Vertical abstract painting featuring deep red and burgundy tones. Multiple thin, white or light gray lines cross the textured surface horizontally. Small, reddish, highly textured quadrangular forms are irregularly dispersed across the composition. The artwork displays a pronounced material texture. — In STRATA VI — DISPERSA, Maurizio Valch creates a vertical painting featuring deep reds, incised lines, and suspended forms, exploring territorial stratification.

Vertical abstract painting in deep reds and blacks with incised lines and textured quadrangular forms. It hangs on an exposed concrete wall. To its left, an arched stained-glass window casts colored light onto a wooden floor and the surrounding wall. — Maurizio Valch, 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA'. This vertical abstract painting explores territorial abstraction through color fields, incised lines, and monolithic forms, engaging with the surrounding architecture.

Vertical abstract painting in deep red and black tones with white incised lines and textured square shapes. The artwork leans on a terracotta floor against a rustic stone wall. Warm side light casts sharp shadows on the environment and the canvas texture. — In 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA,' Maurizio Valch presents a material abstraction where deep reds and incised lines construct a powerful visual architecture.

Close-up of a vertical abstract painting in deep red tones with white incised lines. The canvas edge is visible, showing the color extending along the side, and the artwork's material texture. The piece hangs on a rough concrete wall. — Maurizio Valch's 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA' highlights spatial tension and material continuity along the canvas edge.

Vertical abstract painting 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA' by Maurizio Valch on a textured wall. Features deep reds, clear incised lines, and subtle quadrangular forms. Warm light from tall windows casts vegetation shadows in a room with exposed wooden beams and a concrete floor. — 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA' by Maurizio Valch, with its deep reds and material texture, integrates into a space of light and architecture, dialoguing with the forms and structure of the environment.

Vertical abstract painting by Maurizio Valch, in crimson and black tones, featuring incised lines and textured forms, leaning on a concrete floor. Warm sunlight casts diagonal shadows on the concrete wall. — Maurizio Valch's 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA' is a striking vertical abstract painting. Deep red color fields and incised lines explore stratification, creating a textured, large-format terrain. A powerful statement piece.

Close-up of the bottom-right corner of a vertical abstract painting in deep red and black tones, featuring white incised lines and quadrangular forms. The canvas, with its rich material texture, rests on a terracotta brick floor. Its painted side edge is visible next to a blurred rustic stone wall, illuminated by warm light. — Maurizio Valch's 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA' showcases its materiality, in intimate dialogue with the warm light and rustic environment.

Vertical abstract painting in dark red and crimson tones with undulating white incised lines and textured quadrangular forms. Hung on a natural stone wall in a rustic living room with a wooden beam ceiling and terracotta floor. Natural light illuminates the room. — Maurizio Valch's 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA': a territorial abstraction in deep reds, incised lines, and suspended forms, framed by rustic warmth.

Vertical abstract painting in red, crimson, and black tones with texture, displayed in a contemporary lounge. Vaulted concrete walls receive colored light from a large arched window. A terracotta modular sofa and a large plant complete the scene. — Maurizio Valch's 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA' in a designed setting with golden light, enhancing the artwork's materiality.

Close-up of the canvas edge of a vertical abstract painting. The 3 cm deep canvas features dark red, crimson, and burgundy tones wrapping from the front surface to the side. Fine, incised white or light gray lines cross the painted surface and continue onto the edge. A smooth, white wall forms the background, with a subtle shadow cast by the canvas. — A detail of Maurizio Valch's "STRATA VI — DISPERSA," highlighting the continuity of its deep crimson hues and incised lines across the canvas edge.

Close-up detail of a vertical abstract painting. It features a textured surface with impasto and scraping in dark crimson and black tones. Two thin, slightly undulating white lines cross the composition horizontally, emphasizing the material quality of the work. — An intimate detail of Maurizio Valch's STRATA VI — DISPERSA. This abstract painting from the STRATA series reveals rich material texture and incised lines in deep red tones, inviting contemplation.

Vertical abstract painting in dark red, crimson, and black tones with prominent surface texture. Thin, undulating white or light gray horizontal lines cross the canvas. Small, textured squares in a paler red are irregularly dispersed between the lines. The composition is predominantly red and dark, with structural elements. — Maurizio Valch explores territorial abstraction in 'STRATA VI — DISPERSA,' a vertical painting featuring deep reds, incised lines, and suspended forms, part of the STRATA series.

Published work / STRATA

STRATA VI — DISPERSA

Incised Lines and Suspended Forms in Deep Red Fields

Medium: Pintura
Size: 80 × 120 cm / 31.5 × 47.2 in
Series: STRATA
Orientation: Vertical
Context studies: 12

Conceptual Note

Against a field of deep reds that plunge into shadows, fine, light-toned lines emerge, drawing divisions that suggest contained horizons. These lines, with an undulating trace and appearing incised into the surface, traverse the vertical composition, generating a silent tension between stillness and the implied movement within the material.

The canvas surface, rendered with acrylic and oil, reveals a rich, material texture. Impasto and scraping create visible layers that expose the sedimentation of color, offering a tactile and almost geological presence. This surface depth underscores the artist's idea of territory as a space of origin and transformation.

Among these stratifications, small quadrangular forms, with a skin-like texture and lighter reddish hues, are dispersed. They rest like suspended monoliths or blocks, marking anchoring points within an abstract and contemplative territory. In the STRATA series, Maurizio Valch constructs a space where memory and origin manifest through matter, inviting a deliberate engagement and a deep interaction with the work within its environment.

Studio Information

La obra es una exploración abstracta de la estratificación territorial y la memoria, expresada a través de profundos campos de color, líneas incisas y formas suspendidas que evocan una topografía interior o geológica.