Brick #197

I step into my artworks and leave the rest of the world behind. I enjoy a process that is meditative and intuitive, where the art comes to me spontaneously, naturally and it translates organically into shapes and compositions. Whether by the use of lines, shapes or dots, my art is a an act of surrender, of abandonment of oneself to the soothing and self-annihilating power of infinite repetition. It is an harmonious and balanced dance between the art of letting go and the intentionality of discipline, commitment and pure devotion to serve the gift that is my art.

My art has always revolved around the process and the ability to create something remarkable with tools such as ink, pens and brushes on museum-grade paper. It is the challenge of working with simple materials to achieve mastery one of the many driving factors in my art practice. Simplicity through complexity and intricacy. Clarity through organised chaos. Every artwork, whilst connected to the previous and the next, similar in nature and yet different, is unique. It is irreplicable: a distinctive and special journey that flourishes from a never-ending source of love.

The Brick Wall Project is an ongoing collection that includes brick-sized original paintings by Italian artist Roberta Boffo. The project stems from a bunch of left over brick-sized sheets of paper that originally were cut-outs from larger paintings. Roberta decided to paint and design each and every one of them individually and use the whole lot for a cool “brick-wall” display at her studio. New bricks are regularly released.