Base di color 1991

Ettore Spalletti made this object, Base di color, with paint, no date is given. It’s got a chalky, powder blue surface, like the sky in a Piero della Francesca painting, or maybe a block of raw pigment from a Renaissance workshop. I like how the color sits on top of this rectangular form, like a lid. Was it cast or carved? The paint is so matte, so dry. I wonder if Spalletti labored to create such a pristine object, almost as though it was made in a lab. I imagine him, brush in hand, considering where to begin. Maybe he started with a thin wash, gradually building up layers to achieve that perfect, even tone. And what about the sides? They seem to have a rougher texture, like unfinished plaster. It's kind of a dialogue between geometry and feeling, between the industrial and the handmade. Artists like Spalletti remind me that art is really about slowing down, looking closely, and finding beauty in the simplest of forms. It's an ongoing conversation that invites us to think about color, space, and our own perceptions.