Strati di storia

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By Joshua Donkor
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

110 × 80 × 3 cm

Materials:

Oil paint, image transfers, and graphite on canvas.

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Painting

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2025
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“Strati di storia” (Layers of history) This is one of the paintings I made following my RBA Rome scholarship in September 2024. I was lucky enough to have a few visitors during my residency who were also kind enough to model for me! It felt as though there was an infinite amount of history to learn about and see in Rome. I was particularly interested in the idea of all the ancient structures bearing the marks of countless generations who have passed through, all building their own unique connections to the eternal city. In Coliseum you can see so many markings that people have engraved into the walls. This became the backdrop for this painting, within the painted bricks are feint textures created by image transfer prints showing images of ancient structures in Rome from the Pantheon to Trajan’s Column. Within Tash’s shadow are images of her and the friends she visited Rome with. An imprint of the personal memories they made during their time in the city.

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