{"product_id":"capitani-ritratto-di-donna","title":"Mauro Capitani - Portrait of a Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003ePortraiture is one of the most widespread artistic expressions, especially in painting, but also in sculpture, throughout the ages. Portraiture is, first and foremost, a description of the subject depicted, an attempt to capture their physiognomy and individual characteristics truthfully and naturally. With the progressive evolution of artistic research, the physiognomic description of the subject has also been accompanied by a psychological one. Therefore, over the centuries, portraiture has also become a means of introspective investigation of the subject, their character, and their state of mind. The processes of abstraction brought about by contemporary art have contributed to this type of investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe style of painter Mauro Capitani, in much of his work, is characterized by the development of a strongly expressionist language. The artist seeks to go beyond what is perceived by the senses to extrapolate the true essence of reality and communicate it on canvas in a lively and dramatic manner. For this reason, through the application of color, he develops a highly synthesised process that reduces his subjects to dense, material layers of paint, in which the painter's emotion is also a central focus, conveyed through his brutal gestures. All these elements together constitute the expressionistic power of Mauro Capitani's painting. This power is also based on a specific aesthetic choice that reaffirms the dramatic tone of his works, namely, that of accentuating color contrasts that transcend the merely sensible to take on a decidedly existential significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eMauro Capitani was born in San Giovanni Valdarno. After studying scenography, he graduated with a thesis in art history and subsequently began a long period of teaching. He has been exhibiting regularly since 1970, but his first solo exhibition dates back to 1967. In 1974, he exhibited in Brisbane and Sydney, in the official exhibition \"Arte Giovane Italiana '74.\" In 1978, Mino Maccari presented his work in a solo exhibition in Rome. In 1986, the writer and critic Ferdinando Donzelli highlighted him as an artist of particular interest in the 22nd edition of the Arte Moderna Italiana catalogue. His recent artistic career includes participation in Expo Arte 2015 in Milan, the prestigious exhibition \"Opera da Copertina del CAM\" held at the Casa del Mantegna in Mantua, and the exhibition \"Grazie Italia\" in the Guatemala and Grenada Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palmieri Priamo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56217726583170,"sku":"PPAL002","price":800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/IMG_20210120_132159-copia-scaled.jpg?v=1768468202","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/capitani-ritratto-di-donna","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}