14 artistApril 2016 http://www.painters-online.co.uk
MASTERCLASS
Michele Del Campo’s latest body of work depicts people
who have fallen over, but there’s an engaging narrative to each of
these powerful oil paintings
Falling for art
I
n my view, painting is not only a vehicle for aesthetic
values but also for reflection and debate, and I see the
act of painting as a meaningful activity that encapsulates
experiences and emotions. The people I live with, those
I meet and befriend along the way, the events that happen
around me and the way I feel provide me with valuable
material to translate into images that are special to me.
When the viewer feels a special connection to what I paint
it is as if my work and its narrative has touched a special
cord, is inked to their own experience. In this matterpainting really is a special tool that allows the artist to
express their emotions and ideas through a process affected
both by chance and by skilful intention and, in this respect,
it is superior to any other form of two-dimensional medium.
The result is that the viewer is drawn more into looking at a
painting, to try to discover its painstakingly manufactured
mystery, than to a mechanically produced photograph or a
digital work.
By focusing on concepts I might not always manage to say
what I want to say, in the way that I would like to say it, but