RGB is a themed series of pieces by Carnovsky, a duo consisting of Milanese artists Francesco Rugi and Silvia Quintanilla. In their own words, RGB is about “the surface’s deepness”.
The images are layered, with each layer depicting a tapestry of the natural world in a different primary color: one in red, one in blue and one in green. Those layers are then superimposed on each other to produce a luminous, hallucinatory visual smorgasbord.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/carnovsky_cards-2-e1357494956357.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/carnovsky_installation-2-e1357494844151.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
When viewed in primary-colored lighting, different layers of the images come into focus. In one painting, green light reveals a lively scene of herbivores, omnivores and gentler carnivores, like an elephant, a monkey, a fox and a rabbit. When the light is turned bloody red, the painting turns into a chilling array of meat eaters flashing teeth and spikes, with piranhas, snakes and birds of prey coiling viciously against an uncompromising, sanguine backdrop.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RGB_carnovsky_11-e1357494786752.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RGB_carnovsky_12-e1357494817807.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/carnovsky_installation-17-e1357494868979.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/carnovsky_installation-18-e1357494938250.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RGB_carnovsky_1-e1357494967620.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RGB_carnovsky_4-e1357495003163.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RGB_carnovsky_2-e1357495040528.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RGB_carnovsky_3-e1357495062424.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RGB_carnovsky_8-e1357495105714.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RGB_carnovsky_9-e1357495131118.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
![Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RGB_carnovsky_10-e1357495120516.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Written by Raj Gopal.↓
- Raj Gopal (n.): DPS maximizer; Nerdsmith; Intellectual gadfly.