Filippo Amato Sciascia (born at Palma, Di Montechiaro, Italy, 1972) will present his solo exhibition of his recent works titled Lux Lumina at Kendra Gallery of Contemporary Art from the 12th December 2009 – 14th January 2010.
Lux Lumina (Luminous Light) refers to the characteristics in Sciascia’s paintings that expose artificial light observed through optical technology using photographic and digital media.
Since western painting started to deal with reality and accuracy, painters have applied various methods to capture and transfer light onto canvas. In every age, light is presented in various ways and ideas according to the spirit and philosophy of the age. In the works of Caravaggio that applied the technique of chiaroscuro (16th C), for example, the contrast between light and dark was not only meant to present three-dimensional illusion on flat surface but also as a metaphor about divinity. Meanwhile, in Impressionism, the change in how the light intensity drops on the surface of things is manifested through the colour strokes that represent the movement of time—some theorists related this artistic movement with Maxwell’s theory on light and electromagnetic waves.
The contrast of the object highly illuminated coaxes our desire to explore various details. The light does not illuminate our attitude about the object but even blocks sight. To watch the paintings, we are aware that light does not always help us to understand things. Dazzling lights in Sciascia’s paintings leave us with uncertainty and mystery.
The works of Sciascia in Lux Lumina visualises light in its capacity as an element in photography, the most current medium that is thought to deal with truth and reality. In the last decade, Sciascia has explored the pictorial between painting—as a medium to carry the weight of the history of painting—with the new image of the new era such as photography and film video. It cannot be avoided as a continuous way to question painting as a practice of art that does not only present the problem of representation, but also the specific and philosophical characteristic of the medium.
Filippo Sciascia: Lux Lumina
December 12th 2009 through January 14th 2010
Opening on December 12th
Kendra Gallery
Jl. Drupadi no. 88B
Basangkasa, Seminyak
40294 Bali
T. +62361736628
E. enquiries@kendragallery.com
By Agung Hujatnikajennong
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