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PAINTING WITH LIGHT
By turning her paintings into lamps, Rita brings together her fascination for colours, light, textiles, the theme of transformation and the exploration of multi-dimensional narratives.
Several paintings are superimposed in layers then meticulously scraped back following an organic design. The canvas is then removed from its frame and mounted as a tall tubular lampshade on a recycled pvc pipe and with a low energy light inside. The painting tells one story when the light is off, and it takes another warm dimension and leafy transparency when the light is turned on. Unlike a flat artwork, these cylindrical paintings reveal themselves as an unpredictable journey, with the promise of mystery around the corner. Every lampshade is a unique paint
 Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |
 Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |  Bright Flowers |
 Our Trees II |  Our Trees II |  Our Trees II |  Our Trees II |  Our Trees II |  Our Trees II |  Our Trees II |  Our Trees I |
 Our Trees II |  Our Trees II |
 Painting with light 3 |  Painting with light 3 (detail) |  Sowing the Seeds |  Sowing the Seeds |  Sowing the Seeds |  Painting with light 1 |
 Painting with light 1 |  Painting with light 1 |  Painting with light 1 (detail) |  Our Trees I |  Our Trees I (detail) |  Our Trees I (detail) |  Our Trees I |  Our Trees I |
 Lamp |  Lamp |  Lamp |  Lamp |  Lamp |  Lamp | ||
All works copyright (C) Rita Orsini 2001-2011
