Chip Holton
Amor Fati Mundi, 2025
Oil on linen
36 x 36 in.
Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen, Greensboro
Amor Fati Mundi
The Story Behind The Canvas
Multiple images, one canvas.
There are two images in Amor Fati Mundi that are combined on the canvas, the foreground around the fountain which was a product of a dream Chip had years earlier and the setting of Also, Italy.
Chip had the dream sketched out, as he does every morning after a dream. The difference here is that Chip decided to pull the sketch out of his journal and recreate it on canvas. Once on the canvas, the backdrop flowed organically and pulled upon a memory. In this case, the memory was a place he lived.
The Village
Chip studied under his mentor, Jim Moon, the founder of the Art Department at School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. In the late 1960’s to early 70’s, Chip would visit the village of Asolo in northern Italy where Jim had a home. The village center has a fountain, a church, and a side street Via Roberto Browning, named after the American writer and poet, Robert Browning. Chip has fond memories of living there, studying the surroundings, and learning. He also enjoyed visiting with his friend, Peggy Guggenheim.
Chip often draws upon memories, people, places, and animals, that he has connected with and includes them in his pieces. Some ideas are scattered across multiple paintings and pieces. He does not set out to make a series, however you will see connections is some of his art as one can inspire another or simply bubble up organically.
The Dream Sketch
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