The entrance of a church is a clear point of passage, the precise limit between an inside and an outside, a metaphor built to represent the transition from a physical reality to a spiritual reality. No matter the faith, no matter the belonging to a religion. Even an atheist, entering a church (especially an Italian church), will experience the abrupt transition from the open air to the closed, fresh and humid scent, impregnated by the smell of incense and ancient wood; he will especially experience the transition from light to shadow, and will perceive the sensation of having approached the border with the unknown and the inexplicable.
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“Three cats and three pigeons”. Oil on canvas, 90 x 70 cm, 2023 (original available for sale – €2150)
“Cat sleeping”. Oil on thick paper, 39 x 29 cm, 2023 (original available for sale – €350)
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“The entrance of the church”. Oil on thick paper, 25 x 50 cm, 2022 (original available for sale – € 370)
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