![]() ![]() This inspired me to use the “art of destruction” in my artworks, however instead of destroying the artwork as a whole I destroyed the canvas on which the painting was created as seen in figure 1.2. In figure 1.1, we see that the face of the man had been destroyed using wax to create the effect of his face being melted. ![]() ![]() He would then destroy the paintings at specific parts, usually the face of the subject, using wax or even cutting in the canvas. This would work in his favour as the subjects of the artworks were much distorted and therefore making the viewer uncomfortable. Nicola Samori first painted the paintings using oil paints in a baroque style and focused heavily on making the subject really realistic. He had a certain moody and atmospheric element to his work which created a sense of mystery, I wanted to achieve that type of mystery within my work. I was inspired by the smouldering intensity of his figurative work and impressed by his dedication to preserve antiquated styles and themes within his paintings. Samori was obsessed with “the art of destruction” which was the bases of my art style. Nicola Samori was the artist to heavily influence my works and even the process of creating it. ![]()
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