Verdiana Patacchini painting; "Due passi dall'infinito. A figure." by Verdiana Patacchini
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‘Painting is the art of deception’ and by this I do not mean the technique of simulating. I mean that it can trick one’s memory. Painting can be a way of evading truth. You can paint and draw what is around you, but in my opinion reality is only a pretext. I do not know whether I paint to stand firm. In fact, what occurs is probably the opposite...