| The paintings of Renaldo Bellini
exemplify a style and methodology that go beyond the empirical
world. Yet it is the simplistic beauty of the paintings
that draws the casual observer into a new dimension. It
is this dimension that defines his paintings as masterpieces
of such exquisite detail that words fail to explain the
beauty within each masterwork.
The essence of the Renaissance masters has combined
with the artistic vision of a Bellini Masterpiece to
create a new genre within the oil painting medium.
The Renaissance masters glazed as a means of highlighting
specific areas to give the painting spatial perspective,
which is called in the art world, the third dimension
effect. Renaldo Bellini has taken the genesis of what
the Renaissance masters have done and applied it to the
whole canvas. Yet this still fails to grasp the true
meaning of how he paints. Every object within the painting
has at one time or another been every other color. There
are thousands of layers of color within each painting
and millions of color combinations. As the last brushstroke
is applied do we see the actual color of the object.
Yet it is the layers of color underneath that take the
painting into a fourth dimension. To attain the fourth
dimension a single layer of pigmentation is glazed and
sealed. After which each layer is allowed to completely
dry before another layer is applied, of which there are
more than a thousand different layers and literally millions
of color combinations determined by means of x-ray. Moreover,
colors are not mixed to create a different color. The
thin layer of glaze separates the paint and allows the
artist to place every color within every aspect of the
painting until the desired effect is achieved which is
why it takes three to five years to complete each masterwork.
Collectors from around the world have offered record
prices for these unprecedented masterworks. It is the
desire of the master, to leave these creations within
the confines of an equally exquisite and permanent facility
as his legacy.
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