THE ARTWORK
In Bacino di San Marco by Virgilio Guidi, Venice emerges through a few essential marks in an open, luminous space. The buildings appear against the pale surface, their outlines articulated in blue, while yellow and orange enliven the sheet with freely rhythmic traces.
The city can be read as an apparition rather than a descriptive view. Discontinuous lines, overlaps and areas left to breathe create a delicate balance between presences and voids. Light thus becomes the thread linking water, sky and architecture, suggesting a suspended, silent Venice.
The city can be read as an apparition rather than a descriptive view. Discontinuous lines, overlaps and areas left to breathe create a delicate balance between presences and voids. Light thus becomes the thread linking water, sky and architecture, suggesting a suspended, silent Venice.