Right-Handed - Harlequin

Since the 19th century, when painting began to explore various aspects of bourgeois life, the circus world has been a theme explored by various artists. With the development of Symbolist and Expressionist movements between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the figure of the acrobat, circus artist, or mask began to gain popularity, as it played a key role in the development of complex iconographies with hidden and mysterious meanings. Examples include the figures of artists and harlequins immortalized by Picasso during his "blue" and "rose" periods. During the 1970s and 1980s, it became a true genre, practiced by many painters, who focused their interest primarily on the figure of the clown or harlequin.

The harlequin, a figure with Symbolist connotations, does not evoke a naturalistic rendering. In fact, Destri is not interested in reproducing from life; he focuses his attention on the exaltation of formal values ​​and linearity. In this sense, this artist's technique is excellent in reproducing a figure with a dynamic rhythm, pervaded by reverberations and reflections of light. From a conceptual perspective, the representation acquires an enigmatic atmosphere, placing it in a refined Symbolist dimension. Destri's paintings are complemented by abstract spaces featuring geometric compositions.

Destri is an artist who stands out for his interesting pictorial production of symbolist taste, in a style balanced between abstract and figurative.

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