michele drascek: Interval

Paintings on canvas for the solo exhibition that taked places in Italijanski inštitut za kulturo v Sloveniji, Ljubljana (Slovenia) in September 2007.

The human figure has dissolved, what remains is a shadow, a light and blurry engraved trace. In his paintings, Michele Drascek interprets the constant flow of life and time, liquefaction of materials up to a point, where only the residues are exposed: numb and silent landscapes, aware of their past and present. His landscapes are a reflection of the inner world, where the use of coloured backgrounds and graver become objects and predicates of memories and actions, states of mind that reached a solid and definite balance. There is no contrast or excess, only soft lines, travelling across the canvas, engraved in a layer of plaster, only movements registered with small, bright points. Pastel, oil, acrylic, aquarelle; the author’s choice of techniques appears to be destined for the final representation, the right transfer of a mental image without any conditioning. The author’s work describes a man in his complete absence, reveals the loss of references, of will or better, the need for silence and immobility. It seems as his paintings are trying to achieve the vastness, like the images captured with an electronic microscope or the immense distance of the satellite. Light and dark blue come to life, spilling over the edges of the chosen background, mixing with the surrounding to convey the sense of unity, in order to leave the observer to meditation, a moment of silence and new thoughts. His paintings speak to us about love and distance, passion, strength and calm resignation.
Giulia Pezzoli