Author: Giovanni Biancofiore

Giovanni Biancofiore
GB-MAT-06
2025
Layered cement mixture on canvas, gold-tinted with acrylic paint and gold pigments; central texture hand-carved into the cement
40 × 120 cm

Technique:
Layered cement mixtures on canvas. The cement is gold-tinted with acrylic paint and gold pigments in varying proportions, producing brighter or softer reflections, and is deliberately worked with spatulas to create a wave-like effect. The central texture is hand-carved into the cement when it was almost solid but could still be incised.

Giovanni Biancofiore
GB-MAT-05
2025
Cement mixture on canvas; paper strips with layered vinyl adhesive; white cement elements cast on wooden beams, fixed with white silicone
40 × 120 cm

Technique:
A cement mixture is spread on canvas, then covered with paper strips coated in several layers of vinyl adhesive, each layer left to dry before the next.
The raised “islands” are white cement cast on wooden beams and left to dry, taking their form and texture from the wood; they are then fixed to the painting with white silicone.

Giovanni Biancofiore
GB-MAT-04
2022
Cement and plaster mixture with wallpaper adhesive, pigments and acrylics, coated with vinyl adhesive (Vinavil NPC) and heat-treated, on canvas
30 × 30 cm

Technique:
Cement and plaster mixture coloured with pigments and acrylics, finally coated with Vinavil NPC vinyl adhesive and kept at approximately 60 °C for an extended period, so that the adhesive forms bubbles and streaks on the surface.

Giovanni Biancofiore
GB-MAT-03
2021
Cement and plaster mixture with wallpaper adhesive, pigments and acrylics, hand-incised while curing, on canvas
30 × 30 cm

Technique:
Cement and plaster mixture coloured with pigments and acrylics. The rectangles and connecting lines are incised freehand into the cement before it had fully dried. The signs form a private code known only to the artist.

Giovanni Biancofiore
GB-MAT-02
2019
Stucco-plaster technique: white cement, building plaster, wallpaper adhesive, pigments and acrylics, on canvas
30 × 30 cm

Technique
Stucco-plaster technique on canvas, using a mixture of white cement, building plaster, wallpaper adhesive and pigments/acrylics, in proportions established through repeated testing. Worked with self-made tools; drying is managed under black or white sheeting, depending on the season.

Giovanni Biancofiore
GB-MAT-01
c. 2018
Grey cement mixed with wallpaper adhesive, coloured with acrylics, hemp-cord impressions, on canvas
60 × 80 cm

Technique
Grey cement mixed with wallpaper adhesive, coloured with acrylics. The grid of furrows was impressed with hemp cords, removed afterwards; the vertical fissure is deliberate. Drying is managed with black or white sheeting, depending on the season, so the cement cures slowly and evenly.