Unknown Author - Still Life (copy after Pierre Bonnard)

The genre of “Still Life” saw the light at the beginning of the 17th century. It consists in the representation of compositions of inanimate subjects, in the majority some of the cases flowers or fruit. If at the beginning of its history it was an occasion for the painters to try their hand at a naturalistic or photographic reproduction of the In reality, with contemporary art the “Still Life” also becomes a way of interpret reality. In fact, as will happen for example in the avant-garde cubist or in Giorgio Morandi, the deep research on the objects will be finalized to a conceptual representation, taken beyond simple sensory data. This still life is inspired by an original by the French painter Pierre Bonnard. The interpretation of this still life respects Pierre Bonnard's original and his style is linked to his belonging to the Nabis group. There is a precise reference, in fact, to the symbolist art recognizable in the way in which the objects they are depicted in a generic way, deprived of their particular features, for take on an iconic character. The representation, thus, comes out of the contingent to take on broader meanings. From a formal point of view, a light, almost impalpable, application identifies ethereal presences and evanescent. Everything, therefore, is resolved on the level of minimalism chromatic, with a strong symbolic value in the choice of shades. palette, full of primary values, is in line with all the symbolist aesthetics of this work. The work is inspired by an original by Pierre Bonnard (1867 – 1947) painter French, illustrator and engraver, known above all for his decorative qualities stylized nature of his paintings and his bold use of color. He was one of the members founders of the post-impressionist group of avant-garde painters Nabis, and the His early production was strongly influenced by that of Paul Gauguin, and from the prints of Hokusai and other Japanese artists.

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