10 Black Ink Sketches Of Classical Architecture By Antonella Positano

Antonella Positano is an Italian artist whose drawings have been garnering quite a bit of attention online. Her talent for capturing the beauty of the classical buildings she beholds on paper, in the form of black and white sketches can only be described as impressively stunning. 

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The artist explained that while she has experimented with other tools her preference for black ink stems from the ease that comes with using a pen. The control it allows her means she can modulate the stroke as she likes. Adding that, she sees it as a link between the past and the present, insisting that “nothing matches the thrill of black ink” and how it allows her to highlight a “drama that would otherwise go unnoticed”.

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Her inspirations are drawn from architecture around the world. Ranging from small urban views to facades of old churches to Romanesque architecture. Her illustrations are beautiful to behold and Positano claims her passion for these dynamic drawings dates back to her childhood days when she used to create imaginary houses using LEGO.

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Speaking further on her depictions, Positano states, “It doesn’t matter where one draws or with what tools: what truly matters is becoming aware of one’s creative process and the power one has in mastering the art.”