{"product_id":"andre-cefaly-senza-titolo","title":"Andrè Cefaly - Untitled","description":"\u003cp\u003e Flowers as a subject in themselves began to appear in still lifes, a genre that emerged in the early 17th century. Subsequently, painters, especially the Impressionists, increasingly focused on the floral world as an extraordinary opportunity to capture vibrant colors and light. Thus, flowers began to appear not only in vases, but also immersed in their natural landscape. While initially a pretext for painters to attempt a photographic reproduction of reality, with contemporary art, the subject of flowers also becomes a way of interpreting reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eAndrè Cefaly's pictorial language relies primarily on the expressive qualities of color. The drawing structure and perspective grid are completely dismantled to make way for the force of the brushstrokes. Indeed, the vigor with which Cefaly creates his works is such that it borders on the gesturality typical of Abstract Expressionism. Yet Andrè Cefaly holds firmly to phenomenal reality because, even with his colorful, highly textured brushstrokes, he manages to delineate the essence of the vase of flowers, imbuing it with expressive vigor. Especially in his floral-themed works, however, we note an accentuation of color synthesis. The rendering of the object is even more abstract, determined by large, contrasting brushstrokes. In this Expressionist context, color takes on aggressive, almost Fauvist tones, generating the violent contrasts sought by the painter. The meaning of color, in fact, goes far beyond naturalism and takes on a highly symbolic, evocative, and spiritual significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eAndrea Cefaly (Cortale 1901 – 1986), known as \"junior\" or \"the young man\" to distinguish him from his grandfather, was a renowned painter of the Neapolitan school. His first public appearance was at the 4th Calabrese Art Biennale in 1926. Following this participation, he was noticed by the sculptor Michele Guerrisi, who decided to take the young Cefaly with him to Turin, where he taught Art History at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1927, Guerrisi took Cefaly to the studio of his friend, the painter Felice Casorati. In 1948, following a trip to Venice, Cefaly was struck and enthralled by the Impressionist works exhibited at the 24th International Art Biennale. From that moment on, his painting changed radically, embarking on a highly personal path that brought him to the attention of Italy's most important critics and his participation in the most significant artistic events. In 2001, on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of his birth, his works were exhibited at the Vittoriano Complex in Rome. In 2004, his first major posthumous retrospective was held at the San Giovanni Monumental Complex in Catanzaro.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Platania Ferdinando 3150 abbassata a 1500€","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56218438009218,"sku":"FPLA001","price":3150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/1-CEFALY-ANDRE-2.jpg?v=1768473392","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/andre-cefaly-senza-titolo","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}