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Wallpaper
SURREALISTIC PILLOW
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.2
An explosion of optical motifs that, playing between filled and empty spaces like on an artist’s canvas, evoke a euphoric and luminous imagery, thanks to modular micro and macro patterns that expand the surface of the wall. The protagonists are the clean and elementary geometric shapes, in which the line, the point, the circle, the triangle, merge into material surfaces giving life to digital transpositions of analogue visions. The result is imagery that transforms the space into a surreal container, a daydream, in which the technological vision almost loses consistency, leaving room for natural and oneiric landscapes. The colour palette, ranging from warm earth tones such as beige, brown, warm red, and orange, is enlivened by sophisticated touches of green and coral that complete the range. The wallpapers of Surrealistic Pillow support the evolution of contemporary living by introducing several decor possibilities and inaugurating brand-new expressive solutions.
FOR YOUR PLEASURE
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.2
The beginning of a shared journey between idea and matter, a liaison capable of intertwining design and thought within the same plot. A series of more personal and imperfect subjects make their way among the graphics, handmade drawings, rough and irregular textures, the representation of an interior graphical research that gives life to ethnic wallpapers with a primordial appeal. These expressive and functional images are characterized by a strong sense of chiaroscuro and the contrast between light and dark. A powerful expressive language, dedicated to the primitive forces of existence in a rich palette of earthy and monochromatic tones, interrupted by the lively tone of the warmest shades. Insisting on the strong bond that unites design to art as the one that underlies the eternal relationship between humankind and nature, with a ‘handmade’ look, we also witness an unexpected opulent interpretation of the tarot, in a harmonious coexistence of styles and inspirations that never ceases to amaze.
WHEELS OF FIRE
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.2
Macro-geometry is the protagonist, pure colour becomes total space, which envelops and leads to hypnotic sensations, to new visual shores, to fantastic journeys. Backgrounds of colour in which the boundaries and shades are the detail of a movement. The wallpapers in Wheels Of Fire develop on the evocative imagery that derives from the cultural movement to which Rothko belongs, Color field painting, characterized by the use of large hemp canvases with fields of flat, solid colour spread across them. The movement rejects any factor related to shape, stroke, and material, focusing exclusively on the effects derived from the combinations of the various fields of colour. In color field painting, like in these subjects, colour is the only strength and takes on an actual role, arousing emotions.
MR. FANTASY
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.2
The designs of the Mr. Fantasy wallpapers travel in time, starting from classic tactile scenography, passing through the psychedelia of the 60s, arriving at the chromatic stylization of the 70s. In this chapter, the exploration of representation of floral decoration reaches its apex. The secret is to focus on intense shades to give personality and light to the ensemble. A fantastic and instinctive journey, populated with new shapes; irradiated with sensuality, capable of absorbing everything, to the point of blurring boundaries. Stimulating geometric shapes that vibrate on the chromatic contrast and more poetic depictions of floral bouquets and bucolic shades, waves and lace. Nothing is left to chance, from the interpretation of the shapes to the combinations of colour, to compose a graphic kaleidoscope capable of giving personality and identity to any space, in a rich set of warps and wefts that weave a new anthology through strokes of imagination.
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.1
It comes from the abstraction of the European avant-garde, its formal research, the myth of modernity and the need to express oneself in a way that is sometimes completely unexpected and shocking. The artworks echo propositions on the image level, which is interpreted as a space for simplified geometric compositions. Some of the layered, tone-on-tone designs are deeply inspired by the work of Paul Klee or in dialogue with the spirit of Vladimir Tatlin and Piet Mondrian. The five protagonists of this track quickly lose any illusionistic quality, transforming into ‘spatial modulations’; the shapes begin to take on the appearance of flattened boxes on a 2D surface, embellished by patterns.
BERLIN
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.1
The geometric abstractionism of the 20th century, with its shapes combined in compositions on unreal spaces, inspires the second track of The Daydreamer. Born as a reaction to the excessive subjectivity of the plastic artists of previous times, geometric abstraction tried to distance itself from the ‘purely emotional’, drawing attention to the radical and two-dimensional plasticity of painting as an artistic medium. In this sense, it represents a solution to the need to reject the illusionistic practices of the past, confronting instead the intrinsically two-dimensional nature of the pictorial plane and of canvas as a support.
WHO ARE YOU
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.1
The graphic designs of the posters, the covers of some of the most famous records in the history of Rock music, a psychedelic and colourful world born in the 70s, these are the backgrounds to this track. These wallpapers capture the magic of that iconic decade, in which the use of colour in design was the main distinctive feature, with extravagant expressions involving music, fashion, and art.
IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.1
Lacquered, gilded, inlaid, in wood, silk, or paper, room dividers were often decorated with beautiful works of art that portrayed mythological themes, scenes of life in the palace, and natural landscapes. These wallpapers are inspired by room dividers, which used to separate two environments in ancient houses, particularly in the East, and was used not only for practical purposes, but also for decoration. In Chinese literature, these objects gave a sense of privacy, romance, and intrigue. These wallpapers, just like room dividers, modify the perception of space, giving new perspectives and mystery.
A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.1
What is better than a flower to remind us of what beauty really is? Among the most represented natural subjects in history as a symbol of harmony and delicacy, flowers have often taken on a profound, sacred, and inspired connotation. Track five draws inspiration from floral decoration in art. Here we find shapes and colours that, through light, opulent, and hyper-feminine superimpositions, transform in order to update the narrative. An explosion of shades of red and dust in a play of distinct colours.
AQUALUNG
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.1
In Japan, everything has its own model, and the shape of an idea or action counts as much as the content. Creating a pattern means discovering a structure and repeating it through created shapes that always assume an archetype. Nature itself is often the original model in the purity of the Japanese composition. Its shapes are faithfully repeated everywhere, giving consistency to the appearance of waves, colour, and zoomorphic elements, in which the pattern prevails, making the view more coherent. This way, chaos is defeated and the cleanliness of the stroke prevails.
ARE YOU EXPERIENCED
THE DAYDREAMER VOL.1
The irreverent and desecrating soul of the collection. Tropical elements, exotic animals, and warm colours that at times contain a traditional spirit revisited with a Pop and deliberately macro reinterpretation. A fantastic and instinctive journey, populated by new shapes; radiated with sensuality, capable of absorbing everything, to the point of blurring the boundaries between foreground and background. The wallpapers of this track have a powerful expressive language dedicated to the primitive forces of existence in a rich palette of greens and yellows, interrupted by the lively tone of the warmest shades.
