Renato Borsato - In My Garden

Landscape has always been a central theme in artistic research, both as a setting, as a backdrop, and as a subject itself. The naturalistic depiction of landscape has been a major aspiration for artists of every era. Each historical period has offered its own interpretation of landscape, contributing to the evolution of its depiction: first with an exploration of space, through Brunelleschi's perspective in the early Renaissance; then with atmospheric rendering in the sixteenth century; and finally with the depiction of every single vibration of light on objects in Impressionism.

The work displays a marked expressionist vocation, emphasizing the expression of emotions rather than a naturalistic rendering. Formally, this translates into a summary description of the figures, using highly synthetic lines. In this sense, Renato Borsato demonstrates a distinct peculiarity that characterizes his style even in his depiction of landscapes: a penchant for painting based entirely on color. In Borsato, color is distributed in compact areas and divided into various zones. The different areas of color, like a mosaic, form the object, which, through this decomposition achieved through color, gains in expressiveness. The result is a type of representation of the view that, in addition to possessing a light and immediate character, presents specific emotional connotations, in line with this painter's expressionist language. The use of a palette of bright colors, almost Fauvist in this case, is crucial, definitively transcending the sensory to acquire a spiritual significance.

Renato Borsato was born in Venice in 1927 and passed away in July 2013. Since 1950, he had participated in provincial, regional, national, and international exhibitions. Accepted by the jury, he entered the XXVII Venice International Art Biennale for the first time in 1954 with a group of five works. In 1955, he received a scholarship from the French government, returning to Paris after five years, also having the opportunity to visit Brittany, Normandy, and Rouen. In the autumn, he painted in Travesio, Friuli, and was invited to the VII Roman Quadriennale. The following year, in 1956, he exhibited three paintings at the XXVIII Venice International Art Biennale. That same year, in Paris, invited by the management of the Galerie Marcel Bernheim for a solo exhibition, he was interviewed by French Radio and Television. From 1979 to 1986, he was President of the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation. From 1981 to 1983 he exhibited at the 'Il Traghetto' Gallery in Venice and at the 'Galleria Rovani' in Genoa. In 1986 the Circolo Culturale of Monopoli hosted a solo exhibition of his work. Among the main prizes he received are: 1st Prize at the 2nd Exhibition of the Riviera del Brenta (1952); two first prizes and two second prizes at the 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd Bevilacqua La Masa Collective; the Tursi Prize at the XXVIIth International Art Biennial of Venice in 1954; 1st San Fedele Prize (1955); 2nd Michetti Prize (1956); a prize for Young International Painting in Moscow (1957); the Rotary Club of Venice Prize at the XXIXth International Art Biennial of Venice (1958); the Soppelsa Prize at the XXXI International Art Biennial of Venice; the Rotary Club of Venice Prize at the 50th Bevilacqua La Masa Opera Exhibition (1962); 1st Prize at the «Caorle Prize» (1963); Special Prize established at the Siiedison of Marghera at the VI Mestre Painting Prize in 1963; a Prize acquired in Milan at the "Maternità" Art Prize (1966); 1st Prize ex aequo at the "Pordenone National Prize" (1966).

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