Art has been defined in the past by certain rules involving colors, shapes, textures, lines, rhythm and a certain harmony. Those are the criteria most artists still use when creating their artworks, unfortunately, since today many contemporary artists don’t look after what is “pretty” or “pleasurable”, their goal has solely become thought-provoking and challenging, whence the misconception of what is really art. They have forgotten the rules and call everything they make art because some curators just go for it! Some say that an object, an installation or whatever becomes art when it’s shown in museums or prestigious art galleries! Even if it looks like nothing but introduce a concept! I don’t share that point of view, and I let everyone decide for himself.
I myself always wanted to interpret the beauties of nature according to the way I see them. So I should say that looking for beauty is one of my main goals in my search for the “good painting”. Fortunately there is a great number of artists who can please the many amateurs of art, each one according to his beauty or traditional standards.
Another thought: is art measurable to the commercial value we attribute to it? I don’t think so and I don’t believe that speculation over art gives it more value. Art has the value the spectator attributes to it, no more no less. In my own research I try to eliminate these considerations. What matters to me is what I want to say through my painting, consciously or unconsciously.

When I imagine a new painting I define it according to three inseparable criteria: adequate composition, combination of colors and texture. A few sketches serve as a basis to the composition. When I start to paint on canvas my first concern is to create a rich and elaborated texture, and this is an important part of what I do. Rich textures bring a vibrant feeling to the painting. In my new series called “Faces” I do not derogate from this aspect. Even though the hand painted dots may give a sense of digital look to my paintings, when looking at them closely the viewer will discover a background layered work that may sometimes recall old and worn out walls or frescoes. Among the illustrious people I paint, many are no longer with us, but they have an eternal aura that will prolong and linger in our minds till ourselves quit our earthen envelop. This fusion of the ancient and the modern express my questioning about the passage of time and the mystery of birth and death. Is not the role of an artist to immortalize a scene or a thought in a freeze frame, a singular image that will lead to timelessness.
My search is about beauty as you understand it now, but I don’t mind and hope to be also a thought-provoking and challenging artist. I just hope my art will touch someone’s heart.