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Alexandre Masino - Artist Statement The tradition of still life painting goes back to Antiquity: such artwork was often used to provide endless nourishment to those who had passed away, on their journey to the afterlife. In a similar way, I attempt in my paintings to proceed from everyday objects and endow them with symbolical power and meaning. Multiple light sources, image reflections, elements of abstraction and a multiplicity of possible ways to interpret the connection between the work and its title are used in conjunction with some more traditional techniques to accomplish a synthesis of the past and the present. Without actively seeking metaphysical values, but without negating their importance either, these works try to free the material world from its commonplace mundanity. The paintings’ signification does not rely on the pictured object but, on a more ontological level, on the way in which each brush stroke conveys an interpretation and a statement by the artist. Far from only aiming at the creation of an illusion, representation here must become presence, all the while capturing the most subtle emotions. Thus, the paintings simultaneously encompass the properties of mind and matter. From that point on, the painting of everyday objects can become a painting of myths and meanings. Resume Education
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