{"product_id":"franco-tardonato-un-sogno","title":"Franco Tardonato - A Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003ePortraiture is one of the most widespread artistic expressions, especially in painting, but also in sculpture, throughout the ages. Portraiture is, first and foremost, a description of the subject depicted, an attempt to capture their physiognomy and individual characteristics truthfully and naturally. With the progressive evolution of artistic research, the physiognomic description of the subject has also been accompanied by a psychological one. Therefore, over the centuries, portraiture has also become a means of introspective investigation of the subject, their character, and their state of mind. The processes of abstraction brought about by contemporary art have contributed to this type of investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn this lithograph, artist Franco Tardonato strikes a perfect balance between naturalistic rendering and expressionism. The subject's physiognomy is captured objectively and photographically, with a concrete, plastic clarity. The artist's technique is extraordinary in capturing the sensory details of the face and clothing with extreme fidelity. At the same time, the artist imbues the representation with a powerfully lyrical and expressive quality. This is evident in the way the subject merges with the space and how her hair becomes a pure pictorial vibration that enhances the artist's gestures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eFranco Tardonato was born in Varese in 1938. He debuted with a solo exhibition in his hometown in 1961. In the 1970s, he held numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout Italy. His works were exhibited at the Galleria Nazionale di Grafica in Naples and in art galleries in Brussels, Zurich, Lugano, and St. Moritz, as well as in the province of Milan and the municipalities of Milan, Bergamo, Legnano, and Campobasso. He passed away in Varese in 1984, and posthumous exhibitions were held in his honor at the Galleria La Giostra in Asti that same year, the Galleria Prevosti in 1995, and the Chiostro di Voltorre in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conti Luca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56215830921602,"sku":"LCON001","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/P_20201112_130658_p-copia-scaled.jpg?v=1768429602","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/franco-tardonato-un-sogno","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}