Maurizio Valch Abstract Painting / Territory and Thought
Vertical abstract painting. A dark blue textured background with incised horizontal white bands. Four irregular bright red rectangular forms are distributed vertically. The red forms appear between the white lines, creating a sense of depth and layers over the blue.
STRATA X — SIGNUM, an abstract painting by Maurizio Valch from the STRATA series, explores the tension between matter, color, and form through visual strata.
Vertical abstract painting by Maurizio Valch, STRATA X — SIGNUM. Features a dark blue field with white diagonal lines and four vibrant red rectangles. The surface is textured, with the artwork resting on the floor against a concrete wall in an industrial space illuminated by large windows.
STRATA X — SIGNUM by Maurizio Valch. An abstract composition where indigo blue, incised lines, and carmine blocks form a territorial abstraction of contained tension and material surface.
Vertical abstract painting, dominated by deep indigo blue with three crimson rectangular forms. Fine, irregular off-white lines cross the composition. The surface shows texture and layers. The artwork is set in an interior with dark blue walls and classic-modern furniture.
In STRATA X — SIGNUM, Maurizio Valch creates an abstract space where deep blue and crimson interact, revealing a layered and incised surface.
Vertical abstract painting, 80 x 120 cm, dominated by a dark blue background, with four rectangular crimson shapes distributed across it. Fine white lines cross the canvas diagonally. The artwork leans on the floor in a modern interior with concrete walls, viewed from a low angle.
Maurizio Valch's 'STRATA X — SIGNUM', an acrylic and oil on canvas, is characterized by its deep blue fields, textured crimson forms, and incised lines that build a space of tension and depth.
Close-up of an abstract painting on canvas featuring deep blue tones, a vibrant red mark, and incised white lines traversing a textured surface.
Detail of the texture and composition of Maurizio Valch's painting "STRATA X — SIGNUM," highlighting the color layers, incisions, and the materiality of the canvas.

Published work / STRATA

STRATA X — SIGNUM

Vertical Abstraction with Color Blocks and Incised Lines

Size
80 × 120 cm / 31.5 × 47.2 in
Series
STRATA Painting series STRATA 2026–Present · 5 works Maurizio Valch's STRATA series features contemporary abstract painting, showcasing artwork with stratified surfaces. Crafted with acrylic and oil on canvas, this series stands out for its dense chromatic fields and profound incisions, evoking an inner, archetypal territory. View series
Context studies
5

Conceptual Note

The gaze is drawn into a vertical field dominated by a deep range of dark blues, evoking the immensity of indigo or ultramarine. The pictorial surface, crafted with acrylic and oil on canvas, reveals a textured, material painting, the result of layered applications and palette knife work. Across this background, several thin, sinuous, faint white lines trace divisions suggesting levels or strata, like delicate incisions on the matter. These marks, arranged horizontally, guide the composition without imposing rigid geometry. Between these lines and the textured background, four irregular forms of vibrant crimson red emerge. These blocks of color, applied with a palpable presence, intensely contrast with the deep indigo blue and crimson red, creating focal points that anchor the composition and impart a sense of contained depth. Each red form appears to float or rest on the underlying layers, establishing a tension between stillness and emergence. The work, a vertical abstract painting from the STRATA series, invites a visual journey through its superimposed planes and a contemplation of how matter organizes itself into an interior territory. The eye moves from the red blocks, which function as landmarks, towards the lines and the blue texture, unveiling a visual architecture where memory and transformation are hinted at without explicit narratives.