THE ARTWORK
In Venezia, Virgilio Guidi lets a few vertical forms and delicate colour bands make the city recognisable. Yellows, light blues and warm accents are distributed between water and sky.
The lithograph gives the light background a decisive role: buildings seem to emerge from light rather than assert a closed outline. The eye moves from distant skyline to foreground presences, following depth constructed through minimal differences in tone and position.
The lithograph gives the light background a decisive role: buildings seem to emerge from light rather than assert a closed outline. The eye moves from distant skyline to foreground presences, following depth constructed through minimal differences in tone and position.