Black and White Profile 1

This mosaic approaches the vision of Jung, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, where humans lose their own person and their role from the expectation of the society and it remains without any mask.

It expresses the most sensitive, spontaneous and natural part of the human being and it also represents the feminine world and its sensuality as in the antique greek sculpture the woman was represented as a divine figure.

Black and white in the art of portraits have the power to generate immediate tension, to communicate without the need for further intermediaries other than themselves. 

White and black represent the synthesis or absence of all colours, they are in fact ascribed to the range of achromatic values, they are the opposite of each other. Over the centuries, both have embodied positive or negative values, good or evil, absence or presence. Without the distraction of color, viewers are encouraged to focus on the emotional expression of the subjects portrayed. The wrinkles of an elderly face, the penetrating gaze of an artist or the tenderness of a hug become protagonists of the image. Black and white allows you to capture the essence of a moment without being distracted by color nuances, thus allowing a deeper interpretation of the emotions captured. 

The black and white images defy the passage of time. While color images can reveal the era in which they were taken, black and white images remain timeless. This aspect makes this art form particularly suitable for immortalizing significant moments that cross temporal barriers, delivering them to eternity.  

The use of black and white gives the photographs a touch of drama and mystery. Images can convey a sense of nostalgia or a feeling of mystery, prompting viewers to reflect on the hidden meaning behind each shot. 

Stones used: White Paonazzetto from Trento, Belgium Black Marble.

Year of composition: 2023

Size: cm 20,5x27

Artist: Leonardo Scarpelli

An original and authentic hand-made artwork created whith the antique technique of Commesso Fiorentino which is unique for Florence.

Commesso Fiorentino was born with Medici family, one of the most important families in Florence, in the second half of 1500.

The research of the stones is made by the mosaicist that must be able to choose from a rich and wide range of shades and veins: for this reason the artists personally search and collect the stones retracing the paths of the Medici researchers.

The processing starts by drawing the subjct on adhesive paper. It's cut into small tamplates that will be attached to the variegated shades of the stones following the visual instinct, the innate gift of the artist and his perfect knowledge of the materials. The shape of the little piece will be cut by hand with a chestnut, cherry or hazelnut wood bow and an iron wire that flows with abrasive powder and water. It creates a very precise and inclined cut to form the essential interstices to accommodate the glue, also it is made by artisans with beeswax and pine tree resin. The different stones are previously glued onto a slate surface which acts as a support during the cutting and filing phase. The various pieces which form the composition are adjusted in shape with diamond files, glued together so that the joints are invisible, flattened and finally polished in order to create a perfect decorative harmony showing the colors of nature in all their radiance