Soul of the Storm 2021

In "Soul of the Storm" by Camilla d'Errico, a figure in muted greys supports a cloud above a swirling rainbow of color. I see a contrast here, a tension almost, between holding sadness in your hands and the beautiful, swirling world around you. D'Errico’s use of color feels deliberate. The rainbow, while chaotic in its arrangement, brings a life-affirming energy to the piece, offsetting the melancholy of the grey figure and storm cloud. Look at how those drips of color merge the grey and the rainbow elements, as if sorrow could also give way to life, and vice versa! What I love about painting is this embodied expression which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations, and that’s what I get from "Soul of the Storm."