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Paolo Ucello

Not until this memorable phrase of Ucello (1397-1475), the art was known in a flat space. Then, its evolution began becoming infinite with perspectives and vanishing points. Going to the sea and staring at the infinite made me feel happier as a child. Wondering what was beyond the sea, I always dreamed of trips to unknown regions. That feeling of infinity lives in my DNA, hence my love for perspective. At the same time, images and portraits grabbed my curiosity. I had a collection of kaleidoscopes, which were my favorite toys. When I heard about the camera obscura and saw it for the first time, I recognized another great passion. One day I was walking in the center of Caracas, in El Silencio, and I saw a sort of cubicle which I could get inside, add some coins, and take a picture: another great discovery in my life; and the beginning of the series of Photomatons. My first Photomaton is from 1960, a forerunner artwork within contemporary art, and it is a proposal that I keep working on to this day. Some years later, it occurred to me to mix a series of Photomatons, as collages in dialogue with images of perspectives. That is how The Seven Vanishing Points emerged, currently present in this exhibition. The idea of using photography in my works, like mirrors, has been a leitmotif in all my work.