Carlo Levi - Lovers

In the history of art, a clear distinction can often be made between figurative and abstract stylistic movements. However, when an artist's goal is to depict an object that resonates with phenomenal reality but is also charged with hidden and symbolic meaning, this boundary can become blurred. Symbolism and Expressionism are emblematic stylistic movements in their conceptual interpretation of reality, with an iconic rendering of images and a symbolic interpretation in the use of color. The theme of the embrace was developed by Carlo Levi in ​​several works, in which he exploits the balance between abstract and figurative to give this subject a powerful symbolic resonance.

With this painting, Carlo Levi strikes a balance between figuration and abstraction. The connection with sensory data is strong, yet the execution transcends phenomenal reality. Levi's signature brushstroke is dense and thick, creating a perfect material fusion between the two subjects, ideally celebrating the theme of union. The composition is entirely foregrounded and occupies the entire space of the painting, establishing a circular rhythm. The colors are bold, with more symbolic than naturalistic meanings.

Carlo Levi, a major literary figure, also had considerable experience as a painter. Trained in the studio of Felice Casorati, he traveled to Paris in the 1930s. His stay in France helped Levi break away from his master's rationalist plasticism and embrace a more expressionist style. During his painting career, Carlo Levi was part of the "Turin Six." The rest of the group, trained by Felice Casorati, also rejected the classicist rhetoric of twentieth-century Italy, embracing a more subjective style of painting inspired by Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, and Modigliani.

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