Norberto Spina
Bocca amara, 2023
Oil, acrylic and marker on canvas
76 x 60.5 cm
29 7/8 x 23 7/8 in
29 7/8 x 23 7/8 in
‘Bocca Amara’ depicts the bareness of the arid land of Puglia in Southern Italy. The picture plane, rendered with Spina’s idiosyncratic cross-hatching technique, is marked diagonally by a low wall,...
‘Bocca Amara’ depicts the bareness of the arid land of Puglia in Southern Italy. The picture plane, rendered with Spina’s idiosyncratic cross-hatching technique, is marked diagonally by a low wall, modestly delineating boundaries between fields and territories. Void of figures, the title by contrast refers to a bitter mouth, poetically implying the human body.