Monumental oil paintings, Florentine gold leaf, and mineral volcanic ash. Exploring the tension between geological permanence and atmospheric transience.
An exploration of subterranean light and celestial mineral strata. Using cold-pressed linseed oils and pure 24-karat Florentine gold leaf, the work shifts dynamically across daylight hours, capturing atmospheric luminescence.
“Vance commands raw pigment with volcanic urgency while maintaining an almost devotional reverence for classical gilding techniques.”
— Dr. Genevieve Laurent, Palais de Tokyo CuratorLayered with volcanic sediments gathered during field research along Mount Etna’s caldera, this tactile square composition juxtaposes violent ochre impasto with whisper-thin 24k gilded fault lines.
Volcanic sediments cold-bonded with 24k gold leaf along tectonic fracture lines.
Opposing continuous kinetic streams spanning fine pencil art, 24K gold impasto, and studio photography.
Every canvas created in the atelier begins with raw stone: lapis lazuli imported from the Hindu Kush, volcanic ashes collected along Mount Etna’s caldera, and cold-pressed walnut oil clarified in the winter sun.
“A rare visual alchemist capable of bridging raw mineral weight with incandescent luminosity.”
“Vance’s retrospective redefines materiality in twenty-first-century European painting.”
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