Creation
process & style
The birth of the
shadow figures
A journey inside
- Departure -
Uomo Nero does not simply create works of art - he materializes visions, extracts essences from the unconscious and shapes them into portraits of the soul. His creative process resembles an alchemical transformation: a ritual in which perception, emotion and intuition flow into an unmistakable visual echo.
In the first phase of his work, Uomo Nero immerses himself in a state of deep meditation. Through astral journeys and inner contemplation, he engages in a form of introspective archaeology: he penetrates the layers of his own and collective memory until luminous figures emerge from the shadows. These apparitions - fleeting and yet inescapable - are examined in direct comparison with the present and transferred to the physical world in a single, uninterrupted flow.
With a permanent tool, he draws his iconic figures using the one-line technique - a method that allows no correction. No slipping, no hesitation, no repetition. Every stroke is final, every line a manifesto. In this way, past and present, consciousness and subconsciousness merge into a single, pulsating network of forms and connections.
- Arrival -
Once the inner image has been captured, the second part of the journey begins: a meticulous rearrangement, a technical realization with surgical precision. The sketch is transferred to new dimensions - often on canvas, sometimes in three-dimensional form as a sculpture. Uomo Nero remains true to the essence of his vision: it is not the medium that is sacred, but the truth it contains.
His painting lives from a strict reduction to black. It is not the color of darkness, but the stage of light. Everything that appears white in his works is the untouched material itself - a deliberate tension between presence and absence. The figures emerge from the darkness, only becoming visible in the darkness, as if they had previously been hidden in the glaring light.
His style:
- Cubist fragmentation, expressionist impact, modern drawing -
Uomo Nero's style combines the rigor of cubist construction with the impetuous expressiveness of modernism. The figures are reminiscent of archaic icons, imbued with a dynamism reminiscent of the flickering of ghostly apparitions. Inspiration can be found in the structures of traditional tattoo art, the precision of modern anime lines and the controlled chaos of organic networks. A style that cannot be pinned down - because it is a living, breathing construct.
The essence of Uomo Nero:
- Art as a ritual of consciousness -
Uomo Nero is more than an artist - he is a seer, a translator of the unspeakable, a mediator between shadow and light. His works are gateways to a deep reflection on the limits of identity, the conditioning of perception and the eternal game of concealment and revelation. Every line is a confession, every figure a mirror in which viewers can encounter themselves - if they have the courage to look into the darkness.