Palomar
2024
Palomar is a fresco conceived for a greenhouse on Lake Como, in a garden at Bellagio, in close relationship with the environment and historical architecture of the villa that houses it. The painting is conceived as a landscape rebus and depicts the lake itself, the still waters and reflections, overlaying the real landscape visible beyond the windows, replicated by a continuous play of mirrors and optical deceptions. During the day, the greenhouse blends into the green of the aromatic plants and the play of light, while at night it becomes a lantern casting light shadows on the garden, amplifying the fascination of the place.
This dialogue between artifice and nature has its roots in the tradition of Larian mansions, where art and landscape were inextricably linked. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the villas of Lake Como were not only summer residences, but also centers of culture and conviviality. Gardens with citrus trees, cypresses and espalier flowers were designed as natural extensions of architecture, perfect frames for philosophical reflections and artistic creativity.
Palomar fits into this tradition, reinterpreting it through contemporary language. Like the old time gardens, the fresco establishes an intimate relationship between the built space and the landscape, transforming the greenhouse into a winter garden and a place of contemplation and memory, where the past dialogues with the present.
This dialogue between artifice and nature has its roots in the tradition of Larian mansions, where art and landscape were inextricably linked. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the villas of Lake Como were not only summer residences, but also centers of culture and conviviality. Gardens with citrus trees, cypresses and espalier flowers were designed as natural extensions of architecture, perfect frames for philosophical reflections and artistic creativity.
Palomar fits into this tradition, reinterpreting it through contemporary language. Like the old time gardens, the fresco establishes an intimate relationship between the built space and the landscape, transforming the greenhouse into a winter garden and a place of contemplation and memory, where the past dialogues with the present.