Mario Deluigi
Light
'The important thing is to lock the light within the picture.' (1944 - 45)
'Light and shade. Form and form.' (1958)
'Sign upon sign, provided that they have light (1959)
'Don't be misled by light, be fearful and work to construct shade because we are only shade ourselves: God is light.' (1959)
'Construct light.' (1970)
'It will never be the case that colour will gush light; the contrary is true –light alone is colour.' (1970)
'At times I have such fear of removing so much of the picture that I leave shadows whose only role is to clarify the concept of my light. They are the shadows of my fear. Fear that is nothing if not desert.' (1975)
'Light and shade. Form and form.' (1958)
'Sign upon sign, provided that they have light (1959)
'Don't be misled by light, be fearful and work to construct shade because we are only shade ourselves: God is light.' (1959)
'Construct light.' (1970)
'It will never be the case that colour will gush light; the contrary is true –light alone is colour.' (1970)
'At times I have such fear of removing so much of the picture that I leave shadows whose only role is to clarify the concept of my light. They are the shadows of my fear. Fear that is nothing if not desert.' (1975)