Center I (Centers Diptych)

Medium: Mixed media and metallic pigments on canvas — 80 x 80 cm — 2021

Center I offers a dual perceptual experience that simultaneously draws the viewer in and holds them at a distance. Made in 2021 as the first panel of the Centers diptych, this work marks the beginning of Linda Barnini’s investigations into fractal reality and the expansion of consciousness. The composition is organized around a deep pupil that shelters a golden core, while in the surrounding haze a tiny cell replicates the geometry of the main axis, suggesting that the origin repeats itself at every scale.

Materially, the piece stands out for the contrast between the density of the black, the ochre glazes, and the metallic turquoise highlights that respond actively to the lighting of the space. Along the borders where the dark pigment meets the gold, the paint branches out organically like a river delta seen from the air, giving the canvas a magnetic, sophisticated presence, ideal for contemporary collections.