Enrico Accatino - Informal

This work is an abstract composition. "Abstract" derives from the Latin term "abstrahere," meaning to extract or draw out. The process of abstraction, in fact, consists of eliminating the particular and individual aspects of an object to derive a universal concept. From Kandinsky to Mondrian, from Pollock to Mirò, many painters have pushed the process of abstraction to the limit in their works, paradoxically creating pure forms and colors that do not exist in nature, or translating their emotions and instincts into images. This work is part of Enrico Accatino's abstract production, to which the artist devoted himself primarily from the mid-1950s.

The abstract work of artist Enrico Accatino is distinguished by its rigorous and controlled, at times almost austere, nature. His artistic approach never completely yields to the informal, maintaining form as the cornerstone of the representation of perceived reality. This form, in some cases, can take on a truly geometric character, while in others it can have a softer consistency, falling within the realm of a biomorphic aesthetic. Despite these differences, the presence of the circular element, a cornerstone of Accatino's abstract art, remains constant, and in this painter it assumes both an iconographic and aesthetic significance. Even the use of color reflects the same desire for rigor and control, arranging itself in harmonious and balanced relationships. In this work, the biomorphic aspect prevails, and the representation of perception takes the form of a cellular organism, with the circle constantly at the center of the composition. The pictorial gesture resolves itself in a vibration of color that follows an extremely vital circular path.

Enrico Accatino was born in Genoa in 1920 and passed away in Rome in 2007. He grew up in a rural area and began drawing as a self-taught artist. He later graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and entered Felice Casorati's studio in Turin. He spent a year in Paris, where he refined his technique and style. Returning to Italy in the late 1940s, he developed a figurative, strongly expressionist style inspired by social issues. From the 1950s onwards, his work evolved towards a rather rigorous abstraction, placing the circular element as a fundamental theme in his painting.

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