Slate picture engraved in polychrome scagliola. In the background, reminiscent of a Mondrian canvas, stands the surreal figure of an elephant adorned by flowers with a snake in place of the trunk. Around him a playful dragonfly takes flight among a series of symbols and writings that refer to the themes of dream and chaos, of cyclicality of life and universe. The invitation is to think and look at reality with a disenchanted gaze, in a poetic way, with an imaginative and suggestive eye. The work was realized according to antique scagliola principles. The design was traced on the surface, then engraved and filled with colors. Then it was smoothed out; with a burin the smallest incisions and the further castings of color were taken care of, which defined the most meticulous details. The phases of flattening with pumice stone, a pictorial phase and that of polishing followed in the end.
(tripod not included in the price but can be ordered)
