CarbAntony - Augustus of the Nomads

Portraiture 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.

The stylistic approach to the subject can be likened to the Naïve movement. The Naïve artist is by definition self-taught, someone who hasn't attended an art school but has found inspiration within themselves. Stylistically, this translates into figurative painting that offers a simplified interpretation of reality, with infantile and unconsciously primitivist overtones. However, even the Naïve artist, in his spontaneity, possesses a self-awareness that leads him to develop a very specific aesthetic language, distinguishing it from amateurism. CarbAntony's style, in particular, is distinguished by a rather cursive approach and a colorful palette.

Antonio Carboni, a painter originally from Villarotta di Luzzara, who passed away in 2004 and known by the pseudonym CarbAntony, embodies the naive painter in every sense of the word. Not only in his artistic language, but also in his itinerant painter. A traveling painter, he traveled in his colorful car, which he used as a veritable painting studio. A biography entitled "Carb...Antony, the Courage of Freedom," edited by Claudio Gobbetti, is dedicated to Antonio Carboni.

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