FLORENCE SUNSET OVER PONTE VECCHIO abstract city impressionism knife oil painting Ana Maria Edulescu
by Ana Maria Edulescu
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22.000 x 27.000 x 2.500 cm.
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Title
FLORENCE SUNSET OVER PONTE VECCHIO abstract city impressionism knife oil painting Ana Maria Edulescu
Artist
Ana Maria Edulescu
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
ORIGINAL PALETTE KNIFE OIL PAINTING ON STRETCHED CANVAS, SIZES : 8.70 X 10.60 INCHES, DEPTH - 1 INCH
Florence panorama at sunset with Ponte Vecchio seen from Piazzale Michelangelo inspired me this vibrant abstract cityscape, a colorful modern impressionist oil painting realized in impasto technique with highly textured palette knife strokes.
This palette knife oil painting is part of my series ''Abstract cityscapes''. I started this series of abstract cities years ago and it is a recurrent theme for me. I love to paint abstract cityscapes under bold, vivid, sometimes tormented skies - yellow, pink, purple, orange, red, blue, turquoise, even green skies, sometimes skies ''inhabited'' by huge sun or full moon...
In general I prefer to stylize the architectonic details of the houses. I paint mostly abstract cityscapes, as my main goal is to deconstruct the real architectonic shapes ( than to render them exactly as in reality) and to translate them practically in differently morphed color spots interacting with each other in various ways for generate the painterly quality of the textures, that I love so much.
''Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 380,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000 in the metropolitan area.
Florence is famous for its history: a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, it is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy.
The Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge", Italian pronunciation: [ˈponte ˈvɛkkjo]) is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common. Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. The Ponte Vecchio's two neighbouring bridges are the Ponte Santa Trinita and the Ponte alle Grazie. The bridge spans the Arno at its narrowest point where it is believed that a bridge was first built in Roman times, when the via Cassia crossed the river at this point.
The Historic Centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 89th most visited in 2012, with 1.8 million visitors. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Florence is an important city in Italian fashion, being ranked in the top 51 fashion capitals of the world; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as a tourist and industrial hub. In 2008, the city had the 17th highest average income in Italy.'' (wiki)
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March 11th, 2018
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Comments (55)
Laurie Search
Fantastic work, dear friend!!! Amazing composition, colors, and textures, and I just love that sunset!!! :)))vf
AnnaJo Vahle
I am always continually amazed at your jewel-like colors and paintings, Ana! The colors are soooo pretty. f/l
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations Ana, your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of “Impressionism” group! Feel free to add it to the featured art archive and the catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work! Lori
Gloria Ssali
this is so fantastic Ana so original in chromatic and aesthetic each piece in your galleries has so much life and beauty a true feast for the eye!! love it!! cannot wait to see what you create next!!...tweet
Jenny Rainbow
Gorgeous painting, dear Ana, very energetic vivid colors and your authentic style! Hope you are doing well!
Jenny Rainbow
Gorgeous painting, dear Ana, very energetic vivid colors and your authentic style! Hope you are doing well!