Expressive mixedmedia artwork on board inspired by the aristotelic concept of ‘ousia’ also translated as essentia.

This painting features several textured effects in relief on the surface.

Elements of archaic inspiration reworked in a contemporary key.

The concept that inspired this work is the Aristotelian philosophical treatise of the “Ousia”.

In the central part of the composition, the artist inserted word “Ousia” written in Greek language at the base of an inverted triangle, also considered as the archaic symbol of fire.

Essentia is the latin translation, derivation, of word ‘Ousia’.

Aristotle identifies the first sense of being in the ousíai (or substances), that, in different realities of human experiences were considered bearers of properties.

They can neither be identified with matter (as the materialists wanted) nor with universals (as Plato claimed): ‘ousía’ is instead the single determined thing.

This artwork, performed during the artist’s Aristotle’s lectures with different mediums layered on a wood panel is inspired by this ancient Greek philosophical concept aimed to bring a new philosophical perspectives out of it.