Acrylic on canvas stretched on a wooden loom, in-house painting technique involving washes of paint, 45cm x 45cm
For Robert Lardus, painting calligraphy in the HUMANOGRAPHY series is a tool for recording emotions. Emotions related to relationships between people. The human figure is used in his paintings as an icon, a symbol, a sign. HUMANOGRAPHY refers to both the art of calligraphy and figurative painting. It is true that the artist does not use typical calligraphy or typical human drawing. He creates new symbols based on simplified drawings of the conventional figure. On the other hand, using simple iconic forms referring to letters, he writes a story. It is an epic of relations between people. In this way, the artist achieves a completely new and broader message. The characters have been transformed into abstract signs, and the letters have taken on human characteristics.
