Monday 16th August 2021 – Tram Wires

2021 Fili 120x100cm olio su tela

When I am driving in city of Milan, in the middle of traffic, especially when I wait for the traffic light to turn green, I happen to be struck by the beauty of the sky and by the tram wires that cross this chaotic metropolis, which you must always be careful of: stay in the right lane and not go in the tram one, and have a long eye, as my father taught me, to look for a parking space.
When I paint Milan, inside me, just as I am painting, I experience a great mess: after all it is like being in the middle of traffic, because I don’t have a precise starting point; I throw myself into the canvas and then to a certain point I stop, I take a few steps back and I begin to enjoy what I have done.
That red point of the traffic light helps well to stop and see those pink clouds that soften the contrasts of the reds of the buildings and the tram wires. Happy Ferragosto which was yesterday and happy Monday which is today, especially to those in town!