Reading betweent the Images Painting Clues and Architecture (original) (raw)

The medium of painting is used as a tool to reflect on the potentiality of the image as signifier of architectural themes. A number of thinkers, from Benjamin to Foucault, have used the work of art as starting point for a broader reflection. In my work, this reflection unfolds through two elements: first, the objects that appear in a painting and, second, the composition and framing of the objects in the painting itself. Both are looked at as signifiers of architectural themes. The deep connection between these two elements, that is, the objects and the way they are arranged in the space of the painting, stems clearly through the positioning of the painting within a broader set of historical conditions.