"My
work is like a game of colour, an interaction of form light and energy.
After many years of realistic painting, before and during college, I started
to move toward abstract painting.
My work is to me a new exciting visual concept, the use of the fluidity, plastic,
viscous, physical qualities of the paint to the fullest.
My aim is an interaction between my emotions and creative energy, and the creative
energy of the external environment, ie the fluid paint on the board and the
so called ‘randomness’ of what happens when the
Born
in Italy, Raffaele has been living in Ireland since 1979 .
He graduated from the Crawford College of Art in '03 with a degree in Fine
Art
paint moves
around and colours fuse together. I connect with this energy and work with it
to create works to which people can relate at a deep level.
My ritual starts with the preparation and organisation of the materials which
is an important part of focusing my energy and emotional feeling and allowing
the excitement of starting a new painting to gain momentum.
The process of my painting still starts from realistic references, landscape
and figurative etc. from which I loosely construct a composition. The act of
painting is a delicate and precise balance between the use of skilful control,
and the encouragement of the paint to move with gravity and freedom.
I tend to use strong primary colours, influenced by Italian Baroque painting
eg. Titian. My work is not narrative, but seeks to express emotions, which are
similar to the emotions I experience when I play or listen to music.
My greatest influence in modern painting is Howard Hodgkin. I admire his use
of strong colours, which give energy and emotional feeling to his paintings.
I feel that although utilising a different technique, my work transmits similar
emotions."
