Electric Eye 

Editor: Enrico Donati's mixed-media painting, "Electric Eye," is a swirl of colours that really grabs you. There is something almost unnerving, yet beautiful about the intense, chaotic energy that pulses from it. What do you make of it? Curator: It feels like a dreamscape viewed through a kaleidoscope, doesn’t it? The clash of hues—fiery oranges bleeding into tranquil blues—evokes a primal tension. It makes me wonder if Donati wasn't trying to capture a sense of collective unconscious or even a moment of hallucinatory inspiration. Does it conjure anything particular for you? Editor: Well, the "electric" part of the title makes me think of technology and maybe even surveillance? It feels a little like being watched, or like all the world's information is flooding in at once. Curator: Yes, "Electric Eye," there's definitely that feeling of being observed, parsed. Donati’s work reminds me a bit of early Abstract Expressionists, who sought to express profound emotions on a grand scale. But this has an almost psychedelic edge. Editor: I see that! The textures, almost violent in their application, must add a great deal to the sensation when viewed up close. It’s definitely not the kind of painting you can just glance at and walk away from. Curator: Exactly. It's a raw, visceral experience. And who knows, maybe Donati wanted to jolt us from our complacency, to force us to really *see* and *feel*. What I take away is an overwhelming sense of our connectedness with the natural world, however turbulent. Editor: It is wild to see how a piece that seems so chaotic on the surface can suggest such a powerful statement. Curator: I find myself strangely comforted, don't you? Even amidst chaos, there is beauty and raw vital energy, something genuinely cathartic.