Maurizio Valch Abstract Painting / Territory and Thought
Vertical abstract painting featuring five main horizontal bands. The top band is dark red and highly textured, with three elevated red three-dimensional squares in the upper right corner. Below it is a black band with pink vertical drips. This is followed by a bright yellow band with a brown circle on the right and small colored blocks in the lower left. The penultimate band is brownish-grey with textures and lines suggesting stairs. The bottom band is green.
Maurizio Valch's stratified composition, where matter, color, and form interact within a territory of abstract horizons and memory.
A close-up profile view of the left edge of a vertical abstract painting on a three-centimeter-deep wooden stretcher. The canvas face shows horizontal bands of color, beginning with a dark red top section featuring three-dimensional red wooden blocks in relief. Below, thin vertical drips cascade over a black band, leading to a bright yellow field textured with fine incised lines.
A profile detail of INTERVALLUM, showcasing the three-centimeter depth of the stretcher and the geometric wood reliefs that define Maurizio Valch's material process.
A vertical abstract painting hangs on a white wall adorned with classic plaster moldings. The composition of the artwork features five distinct horizontal bands: a red top band with three-dimensional reliefs on the right, followed by a black band with thin dripping lines, a vibrant yellow band with a brown circle, a textured grey band with ladder-like lines, and a green base. To the left, a large classic window looks out to the exterior.
A vertical composition by Maurizio Valch, where overlapping acrylic and oil color fields define a territory of shifting boundaries.
Low-angle photograph of a vertical abstract painting resting on a light marble floor against a textured stone wall. The canvas displays five horizontal bands of red, black with dripping lines, bright yellow with small color blocks, brownish-gray with ladder-like markings, and a dark green lower band. A high-ceilinged corridor illuminated by a skylight is visible in the background.
Maurizio Valch’s INTERVALLUM situated in a contemporary hallway under natural overhead lighting.
A vertical abstract painting hangs on a rustic textured plaster wall. The artwork features five horizontal color bands: crimson red at the top with three raised squares, black with pink dripping lines, bright yellow with an ochre circle, grey with incised lines, and a green base. To the left, a table lamp on a carved wooden cabinet casts a warm glow over low gold cushions on a geometric tiled floor.
A vertical abstract composition in dialogue with the rich textures of a traditional architectural space.
An oblique close-up of a vertical canvas corner, showing three small raised red squares on a textured crimson surface. Below, a black section features thin pink vertical drips. The painted edge of the three-centimeter stretcher reveals accumulated pigment against a smooth, neutral background wall.
A detail highlighting the geometric reliefs and the rich texture of accumulated pigment along the edge of INTERVALLUM by Maurizio Valch.
A vertical abstract painting hangs on a classical wall adorned with refined white wood paneling and gold detailing. The canvas features stacked horizontal fields: a textured carmine red top with three small raised square elements, a black band with vertical drips, a bright yellow section with a suspended dark circle, and muted earth tones and green at the base. To the left, tall double doors open to outdoor greenery, while the polished marble floor reflects the soft natural light.
Maurizio Valch’s INTERVALLUM installed in a classical interior, where the painting's dense chromatic structure establishes a geometric relationship with the ornate wall paneling and the subtle reflection of the polished marble floor.
A vertical abstract painting leans against classic white wood paneling. It features horizontal bands of color: textured dark red, black with thin vertical drips, bright yellow with an ocher circle, grayish-brown with linear incisions, and olive green at the base. Three small wooden blocks in relief protrude from the top-right corner. The camera angle is low on a polished marble floor.
A vertical composition by Maurizio Valch, organizing the pictorial plane through superimposed color fields and geometric relief elements.
High-angle view from a mezzanine looking down into a modern double-height library. An original vertical abstract painting hangs on a light-colored accent wall, illuminated by natural light from a skylight. Below, dark wood bookshelves, a brown leather sofa, and a small round table occupy the ground floor, partially framed by a glass railing in the foreground.
Maurizio Valch's vertical abstract painting INTERVALLUM installed in a contemporary double-height library, where natural light from a central skylight highlights the textured surface.
Overhead view of the vertical abstract painting INTERVALLUM resting on a light wood floor. The artwork features five horizontal bands in red, black, yellow, ocher, and green, with small raised blocks and incised lines. On the left, the edge of a beige sofa sits on a textured rug, while wooden shelving is visible on the right within an organized contemporary interior.
Maurizio Valch's painting INTERVALLUM placed on the floor of a contemporary interior under overhead light, revealing its textures and spatial divisions.

Published work / LIMINA

INTERVALLUM

Abstract Composition of Chromatic Fields and Elemental Forms

Medium
Acrílico y óleo
Size
31.5 × 47.2 in / 80 × 120 cm
Series
LIMINA Painting series LIMINA 2025–Present · 2 works Maurizio Valch's LIMINA series features contemporary abstract paintings, executed in acrylic and oil on canvas. These minimalist and structural artworks explore territories of transit through superimposed planes, horizons, and suspended blocks, building a distinct visual language. View series
Orientation
Vertical
Context studies
10
Video
00:39

Conceptual Note

The canvas establishes itself as a foundational territory, divided by expansive chromatic fields stretching into horizontal bands. Each band reveals a distinct exploration of material and its density. The worked surface of each stratum, built through the superimposition of acrylic and oil, along with scraping and incision, forms a dense, evocative pictorial space where memory appears to settle. Small monolithic elements and geometric forms, some elevated from the surface, emerge with a clear structural presence.

The composition generates a vibrant contrast between intense red, deep black, luminous yellow, and earthy tones in the lower band, accentuated by the variable materiality of each stripe. This work establishes a constant visual tension between the apparent stillness of its defined horizons and the fracture introduced by vertical dripping lines in the black segment and stair-like marks in the lowest band. The interplay between these opposing forces invites a visual journey exploring the relationship between spatial order and the emergence of fragmentation.

The blocks dispersed across the yellow and earthy bands, alongside the three-dimensional elements in the upper section, act as markers within this internal landscape. These elemental forms not only add a tactile dimension to the work but also suggest a narrative of construction and erosion, where the memory of place and the appearance of form intertwine in profound stratification. The artwork thus invites contemplation of experience and its transformations without resorting to explicit representation.

Artist influences

The foundational territory of INTERVALLUM is established through expansive chromatic fields stretching into horizontal bands, where the vibrant contrast of intense red, deep black, luminous yellow, and earthy tones builds a dense, evocative pictorial space. This structured juxtaposition of color and space embodies my affinity for Mark Rothko, as the varied material density of each stratum, achieved through scraping, incision, and the superimposition of acrylic and oil, intensifies the emotional weight of these broad zones. Within these expansive divisions, the canvas retains a strong sense of a territorial structure, aligning with the lineage of Richard Diebenkorn through its defined horizons and horizontal bands that suggest an internal landscape of memory and stratification. The apparent stillness of these horizons is set in tension with vertical dripping lines in the black segment and stair-like marks in the lowest band, mapping out distances and spatial divisions. Finally, this internal landscape is activated by small monolithic elements, blocks, and three-dimensional geometric forms dispersed across the yellow, earthy, and upper sections. These elements reflect the spirit of Paul Klee, operating as precise structural markers that introduce a tactile dimension and suggest a narrative of construction, erosion, and emerging form.

All declared affinities