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‘The past is dusty and bulky when viewed with nostalgia, but alive and stimulating if you know how to pick up the elements which are never out of date and are concerned with Man and the ultimate meaning of existence. It's well to remember that, today as in the past, the role of the artist is to bear witness to his own time.’
(source: Maurizio Bonfanti, 2005).
This was an important statement, made by Bonfanti in an interview with writer and musician Alessandro Botelli, Instead of discarding thousands of years of figurative tradition he integrates its influence in a contemporary style.
The paper on the canvas, as well as the subjects are damaged with creases, scratches and abrasions. The result reminds us of antique murals or Italian fresco’s, where the original beauty has also been damaged by time and man. The crouching, introvert nudes appear like shadows from the past but at the same time they embody the energy and vulnerability of man today.
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