THE ARTWORK
In Carlo Mattioli’s Composizione in grigio, a dark, pointed form emerges within a field organised by blue and yellow bands. The octagonal outline enclosing the image introduces a further geometric order, while the central mark retains a freer, more fluid direction.
The composition brings broad surfaces into dialogue with a presence that seems to interrupt their stillness. Contrasts remain sharp without multiplying the elements. The eye thus follows the dialogue between figure, background and margin, recognising the image’s essential strength in the balance of differences.
The composition brings broad surfaces into dialogue with a presence that seems to interrupt their stillness. Contrasts remain sharp without multiplying the elements. The eye thus follows the dialogue between figure, background and margin, recognising the image’s essential strength in the balance of differences.