Untitled (Riflessi - Reflections) by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.
Compact yet strikingly assured, this small-scale "Riflessi" operates like a shard of a larger, shifting landscape. Angular bands of blue, green and coral intersect with brisk, muscular brushwork, while a vertical plane of vivid green anchors the right edge with architectural clarity. The composition feels at once constructed and spontaneous: hard-edged collage elements cut decisively across softer painterly passages, creating a dialogue between control and impulse. Reflection here is not a gentle ripple but a fractured prism - light splintered into planes, colour caught mid-movement. It’s a reminder that even the most modest format can contain a surprising degree of drama.
  • Ruggero Gamberini
  • Untitled (Riflessi - Reflections), 2003
  • Collage with oil paint on paper
  • 15.5 x 12 cm
  • Paper size: 44 x 32 cm
  • Signature: Signed lower right: "Gamberini 2003"
  • Subject Matter: Abstract art, Italian art, Collage, Oil on paper, Geometric abstraction