THE ARTWORK
In Roberto Crippa’s Epigramma, a dark, irregular form emerges against an intense blue field. The upper part gathers into a denser mass, while fine marks extend downwards, introducing a suspended, fluid direction.
The composition concentrates contrast in a few elements, giving the background colour a decisive role. The figure does not resolve into an immediately recognisable object: it can be read as a presence, a mark or an apparition. The etching and aquatint keeps this ambiguity alive through varied traces and tonal transitions.
The composition concentrates contrast in a few elements, giving the background colour a decisive role. The figure does not resolve into an immediately recognisable object: it can be read as a presence, a mark or an apparition. The etching and aquatint keeps this ambiguity alive through varied traces and tonal transitions.