This painting is part of a series entitled Sketchbook, it started during the period of my residency at Palazzo Monti, in Italy, in November 2018.

 

The title Sketchbook reveals its concept of an ongoing drawing: a fluid composition of different references from History and Art.

 

Particularly, in this case, many different historic objects live together in this wild Brazilian garden: fragments of Greek-roman statues, two African masks, and an Egyptian symbol in blue.

 

One special reference is the yellow-green plant in the bottom right corner called "Espada de São Jorge" [Sword of Saint George], a very popular plant in Brazil, used in rituals as a protective plant against evil.

 

Finally, the canvas bring together many different instances of protection, cultures, and nature.

 

 

Sketchbook IV Aturdido, 2019

Acrylic and pencil on linen

150 x 130 cm

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