A mere reproduction, no matter how good quality, necessarily returns a poorer version of a work.
The ripples and textural effects that I achieve through the application of several layers of pigmented papers and acrylic spatula paints are particularly important in my stylistic research but not effectively reproducible through screen printing or polymateric printing techniques.
So does it mean anything to create multiples?
I believe that in art, abstract or figurative it does not matter, essence/concept and form/matter are inseparable, so a meaning was there if the multiple found a way to be a new “form of being” of the same visual representation.
I sought and found a way of “autonomous” material rendering, with characteristics that, I believe, give a different and absolutely appreciable relief to the subjects. That is why I like to think of them precisely as “Alternative Originals”.
The first step was to find a high-quality technical solution that could preserve at least the graphic sense of the textures that characterize my works. Fortunately, there is 3D scanning technology, now widely used by museum and related institutions, that allowed me to solve this point with excellent results.
Personally, I am very satisfied with the result and also with being able to retain an additional stamp of uniqueness in the handcrafted custom-made frames as well as in the framing that I perform by hand. Precisely because I consider them to be “alternative originals,” I set their maximum number at 9 and personally certify them .
Those interested in purchasing a multiple not on display can also contact Polymetis Contemporanea.