Fernando Carcupino - Mother with Child

The iconography of motherhood is closely linked to the subject of the Madonna and Child. It is probably one of the most popular iconographies in the history of both Western and Eastern art. The Madonna and Child appears since the dawn of medieval painting and remained a constant subject as long as religious themes dominated artistic production (that is, until the 19th century, when themes inspired by everyday life began to be introduced). It is quite common for contemporary artists to treat the iconography of motherhood without directly linking it to the Christian religion.

In this silkscreen, Fernando Carcupino maintains a balance between figuration and abstraction. The connection between the sensory data and the subject of motherhood is strong, yet the execution transcends phenomenal reality. The mixed style of graphic line and textured application creates a perfect fusion between the two subjects, ideally celebrating the theme of union. The composition is entirely foregrounded and occupies the entire space of the artwork, establishing a fluid rhythm. The application is essentially synthetic and structural, exploiting the expressive potential of color in enhancing the three-dimensional qualities of the two figures. The palette is based on brown tones, with references more symbolic than naturalistic.

Fernando Carcupino (Naples, 1922 – Milan, 2003). After completing art high school, he enrolled at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, where his teachers included Achille Funi. In the early 1940s, he worked on the animated film The Rose of Baghdad with Angelo Bioletto, Libico Maraja, and other animators under the direction of Anton Gino Domeneghini, before serving in the Second World War as a non-commissioned officer in the Granatieri di Sardegna. After the war, he wrote and drew his first comic book. From the mid-1970s until his death, he devoted himself primarily to painting, producing landscapes and still lifes, but especially the subjects for which he became known: female nudes and maternity. He traveled and lived extensively abroad: in the Nordic countries, New York, Africa, and the Orient. In 1983, the President of the Italian Republic named him a Knight for artistic merit. In 1999, the ExpoCartoon exhibition awarded him the Caran D'Ache Prize, a lifetime achievement in illustration.

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