Massimo d’Orta's painting comes to life in the colors and techniques of the past: deep and gloomy blacks, propped grays that pay homage to generations of painters. D'Orta identifies himself with the Paleolithic art revealing his own fears as catharsis, carving signs born of implosions that trigger a personal, and timeless, and deeply spiritual message. His work reveals a vital, enigmatic energy, which reflects the awareness of the risk present in every moment, at every crossroads. "Vecchio calzino" ("Old sock") is a painting with a powerful writing, connected to the frailty of the existence relegated to an intrinsic uncertainty for the future. His work emerges from chaos from the shapeless, in order to create a bridge between past and future, between life and death, and between the ephemeral and the eternal. Please note the dimensions provided refer to the framed work and not the canvas size. The dimensions of the canvas are: cm.50x30