Ferdinando Quintavalla - In the Niche

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.

Ferdinando Quintavalla's style in his still lifes seems to tend toward hyperrealism. Indeed, one can see the painter's desire to objectively convey to the canvas, with cold lucidity, the sensory data before his eyes. The artist also demonstrates a fine technique, reminiscent of Flemish painting, in the precision with which he reproduces the various materials and the effects of light falling on them. Despite their objective clarity and while avoiding overly accentuated atmospheric effects, Ferdinando Quintavalla's technique is such that he naturally inserts the objects into space, with a continuity and indefiniteness of contours.

Ferdinando Quintavalla was born in Parma in 1951. He trained in his hometown with maestro Otello Bandini. He has participated in numerous events, including international ones. He has also exhibited extensively, beginning with a solo show at the Galleria Camattini in Parma. In 2003, the exhibition "Emotions for Verdi" was held at the Galleria San Lodovico, marking the anniversary of the great maestro's death. His works are held in various collections in Italy and abroad.

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