A. De Luca (1979) - Il borgo che sogna

The village that dreams

The work presents a poetic and suspended vision of a Mediterranean village that transforms into a human face, blending architecture and figure in a dreamlike and delicate narrative. The houses, pressed close together like in an ancient coastal town, become features: windows that become half-closed eyes, walls worn by time that take on the softness of skin, red terracotta tiled roofs that mark the rhythm of the composition like overlapping thoughts.
The chromatic palette is warm and harmonious, dominated by ochre, dusty pinks, and muted greens, balanced by the blue of the sky and sea that emerges on the left, suggesting a sense of quiet and openness. The faces, barely sketched and fused with the architecture, convey a feeling of intimacy and silence, as if the village itself were a living entity, immersed in an ancient dream.
In the foreground, a flowering meadow bursts with a variety of colors – reds, whites, yellows, and violets – creating a lively contrast with the solidity of the buildings and adding a lyrical, spring-like tone to the scene. The brushwork is soft yet controlled, with gentle textures that enhance the surface of the canvas and evoke the wear of time on the walls.
The work is set in a symbolic and surreal context, where memory, identity, and landscape intertwine, inviting the viewer to lose themselves in a visual story made of calm emotions, nostalgia, and gentle humanity.