Dario Re - Untitled

The urban landscape was already a popular subject in the Middle Ages and the Modern Age, but predominantly in an idealized manner. Scenes of city life became typical themes with a more realistic interpretation starting in the 19th century. It's worth remembering how, immediately following the realist movements of the 19th century, the Impressionists also placed great emphasis on the everyday, on everyday life, with a certain predilection, however, for the frenetic pace of the city, its crowds, traffic, and typically bourgeois settings. In Dario Re's city views, as in the work here, the everyday aspect prevails, the frank and sincere realism of everyday life in a city setting.

Dario Re's style presents a perfect fusion of realism and a delicate impressionistic rendering of sensory details. On the one hand, the artist precisely describes the view in all its details, with a strong sense of urban reality and the everyday life of simple life. On the other, his refined painting technique allows him to convey a sense of immediacy to the canvas, thanks to rapid brushstrokes charged with atmospheric vibrations. Light thus reverberates on objects, but without interfering with the precise description of reality. The entire view is thus characterized by a luminosity that is revealed, by contrast, in the play of shadows. The use of a palette of soft and delicate colors also serves this purpose.

Dario Re was born in Genoa in 1913 and passed away in 2011. He was introduced to painting by his father Enrico, devoting himself primarily to landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes. His works are held at the Museo del Bersagliere in Bari and in the Quadreria della Cassa di Risparmio di Genova e Imperia. Since 1982, he has participated in all the art exhibitions of the National Union of Artists (CGIL) in Genoa, beginning with the 1st Provincial Art Exhibition at the Commenda di San Giovanni di Pré, exhibiting works often inspired by the Ligurian landscape and views of the ancient city.

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