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.
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.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Photo courtesy of Carnovsky.
Written by Raj Gopal.↓
- Raj Gopal (n.): DPS maximizer; Nerdsmith; Intellectual gadfly.
