Decameron (2024) Pittura da Dasha Weissbrem

Based on Decameron Bocaccio. Renascence, XIV centuries. Italian paintings, anecdotal plot, light erotic, game and vital immediacy. Postmodern by Fredric Jameson from present time: allusion, schizophrenia and pastiche.

There are two figures on the canvas: a young man (mostly blue), a narrator-seducer. He whispers something playful in the young lady’s ear (pink color scheme). He gesticulates wildly, he is inflamed, excited and hopeful. She seems inclined to listen, as they say in certain circles close to the high society, «being carried out». She leaned trustingly towards the speaker, but - her pointing finger points - not so optimistic - she is still full of skepticism. And the third figure (right edge) is a faithful friend who has suddenly appeared, rushing to the rescue. ...wanting to join a duet? Whatever anyone wants, whatever their imagination tells them to do, it’s no longer the author’s business.

And the general stylization of old frescoes of the 14th-15th centuries: the colors are dull, they are faded and muted, they have crumbled in some places, the silhouettes are blurred, and so on.

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