Motion and Light The works of Italian artist Pietro Piccoli January 30 - February 28, 2015
Pietro Piccoli
Born in 1954 in the small Italian town of Montopoli di Sabina, Pietro Piccoli followed his artistic passion by attending Latina’s high school for the arts at the age of 16. By age 20, Piccoli went to Rome, an exciting place full of artistic potential. In the early 70Rome was a hotbed of new ideas and on the cutting edge of the international art scene. He immersed himself in his surroundings, finding inspiration in the innovative concepts of the many artists whose studios he frequented and to whom he apprenticed himself. Moreover, for a year or so, he traveled in northern Italy and also Paris and Zurich, which greatly influenced his artistic perspective. The 80’s comprised a second period of active experimentation in Piccoli’s career. He investigated new mediums and sought new ways of weaving together major strands of his style: realism and abstraction, 1
Pietro Piccoli
visual detail and imagination. Variously, he tried impressionism, expressionism, and fauvism. Within ten years, he had found a definite direction toward the synthesis he was seeking. His colors became brighter, his brushwork more free. Soon he began adding patches of pure abstraction as a sort of “out-of -focus” overlay in front of the pure landscape. These patches serve as a visual relief from the strongly geometric architectural forms. In his most recent works, the subject matter has become incorporated into the abstraction. His work recalls that of “the Mediterranean World,” which utilizes the light and bright color to capture the essence of the land and sea. His dramatic use of these two elements creates vivifying, energetic compositions which impel the viewer to become entranced by the play of real and abstraction, of curvature and geometry, of light and color. 2
Barche sulla spiagga 47” x 47” Mixed Media on Canvas 48248722 3
Luci sulle barche 28” x 31” Mixed Media on Canvas 48248731 4
Barche al Rientro 31” x 47” Mixed Media on Canvas 48248727 5
Boatscene 28” x 31” Mixed Media on Canvas 45452067 6
Boatscene 28” x 31” Mixed Media on Canvas 45452066 7
Boatscene 59” x 59” Mixed Media on Canvas 45452065 8
Landscape 59” x 59” Mixed Media on Canvas 45452063 9
Boatscene 59” x 79” Mixed Media on Canvas 45452062 10
Paese 47” x 59” Oil on Canvas 48248715 11
Paese 47” x 59” Mixed Media on Canvas 48248716 12
Case Rosa 39” x 59” Oil on Canvas 48248717 13
Tramonto sulla spiaggia di Isola Rossa, Sardegna 39� x 59� Mixed Media on Canvas 48248718 14
Ingresso in Laguna 47” x 47” Mixed Media on Canvas 48248719 15
Ingresso al porto, Sardegna 47� x 47� Mixed Media on Canvas 48248721 16
Panorama di paesaggio 19” x 39” Mixed Media on Canvas 36162197 17
Barche a vela al rientro 27� x 31� Mixed Media on Canvas 35348516 18
Composizione con vele 39” x 39” Mixed Media on Canvas 35348505 19
Landscape 47” x 59” Mixed Media on Canvas 34258345 20
Barche Rosse 31” x 31” Mixed Media on Canvas 33381459 21
Centro Storico 39” x 39” Mixed Media on Canvas 33381455 22
Barche al Mattino 59” x 31” Mixed Media on Canvas 33381446
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Motion and Light: The works of Italian artist Pietro Piccoli will be on display at R. Alexander Fine Art from January 30 - February 28, 2015 Receptions Friday, January 30th, 6-9pm Saturday, January 31st, 11am-1pm Gallery General Information 5650 Peachtree Parkway Peachtree Corners (Atlanta), Georgia 30092 770.609.8662 info@ralexanderfineart.com www.ralexanderfineart.com Please contact the gallery via phone or email for pricing and availability of works shown in this catalog.
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