THE LEGACY NARRATIVES - VOL. III

1. What is Fauvism? A movement that is identified by the use of pure color, the path toward the simplification of form, and the balanced construction of space, disconnected from a vision of objective reality, but an expression of subjective emotion, asserting the expressive freedom of the individual.

2. What is the difference between past and current Fauvism? The Fauve movement is an disorganized movement; it is the result of individual experiences, of artists with different backgrounds and temperaments who are identified by the use of pure color. It is not structured like other movements of the same historical period. I don't think there are many differences with the current movement. Matisse wrote: "The starting point of Fauvism consists of the courage to rediscover the purity of means." Today, as in the past, the search for painting as such is essential, trying to resolve all the inherent difficulties of the specificity of one's own pictorial language

3. How do you decide what to paint? When you dedicate yourself to this work, any image, memory, or event can be a stimulus to find a subject to represent. One circumstance that happens to me is when I decide on a new subject, and often while I am painting, a new idea forms as if to go beyond the path already taken.

4. What is not seen in a photo shoot with models for your work? I believe the visibility of the color construction and its density is missing. Each color is composed of various tones, often complementary, which create vibrations in the painting. Since these are light and complex gradations, they are not perceived by the mechanical medium, which flattens the image.

5. How important is composition? Decisive for the success of a good painting. Composition determines the balance between the design and the surface to be covered; once it has been worked on and defined, you are already halfway through the work. Hence its importance.

6. How important is the subject matter? I don't think the subject itself is important; it becomes important when facing a good graphical or pictorial execution.

7. How important is the palette? When the painter fully trusts color to express all their feelings, fervor, and energy, the palette acquires notable importance and draws an indelible mark on the artist.

8. How important is the play of light? Undoubtedly, an essential component of a work. In a painting, light highlights the details of the composition, completes the plasticity of the sign and forms, enhances the brightness and contrasts of the colors, and above all, provides harmony and balance.

9. What are the most complicated works to paint? I don't believe there are more complicated works to paint. When an artist decides to create a work, they always conceive it in relation to the knowledge of their means; therefore, both large and small sizes present the same difficulties, only the construction times change.

10. “A painting is a poem without words”, said the poet Horace. When I perceive a spontaneous personality, energy, simplicity, sweetness, and harmony in a work, I think the poet Horace was right.

11. Are seemingly simple works actually the most complex? I don't think so! When a composition is developed and the right balance is found between space and forms, the difficulties are the same between seemingly simple and seemingly complex works.

12. Not all works express something, why? Perhaps because the basic elements are missing. Inner impression in the pictorial form and the artist's personality, balance in the composition. All of this does not give the viewer the opportunity to penetrate the heart of the painting with their gaze and imagination. So, they express nothing.

13. Is it necessary for a work to tell a story? No, it is not necessary! But I believe that every work of art is a story. It will be a painted narrative for the observer, who will see and understand it in different ways and will live, with imagination, many other stories, each one different.

14. Can a drawing be as good as a painting? The drawing reflects the soul of the artist; if it conveys emotions with the mark and the composition, it will be as good as a painting.

15. What do you believe in spiritually? Does your work express this? I believe in peace, love, kindness, friendship... all of this feeds the passion that I try to transmit in my paintings, through color.

16. Is classical painting overshadowed by contemporary painting? Both are like stars; they shine with their own light.

17. Do you paint for pleasure, for solitude, for a living, to transcend—why do you do it? I paint because I am driven by passion, from which comes the pleasure of creating, the love of solitude, and the energy to transcend.

18. What is the difference between an artist and a painter? The artist creates, communicates, and transmits their emotions and impressions in their works. A painter simply paints.

19. Do you consider your works eternal moments of beauty or reflection? With my work, I try to achieve both goals; I still have a lot of work to do!

20. In life as in art, nothing is perfect, but is everything perfectible? Definitely perfectible!