the painter’s room #2

Ettore Frani. The splendor of black

Splendor in medieval metaphysics it indicates the shining of form: form is the principle of intelligibility, boundary and delimitation of the chaos of matter, which is for itself, note, report. On the contrary, black is indistinction, impossibility of shape recognition, abyss and charm of the night. The question that this painting poses is not whether there is a light that dispels the darkness, but a light of black, thanks to which black as such shines. So let's enter the black, in its splendid, generating material.

Roberto Diodato

The painter's room - Elements of contemporary painting is an editorial series that narrates and collects the testimonies of contemporary painters who, at various levels, they are indicative of the evolution and topicality of the pictorial language, giving voice both to the Masters and to the mid-career artists as well as to the young promises who are confronted with this medium.