by Giuseppe Castellano for GC Light Italia, Orange?, 2026, Acrylic

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My research has deep roots. Since i was a child, i was drawn to what many consider insubstantial; i felt … Read more My research has deep roots. Since i was a child, i was drawn to what many consider insubstantial; i felt the need to give solid form to the imagination, manipulating materials to transform them into real presences. Today, that game has transformed into my language: using matter to undermine the viewer's certainties.
in these works, color is my first attraction. I use saturated monochrome surfaces to capture the gaze and force it to pause. But it is a threshold that conceals a deception: the word written in cement contradicts what the eye sees, generating a perceptual shift.
the word written in cement emerges or is imprinted on the canvas, raw and heavy. This is where the perceptual shift occurs. The cement suggests a color or a concept that contradicts what the eye is actually seeing. Is the color we are observing really the right one, or is the writing telling us the truth? signed by maker See less