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In Velazquez’s Mirror, Oil on canvas, 150x230cm, September 2023.

In this free interpretation of Velazquez’s masterpiece that I started 20 years ago, I focused on the aspect of Ars Poetica through oil painting, traces left by imprints and spontaneous gestures. I exploited the transparency of this medium with the intention of creating a large palimpsest, covering the canvas by successive layers of paint, so that the previous traces (including the initial pencil drarwing) remain relatively visible.