Virgo 2019

Camilla d'Errico's painting "Virgo" is this confection of illustrative painting, blending sweetness with a certain vulnerability. The paint is applied smoothly, almost like frosting, creating a dreamy, surreal atmosphere. Look at those drips of rainbow hues cascading down. The texture is so smooth and shiny, you can almost taste it. The colour palette is pastel-heavy, with pops of vibrant blues and pinks that add a playful, dreamy quality. It’s like stepping into a sugary fantasy world, where everything is soft and slightly unreal. Those colourful drips, though, become the most striking aspect of the piece, not just as a formal device of contrast and composition but in their evocation of decay and imperfection. D'Errico's 'Virgo' shares something with the pop surrealism of Mark Ryden, but with an interesting edge of something like body horror. It reminds us that art is a conversation, an ongoing exchange of ideas and approaches. It invites us to embrace ambiguity and multiple interpretations over fixed meanings.