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| Year of creation | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 36 W × 27 H × 0.1 D cm |
| Type of art | painting |
| Style | conceptual |
| Genre | interior |
| Materials | watercolor, paper |
Description of the Artwork “Flowers and Balloons”
This work is part of the series 'Imaginary Rooms' that I started in the beginning of november 2005, in response of a surrealistic painting in the style of Giorgio De Chirico, that I saw hanging on the wall when I visited a friend. It will be the first time that I use visually recognisable elements in my artwork trying to set up a kind of communication with the viewer. Working method: I started developing this method during model class in 1995. As I wanted to be more accurate in my model drawing I started blind drawing, This is a technique where you look at the model and you stop looking at your paper. The next logical step for me was then beginning to draw without looking at reality. From 1996 I start using 'Écriture Automatique' as my main working method. I start from a blank sheet of paper where upon I draw immediately with Indian Ink on paper. In fact, I have no idea or plan what I'm going to create. That's exactly the state of mind that I want or need. I start drawing a few lines and soon a form dictates me what I have to draw next on the image to keep the composition in balance. Little by little the composition forms itself. Conceptual Ink Drawing and Watercolor Painting. Original artwork created by Sandro Cocco. This is a one of a kind artwork, created, drawn and painted by me. I always sign my work on the front of each artwork. I dispatch my work within two working days. Please note that International shipping can take up to 10 days to arrive, depending on it's destination. © All rights reserved, Sandro Cocco. This is an original work of art created by the artist himself and may not be reproduced without written permission of the artist.
Sandro Cocco, Belgium
Born, Antwerp (1973). His father was of Italian descent (Sardinia) and his mother was Belgian. He started his Art education with a year of studying Illustration (1993) where he learned the basic techniques. But he chose to study Painting the following year (1994) because he wanted to explore his personal expression. During his painting studies (1994-1998), the first two years he mainly drew from observation: figure drawing, still lifes, interiors. During the second year of figure drawing, he started drawing without looking at the paper (blind drawing). This was the impulsion to start making 'his own' work in the third year. This is the moment (1996) when he started making abstract 'Amorphous' drawings. These are drawings in which he leaves the perception of reality behind him to discover his own inner shape world. This on the basis of the technique 'écriture automatique' that was often used by the Surrealists. After making drawings and paintings with 'Amorphous' forms, he felt the need to create those forms in other media, which manifested itself in prints, sculptures, installations, photography and videos. In the fourth year (1998) he wanted to explore the narrative and this resulted in twenty digital photo collages. For three years he continued to make photo collages (1999-2001). That is the reason why he decided to study Comics (2001-2003). He made a biographical Graphic Novel and published a few short stories in a few magazines, but he felt the urge to create 'free' Artworks again without any limits of expression. So in 2004 he started making abstract 'Amorphous' drawings again in 'écriture automatique'. Until in November 2005, he visited a friend who had a Surrealist-style painting on his wall. The use of symbols in that painting invited him to start his series 'Imaginary Rooms' in which he uses figuratively recognisable motifs. For him it's actually a kind of diary in 'écriture automatique' in which he hopes to communicate with the viewer. Last December (2021) he started a new series which he calls 'Head' series. He would like to create works to contemplate.