Vinicio's Paintings

Williams Vinicio’s art is deeply inspired by a rich tapestry of influences and themes. His inspiration comes from a variety of sources, including:

• Narrative and Time: Vinicio’s work often contains individual images that are parts of a larger story, reminiscent of the narrative style seen in Quentin Tarantino’s films like “Kill Bill.” He explores the fragmented nature of storytelling from multiple perspectives, playing with the concept of time as it relates to static imagery1.

• Emotional Impact of Color: The use of color in his paintings is deliberate, aiming to evoke specific emotions. Vinicio carefully considers the temperature and value (frequency) of colors to carry the emotional weight of his artwork1.

• Pastiche and Visual Vocabulary: Employing the postmodern technique of pastiche, Vinicio draws from an incredibly rich visual vocabulary, often referencing existing pictures. His paintings combine various techniques and motifs, creating a visual system that plays with formal and conceptual juxtapositions1.

• Figurative Representation: Figurative painting allows Vinicio to communicate the experience of life, capturing the nuances of human existence. He conveys the fragility and transience of life, sometimes through symbolic or allegorical imagery, positioning of the body, body distortions, and the elimination of recognizable details1.

• The Human Body: The representation of the human body has been a major theme in Vinicio’s work, reflecting the changing perception and use of the body in art over time. He challenges the fixed norms and rules of classic art with modern and contemporary approaches1.

These inspirations are woven into the fabric of Vinicio’s art, creating a unique and thought-provoking body of work that invites viewers to engage both visually and conceptually. Herb Rosenberg

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In this series, the frames that divide the canvas contain individual images which are small parts of a story. Each image viewed on its own contains information to create a grand narrative when grouped together. I borrow this aesthetic from films like Quintin Tarantino’s early movies such as Kill Bill.

There is a fragmented quality in the work which propels a narrative that is not from a fixed point of view but rather from multiple perspectives. In painting, it plays with the concept of time as it relates to static imagery. The viewer is conceptually engaged in organizing and bringing meaning to the painting. In the painting, Where Did You Sleep Last Night?, the title of the piece sets the premise but it is the viewer’s responsibility to identify the meaning of the painting. I also use color to evoke emotions. It is important for the color to be of the right temperature and value (frequency) as it is what carries the emotional impact of the painting. Employing the postmodern technique of pastiche, I draw creativity from an incredibly rich visual vocabulary largely from existing pictures. My paintings combine different technics and motifs brought together in several modes of representation. Grids, figures, landscapes, and abstract colors are part of my visual system which plays with formal and conceptual juxtapositions.

Figurative Art

Figurative painting can communicate the experience of life through its depictions of human beings engaged in various activities and interactions. By capturing the nuances of facial expressions, body language, and gestures, figurative painting can convey a sense of the joys, struggles, and complexities of human existence. It can also ignite an existential psychological response within the consciousness of the viewer.

To me, the representation of the figure can also communicate the fragility and transience of life, as well as the inevitability of death. This can be achieved through depictions of symbolic or allegorical imagery, positioning of the body, body distortions, and eliminating details that our minds are customed to recognizing. The manner in which the body is represented in contemporary art can convey a sense of impermanence or ephemerality.

The Body in Art

The human body has been one of the major themes in art ever since it first appeared. Cave art, the paintings on the rocks, depicted ancient people and their bodies in motion. Many centuries have passed, and the perception and use of the human body in art have changed, evolved, and expanded in different directions. Today, the works of modern and contemporary art tend to reject the fixed norms and rules that are used to direct classic art. This is the case because the modern understanding of the meaning and purpose of art clashes with any attempts to provide a definition for this phenomenon. Practically, as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, art as a concept is tightly connected to the notion of skill and knowledge (“Art” par. 2). However, the contemporary perception of art does not rely on any outstanding set of skills as much as on a unique way of self-expression and communication.

Since art exists without boundaries, its contents can involve absolutely everything. Moreover, the themes and objects used by artists have become limitless; in particular, there are no longer any fixed topics or rules as to how different themes should, can, or cannot be presented. As one of the most common themes in art, the human body is now explored in a wide variety of ways and perspectives. Previously, a human body in art used to be portrayed in a range of ways based on cultural perceptions and values (“Human Form in Art” par. 10). In contemporary Western art, the dominant approach is extremely individualistic; and thus, the depiction of a human body varies according to the unique visions of the individual artists.