Mosaic II Kiaris with smaller uses of red

with smaller uses of red

is unlike anything he has done before

There are swatches of tiled floors and arches swirled in an abstract cornucopia

Verticality returns once again in this final piece of Pantaleoni’s early abstract series

Mosaic II Kiaris with smaller uses of redLayer upon layer, each individual cell has been touched by color in some way, even if its just a mere splatter. One has to wonder whether this was all calculated deliberately by Pantaleoni or simply the result of some heated frenzy that emerged deep from within his artistic soul during a one of his studio sessions. The ever present blue tones creep into every nook of the painting, particularly in the four corners of the canvas. Also, notice the colors