Arbitrary Interpretation Project of One and More Works by G. Zorio

Gilberto Zorio’s two-dimensional works relate to his sculptures and installations. In this work, we find an inscription (and title of the work) near the center of the composition; it suggests that Zorio’s paintings are midway between “project” and “arbitrary interpretation.” The work is a commentary on the recurring symbols and objects found in the artist’s oeuvre, including stars, javelins and nickel-chrome wire. The canvas resembles a dark room in which Zorio positions his symbols as luminous and fluorescent elements, flickering in reddish paint. The thick layers of wax convey a sense of vibrant energy and fluid materiality, which have always been central to the artist’s treatment of forms and objects. The plaster cast of the artist’s face, with the star painted on the eye, alludes to the artist’s creative vision.