Aniello Eco - Fishermen

Social themes in art began to gain prominence in the mid-19th century, coinciding with the spread of social questions throughout European societies. The work of painters such as Millet and Daumier, for example, favored subjects related to life in the fields, factory work, or strikes. In Italy, among the first painters to engage deeply with social themes were Pellizza da Volpedo and, in the contemporary era, Renato Guttuso. Aniello Eco, too, in several works, falls into this category, and his favorite subjects are precisely fishermen and farmers, depicted through his original and personal artistic language, which combines contemporaneity with an authentic and sincere description of a typical Campanian reality.

This work truly exemplifies the complex pictorial language developed by artist Aniello Eco. In both his rural and marine scenes, he completely dismantles the traditional drawing framework, allowing complete freedom to the expressive potential of color. Thus, the figures are synthesized through a decidedly structural approach, constructed with broad, brief strokes of paint. His technique is almost pointillist, which, in addition to imparting immediacy to the execution, imbues the work with intense emotional and poetic vibrations. Aniello Eco's paintings appear as veritable polychrome mosaics, shaped by the artist's ability to express his most intimate perception of reality through color.

Aniello Eco was born in Torre del Greco. He painted and drew from a young age, effectively portraying the world around him. He served his country in peace and war. As a military internee in Nazi concentration camps in Germany, he documented his horrific experiences in his fascinating diary, illustrated with scenes of imprisonment. He contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines, including "Prode Armato" (Military Magazine of the Ministry), "Il Mattino d'Italia," "II Mezzogiorno illustrato," "Il Corriere Meridionale," "La Realtà," "La Cittadella," "Il Risveglio Sociale," and "Il Foglio," among others. He has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions at both regional and national levels, consistently receiving significant recognition and wide acclaim from admirers and critics. Numerous of his works are held by Italian and international collectors, and several are held in art galleries, institutions, and museums, including the National Museum of Pinerolo. He carried out an intense graphic activity, illustrating books, brochures, magazines, newspapers, and postcards; he presented "Italian Boys in England" and "A Window on the Thames".

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