Senza Titolo 2017

This untitled oil painting by Zani Corrado features a figure looking in a mirror with these kind of thick, creamy brushstrokes. You can almost feel the artist, Corrado, shifting and stepping back, making a series of intuitive decisions. It's like that moment when you're in the studio, wrestling with the canvas, trying to find the right balance. Look at the black background! The way it's both flat and atmospheric at the same time. I wonder if Corrado was thinking about how the Old Masters handled light and shadow. The figure is not quite there, is she? But the gesture of her hands meeting is so tender. It reminds me of other painters like Fairfield Porter who capture these moments of introspection. These kinds of paintings remind me that art is an ongoing conversation, a way of seeing and feeling that connects us across time. There are no definitive answers, just open-ended questions and possibilities.