Paolo Colombo: Geneva

On show will be large word-based pieces, ‘visual poetry’, their painterly vocabulary consisting of Colombo’s distinctive finely painted weave, which started out as collage, effectively appliquéd with his own poetry. From literature studies in Rome, and the important influence and friendship with sculptor, theorist and poet Fausto Melotti (1901-1986), to poetry by Modern Greek poets Cavafis and Seferis, the written word, as well as music, have been consistent and increasingly important sources of inspiration in his work. The interplay of his personally evolved and meticulous technique with the ethereal world Colombo evokes through his poetry, is thoroughly represented in the exhibited works, with the additional result that the viewer is invited on their own meditative, visual journey.