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This painting bursts with movement and energy: the instruments, furniture, and decorative objects are intensely animated and imbued with life.   Varriano takes the genre of still life painting and transforms it with distinct and extraordinary prowess into abstract art.

He presents his viewer with an uncanny juxtaposition—exciting dynamism that transmits a sense of calm, well-being, and gentle rest.  This painting is an excellent representation of Varriano’s “Spiritism,” which he describes as “Imbuing his subjects with life and spirit.” 

There is an emphasis on shapes that recede and advance through space; and vary in quality from transparent to translucent opaque, giving a visual fugue-like quality that resounds through one's being.  Just as a fugue interweaves melodies to reveal mysterious depths and emotion, “Spiritism” interweaves form and space to the same magnificent effect.

It is noteworthy that this painting is the work of a visual artist who is also a gifted musician and composer.  Varriano has written a treatise on this dynamic branch of his art and other discoveries in the universe of visual expression.