Fernando Rossia

For me, the act of painting means to build, to edit, to illustrate, to write and, of course, it means to paint; to paint in the most traditional sense of the word.
In a recurring manner, the characters - along with their personal plot lines - remain present. I feel that they all search for a particular narrative, a tale of circular shape as if it were to resemble a Möbius strip, passing time and time again as they provide us with more clues. The motive, of course, remains present even though the techniques applied are new.
In this opportunity I made a very important breakthrough with the work that I was doing. I had been searching for a twist that would disorient me so that I could find the north on the compass once again. I searched for a circular support and for the conceptual accentuation of the classic portrait from the early twentieth century.
I needed a new challenge, not just in terms of the technique, but also as it pertains to the sensibility of dealing with new material. When I say material, I refer to the act of transferring a digital file onto the canvas.
This is why I started to employ diverse digital techniques but executed them as a more classic painter, a portrait photographer from the early twentieth century.
                                                                                                                -Fernando Rossia

Mr. Potato
Digital Print on Plexiglass
48 x 48 Inches

Chameleon Love
Digital Print on Plexiglass
48 x 48 Inches

An Announced Wish
Digital Print on Plexiglass
48 x 48 Inches

When Nothing's Left
Digital Print on Plexiglass
32 Inches diameter

Somebody Will Always Volunteer
Digital Print on Plexiglass
32 Inches diameter

Known Vote
Digital Print on Plexiglass
32 Inches diameter