Horizontal abstract painting featuring a large rectangular red block on the left set against a deep blue sky, with a diffused white light point on the right. The bottom edge displays horizontal bands in ocher, pale gray, and vibrant orange, with two thin stairs in the foreground. The surface exhibits subtle textures and scraped areas.
LUX REMOTA

Published work / MARE SOMNIORUM

LUX REMOTA

Abstract Painting "LUX REMOTA" from the MARE SOMNIORUM Series

Size
120 × 80 cm / 47.2 × 31.5 in
Series
MARE SOMNIORUM Painting series MARE SOMNIORUM 2024–Present · 2 works Maurizio Valch's MARE SOMNIORUM series presents original territorial abstract paintings. Created with acrylic and oil on canvas, these artworks explore an oneiric space of horizons and expansive planes, revealing an atmosphere of contemplation and serene strangeness. View series
Context studies
10

Conceptual Note

“LUX REMOTA,” a painting by Maurizio Valch from the MARE SOMNIORUM series, offers a contemporary abstract composition. On the canvas, Valch establishes a visual territory with vibrant color blocks and distinct spatial divisions. The deep blue of the sky contrasts with an intense red block in the foreground and a diffused light appearing on the right, creating a structured spatial tension.

The artist works with acrylic and oil on canvas, building the surface with layers of color, scraping, and incisions to achieve a perceptible, material texture. Structural elements, such as the two thin stairs subtly integrated into the composition, suggest thresholds or passages, reinforcing the sense of a contained space in transformation.

“LUX REMOTA” exemplifies Valch's territorial abstract painting, characterized by a tension between stillness and movement, depth and surface. This work embodies a sober and structural visual language, aligning with minimalist and brutalist abstraction. It presents an open spatial reading, where the composition functions as territory, matter, or a site of emergence.