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The "Still Life" genre emerged in the early 17th century. It consisted of compositions of inanimate subjects, most often flowers or fruit. While initially it was an opportunity for painters to experiment with naturalistic or photographic reproductions of reality, with contemporary art, the "Still Life" also became a way of interpreting reality. Indeed, as happened, for example, in the Cubist avant-garde or in Giorgio Morandi, the in-depth exploration of objects was aimed at a conceptual representation, taken beyond the mere sensory aspect.
Fausto Santoni's pictorial language, as we can see in this still life and this floral composition, always moves within the realm of a frank realism, which, however, is cloaked by the painter in a delicate impressionistic lyricism. Indeed, the subject is depicted in an absolutely sincere manner, free from any form of idealization. The relationship with the viewer is direct, charged with a strong characterization of lifelike details. Furthermore, the construction of the objects is very concrete; they are characterized by their own volumes that determine the space of the work. From a pictorial perspective, the application of color is extremely lively and dynamic, with impressionistic overtones. Thus, the depiction of fruit or flowers is charged with luminous and atmospheric vibrations. The still life subject, therefore, in its profound realism, is transfigured into a more poetic dimension determined by its very being. As for the choice of colors, Fausto Santoni favors a mixture of bright and luminous shades that guarantee great coherence and harmony to the painted surface.
The career of Roman painter Fausto Santoni began at the age of 16, when he was hired as a set designer at Cinecittà. Later, having become set design director, he worked with directors such as Fellini, Zeffirelli, Visconti, and Magni. Fausto Santoni also worked in the theater. But Fausto Santoni was also a great painter, whose varied output was always linked to his work as a set designer. Many of his works have been donated and are still displayed in many Italian churches. He has exhibited in various Italian cities, including: in his native Rome at the Palazzo Barberini; in Siena at the Accademia dei Rozzi; in Sirmione at the Palazzo Civico; and in Olbia at the Biblioteca Simpliciana. He has won numerous awards, including two first prizes in a group exhibition organized by the Viareggio periodical "La Zattera" in 1976/77, for "Verismo" and "Watercolor," respectively, and the first overall prize in 1978 for "Colori di Roma." He also won a significant first prize for Sacred Art in a group exhibition organized by the Tiberina Academy in the Bramante Halls in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Francis of Assisi.
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