Untitled (Riflessi - Reflections) by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.
This "Riflessi" feels almost atmospheric, as though landscape and weather have briefly conspired on paper. Sweeping passages of cobalt and slate blue are pierced by a sharp flash of white and amber, suggesting light glancing off an unstable surface. A horizontal seam across the lower register subtly divides the composition, reinforcing the idea of reflection as both doubling and dislocation. Dark, gestural strokes gather weight at the right, counterbalancing the luminous centre and preventing the image from dissolving into pure lyricism. The overall effect is one of motion arrested - like catching a glimmer in water just before it vanishes.
  • Ruggero Gamberini
  • Untitled (Riflessi - Reflections), 2003
  • Collage with oil paint on paper
  • 21.5 x 22 cm
  • Paper size: 45.5 x 44 cm
  • Signature: Signed lower right: "Gamberini 2003"
  • Subject Matter: Abstract art, Italian art, Collage, Oil on paper, Gestrual abstraction