The work is framed but without glass.

This work on paper is made up of 2 parts (Arches paper) glued on Fabriano paper. The total format of the 2 painted parts is 26X52 cm. The format of the Fabriano sheet is 50X65 cm.
The left part is painted with ink; the right part is painted with acrylic and ink.
The atmosphere of the large northern ports (Germany; Netherlands; Belgium) inspires Patrick Piccinelli. He spent his early childhood on a houseboat with his parents. The boat was transporting goods on the Rhine between the port of Basel and the port of Rotterdam for a Swiss company.
The port infrastructures are magnificent geometric elements confronting the aquatic element; which directly recalls the compositions of Piccinelli.
Indigo and ultramarine blues mixed with black ink evoke the deep; oily waters along docks and ship hulls.
It is an almost melancholy and nostalgic work.