The Prince by Davide Querin
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Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 86 x 100 cm
Year: 2012
Status: available
In The Prince, Davide Querin constructs an enigmatic scene in which familiar objects, unexpected juxtapositions, and striking differences in scale transform an ordinary interior into an unusual visual narrative. Three men, seen from behind, observe a monumental figure that dominates the composition. The contrast between their modest scale and the imposing presence of the central figure creates a compelling tension between the individual and the collective, the observer and the observed. Above the room, a fish and a snail appear against the open sky, introducing an unexpected element of visual dissonance that challenges the boundaries between the familiar and the improbable. The interior is populated by antique furniture, a miniature soldier, and a painting depicting another room. These carefully arranged elements establish multiple visual relationships within the composition, creating a scene that is at once recognizable and disconcerting. The painting within the painting further complicates the perception of space, while the figures' gestures and positions invite the viewer to consider what they are observing and how they relate to the imposing presence before them. Through precise figurative detail, controlled composition, and a nuanced interplay of light and shadow, Querin creates a distinctive visual language in which scale, perspective, and juxtaposition become instruments of interpretation. The Prince offers an open-ended encounter with the image, leaving viewers free to develop their own readings of its relationships, ambiguities, and underlying tensions.
Why collect this work?
The Prince offers a focused way to encounter Davide Querin's practice through a specific work and its recorded materials.
- Davide Querin's practice: My work explores interior, subtle, and distant worlds—spaces that cannot be described literally, but instead reveal themselves through perception, memory, and imagination.
- In The Prince, Davide Querin constructs an enigmatic scene in which familiar objects, unexpected juxtapositions, and striking differences in scale transform an ordinary interior into an unusual visual narrative. Three men, seen from behind, observe a monumental figure that dominates the composition. The contrast between their modest scale and the imposing presence of the central figure creates a compelling tension between the individual and the collective, the observer and the observed.
- The recorded technique or medium is Oil on canvas.
- At 86 x 100 cm, it can be considered for collections that have room for a work of this scale.
About the Artist
Davide Querin
Davide Querin is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: painting. Based in Rome, IT.
Nationality: Italian
My work explores interior, subtle, and distant worlds—spaces that cannot be described literally, but instead reveal themselves through perception,...
