Il Momento
oil on canvas
220 x150 cm 2011
This work represents ‘the moment’ in which Jesus faces the supreme ordeal, in order to open up the possibility for humans to return to Eden.
I intended to portray the room, at the very end of the last supper, when the disciples have left him by himself, absorbed in thought. His mind dwells on his own strengths and feelings.
I quoted Biblical texts drawn from:
I intended to portray the room, at the very end of the last supper, when the disciples have left him by himself, absorbed in thought. His mind dwells on his own strengths and feelings.
I quoted Biblical texts drawn from:
1. The Gospel according to St. John. (John 8:32, 14:6), in which the idea of a vine represents Jesus.
2. The Psalm of David. (Psalm 139 :23, 24), which is referenced by the distressed eyes which are depicted indistinctly in the dark sky.
3. Matthew (27 : 45,46), the words that Christ will pronounce before his death appear on the white roll of parchment, lying on the table.
The open hand symbolizes Jesus’ inner strength and his sense of control of the situation.
The rest of the painting, the space, forms, volumes and details, are pictorial elements which function as a frame for the whole even
