Infrared Photography + mixedmedia painting — How does pictorial art collimates within infrared photography? Physical painting is provided after the nft acquisition 'A Ray of Light' | Foundation In collaboration with the italian based photographer Paolo Pettigiani / Organic chlorophyll applied on a mixedmedia…foundation.app “One sees clearly only with heart; the essential is invisible to the eye, because heart is Light”

Charm and mystery of an ancient wisdom — My artistic career is completely linked to my artistic research, nothing would express and maintain a certain light that lasts, without the study of those ancient cultures that inspires me and gives me the traction I need to continuing in this productive path. These are the two paintings I realized…

Let’s leap on the bull! — This painting is included within a 1 of 1 NFT, provided via 1stDibs. 'Taurocatapsìa' by Alberto Ballocca | 1stDibs www.1stdibs.com I hope this article will help you to stare at this painting in an even more personal way. 1600 b. C., Island of Crete, palace of Knossos.

Art Is about knowing-how-to-act — Concept of τέχνη (téchne) is very ancient and was originally used to indicate a prerogative of Gods, given to mankind, to compensate for their intrinsic weakness. Tèchne means “art”, but modern term “art” is the result of a historically super complex and often paradoxal translation process, which can be simplified…

Dawn of the Golden Egypt — Some interesting fact related to this central Egyptian God and a small format work I created inspired by it. The main characteristic of the god Ptah can be noticed thanks to the Memphite Theology Treaty, according to which he created the world through the Logos, the “word”. His main iconography…

Beautiful and Fearsome Trio — I developed this subject in different sizes, mediums and timeline, always keeping the same reference. This is the second statue you will encounter after that of the goddess Isis. I took this photo during my last visit at the Egyptian museum in Turin, an experience that almost revolutionized and gave…

It is said that every line has a meaning. — Excited to introduce my readers and collectors to a new painting’s explanation: conceptualism I developed within this composition. Those who follow my work knows that I love to reunite antiquity with modern/contemporary implementations, and not only within the compositional ‘schemes’. Braking Symbols - Alberto Ballocca Mixedmedia on raw-cotton canvaswww.albertoballocca.com

Truth perception — Article dedicated to a small part of the profound and enlightened thought of the italian philosopher and composer Emanuele Severino, which I have decided to translate exclusively for my readers here on medium. Some parts have been adapted for linguistic needs and conceptual transpositions according to the english language. Emanuele…

Painting inspired by ‘I Miti Greci’ by Robert Graves — An image worth of a thousand stories. A painting inspired by poetry. Heavy as Time is concrete on its surface. The divine of time described in a text that gave energy and traction to my creative process. Not to be confused with Chronos, god of time in Orphism cult, Cronus…