Paintings
Bodies of work, 1997–2026ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 2023
Inspired by the Beatles' song Across the Universe, this series develops the Descialbo technique through surfaces evoking weathered walls. Blindfolded samurai become metaphors for an inner battle: the confrontation with human finitude and the enduring tension between the limits of existence and the infinite.
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (01), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, 130x100 cm - (private collection - Brussels, BE)
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (01), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, detail - (private collection - Brussels, BE)
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (01), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, detail - (private collection - Brussels, BE)
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (03-05), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (05), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, detail
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (05), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, detail
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (02), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, 101x140 cm
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (02), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, detail
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (02), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, detail
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (06), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, 100x120 cm
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (06), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, detail
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (06), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, detail
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (04), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, 100x140 cm
Toni Alfano, Across the Universe (04), 2023 - Charcoal/Descialbo/mixed media, 100x140 cm