Australia-based photographer Francisco Tavoni creates luminous portraits informed by meditation and philosophy:
Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist or exhibition you should know. Check out what we have in store, and inquire for more with one simple click.creates color-saturated artworks that are the result of film processes being manipulated in new and unlikely ways.
,” meaning “know thyself,” the show looked at Tavoni’s practice as a means for self-discovery, rooted in meditation and the stripping away of ego.Tavoni’s photographs are luminous, giving off an aura or glow reminiscent of Man Ray’s famous solarized black-and-white prints. Of course, color is very much on the artist’s mind; his use of vibrant reds, oranges, and blues nod to the blazing sun and swirling seas Tavoni encountered in Australia, Venezuela, and Italy, where his family has its roots.
Installation view, “Temet Nosce,” at Lindberg Gallery, Melbourne, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Lindberg Gallery.“I want this work to influence the way we understand identity and how the layers of external social conditioning play in that role. Since this work is about identity, it made sense to do the work in portrait orientation, the same way as an ID photo or your passport photo is taken.
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