Martin Finnin
Metal Shape on Sky Blue
Metal Shape on Sky Blue
Oil on linen on board 20 x 15 cm
Painted in Italy on a handmade panel prepared using a recipe dating back to Leonardo da Vinci. The piece began as a study of the local cactus plants and became a simple exploration of form and surface.
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Artwork Details
Oil on linen on board
20 x 15 cm
2014
Signed on the front
Framed
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Metal Shape on Sky Blue
Each painting carries its own journey - here’s a glimpse of how this piece unfolded.
This piece was painted in Italy on a handmade board prepared using a recipe dating back to Leonardo da Vinci. My friend, who made the panels, built them with layers of gesso, cloth, and animal glue. The surface was completely non-absorbent and it felt like painting on ceramic. I started by sketching the large cacti common to the area until the forms abstracted into this simplified, metal-like shape. It later reappeared in other works from the same period, including Hunt for the Modern Moment.
