The Painters of Reality. Truth and illusion between the 17th and 20th centuries

Thursday December 29th, 2022 , Artists and Works

THE PAINTERS OF REALITY. TRUTH AND ILLUSION BETWEEN THE 17TH AND 20TH CENTURIES

There was a time when a group of artists, called the reality painters, raged against the outcomes of modernism to defend and recover the great pictorial tradition between truth and illusion, from Caravaggio to Spanish and Flemish painting.

The group of artists debuted in 1947 and brought together some of the most important artistic personalities of the time: Gregorio Sciltian, Pietro Annigoni, Xavier, Antonio Bueno, who were later joined by Alfredo Serri, Giovanni Accie Carlo Guarnieri and Giorgio de Chirico, the father of Metaphysics, who consolidated relationships of esteem with the entire group.

The Reality Painters

5 things to know about Fortunato Depero’s life

Monday December 19th, 2022 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE LIFE OF FORTUNATO DEPERO

Do you know the life of Fortunato Depero and his works?
His life is studded with successes in every creative field, from advertising to illustration, from set design to art, but also with a few slips. After all, he was an artist who loved to take risks and threw himself headlong into every adventure!
He was a leading exponent of Futurism and his creations continue to inspire artists all over the world.

This is the post to get to know the life of Fortunato Depero in five points.

life of Fortunato Depero

Fortunato Depero in Sicily

Monday December 12th, 2022 , Artists and Works

Cartellone per I Balli Plastici

FORTUNATO DEPERO IN SICILY

There are often small events in the lives of artists that can leave a mark, inspire or change the game.
Fortunato Depero’s stay in Sicily did not change the life of the futurist artist, but it did lead to the creation of a book and forever linked the destiny of a great creative with that of the island.

Fortunato Depero in Sicily

Perceptual sensitivities in the works of Grazia Varisco

Saturday December 3rd, 2022 , Artists and Works

Quadri comunicanti, 2008, quattro elementi in ferro e alluminio, 64 × 49 cm l’uno

PERCEPTIVE SENSITIVITIES IN THE WORKS OF GRAZIA VARISCO

Grazia Varisco’s works are fundamental to the development of kinetic and programmed art.
Since her early days, when the artist joined Gruppo T in Milan in the early 1960s, she has been interested in the themes of perception and experimentation.

“In my experience ‘chance’ creeps, like a confused tangle, between probability and doubt. Chance’ avoids, attempts to dodge ‘chaos’ and settle in space and time, ignoring the rule that demands precision, regularity, orthogonality, order, chronological sequence. My ‘If…’, doubtful, lurks in the fold of the page that by ‘chance’ disrupts the rule that in typography and bookbinding cages everything in normality”.

With these words, Grazia Varisco presents the contents of her research. In this post we discover her works.

The works of Grazia Varisco

Luigi Pericle’s works of art: a rediscovery

Saturday November 26th, 2022 , Artists and Works

Luigi Pericle: A Rediscovery (14 September – 18 December 2022). Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London. Photo Credit Arabella Shelbourne

LUIGI PERICLE’S WORKS OF ART: A REDISCOVERY

At last Luigi Pericle’s works have definitely found the right place in history of art.
After a long period of time in which no one has heard of Luigi Pericle, now his work has been rediscovered, and events follow one upon the other, so you can admire his works, understand the greatness of his message and draw inspiration from his life.

I visited the London exhibition dedicated to Luigi Pericle and, once again, I was left speechless by the works of this artist who always amazes.

The works of art of Luigi Pericle