The artwork “Volcanic Journey,” created from volcanic stones and dust brought to me from the latest adventure project of Richard „Gaspi“ Gasperotti and the Spor In Art — descending the active volcano Pico Do Fogo. The piece is a unique fusion of energy and determination.
Martin Kafes33 Hirth with paintings Volcanic Journey in Florida
“Holding volcanic dust in your hands
is an extraordinary feeling. 
Mixing it into paint, shaping textures with it and with smaller volcanic stones on the canvas – it was a powerful experience, 
and certainly a challenge,”
Martin Kafes33 Hirth with paintings Volcanic Journey in Florida
“Like Gaspi, I too had to face the loss of my father at the end of the year. In creating this piece, I found inspiration not only in Gaspi’s volcanic journey, but in his personal one as well. Richard leaves a symbolic trace wherever he goes — including in me.
I wanted to savor that ride alongside him and craft a unique structure woven with
colors and countless pathways, whether downhill trails or the journeys we face in life. I sought for the expressive organic textures formed by volcanic matter to stand in sharp contrast with the bold, colorful brushstrokes that evoke eruption, transformation, and strength. I wanted fragments of the earth to become part of the painting — not merely as a medium, but as the very message, where matter transforms into energy,”
Volcanic Journey
detail of Volcanic Journey
detail of Volcanic Journey
detail of Volcanic Journey
detail of Volcanic Journey
detail of Volcanic Journey
detail of Volcanic Journey
detail of Volcanic Journey
detail of Volcanic Journey
photos from the painting process (Florida, USA)
volcanic ashes
volcanic ashes
volcanic ashes
volcanic ashes
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process
photos from the painting process

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