Persefone 2020

Roberto Ferri made this painting, Persefone, using the kind of classical approach that has you building up tones slowly. The light seems to emerge from the darkness, like you could almost reach out and touch it. That’s the kind of magic that happens when painting becomes a process of discovery. Look at how the light catches the fabric draped around her. It's got this subtle shimmer, and you can almost feel the weight of it. And then, the halo behind her head – it’s not just a flat circle, but a pulsating aura, like an electric charge. It puts me in mind of Caravaggio, who took darkness and made it a character in its own right. Both artists find beauty in the shadows, proving that art is not about answering questions but about asking them in ever more interesting ways.