De-Formation #3 2016

Curator: Standing before us is "De-Formation #3" by Rodrigo Franzao, created in 2016. The artwork uses mixed media, primarily acrylic on canvas. Editor: It's striking. The earthy red backdrop and what appears to be looping copper wiring give it a visceral, almost anatomical feel. Stark. Curator: The use of the circle, the black circumference—does that evoke any symbolic resonance for you? Cycles, perhaps, or wholeness interrupted? Editor: I'm immediately drawn to how the materials push beyond the boundaries of painting. Look at the application of acrylic in these long, tactile drips that have a strange sense of presence. Do you know if this application was intended as a painting effect or as part of an attempt to escape two dimensionality? Curator: I see your point about dimension, how that moves past simple representation. I see in the piece’s name, De-Formation, something more significant. Perhaps the shapes serve as deconstructed emblems or figures, their meanings fractured yet palpable. Editor: I wonder about the wire specifically. It feels deliberately rough, industrial even, juxtaposed against the almost refined red plane of the painting. Is there a statement being made about craft versus industrial production through these deliberate material choices? Curator: Intriguing observation! This piece plays with how forms decompose and are reassembled, almost like examining the psychological states beneath appearances. Editor: The single color used in contrast with found copper feels significant and reductive. There's so little waste—it’s intriguing how so little applied material achieves such resonance. Curator: This artwork, therefore, provides rich avenues for interpreting personal or communal stories symbolized within simple forms. Editor: Definitely, and viewing its process gives an insight into artistic expression that escapes typical classification.