unexpected decorations appear, suggesting that the person who lives there has overcome the lack of relationship to the outside world with the richness and complexity of his inner world.

Abandoned room with the Empire State Building. Oil on canvas, 40 x 70 cm, 2016. ORIGINAL SOLD
Matryoshka. 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas, 2016.
Abandoned room with the Mole Antonelliana. Oil on canvas, 40 x 70 cm, 2018 (original sold)
Abandoned room. Oil on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, 2018. ORIGINAL SOLD.