Gilberto Olivi - The Absinthe Drinkers II

Surrealist aesthetics emerged around the 1920s and encompassed all fields of artistic research. Specifically, in the visual arts, Surrealism sought to explore the human subconscious and translate it into artwork through a mechanical writing process based on dream analysis. Consequently, Surrealist artworks propose the representation of a dreamlike dimension, completely dissociated from reality. However, this representation often relies on a hyperrealistic formal rendering, paradoxically accentuating the illusory and ambiguous nature of the surreal. The Surrealism developed by Gilberto Olivi, however, seems to take a different direction. His works are based on automatic writing and the accumulation of heterogeneous elements, but everything is contained within a geometric dimension influenced by Cubist decomposition. A prominent feature of Gilberto Olivi's subjects is often the female figure, present in different positions in each work.

Gilberto Olivi's compositions are always highly complex, presenting a vast variety and quantity of elements within the space of the work, whose heterogeneity induces a strong sense of alienation. One can certainly speak of Surrealism in the artist's unrestrained construction of his world. However, Gilberto Olivi's aesthetic could also be traced back to Metaphysical Art due to the highly rational character of his dreamlike world. This rationality is fueled by the presence of various geometric elements, inserted, moreover, within a mechanically constructed space, indebted to Cubist decompositional analysis. The arrangement of all the elements reflects this remarkable geometric spirit, which, combined with the implausibility of the subjects, produces an even more alienating effect. Formally, too, there is a strong propensity for geometry, which leads to a tendency toward two-dimensional space. As regards colour, Gilberto Olivi stands out for his striking polychromes of bright shades, always seeking an overall balance in the economy of the work.

Gilberto Olivi is an artist from Cesenatico. Also known as "the accountant painter" due to the direction he initially took in his studies, he began painting almost by accident. His works immediately met with critical and public acclaim, so much so that he decorated a helmet worn by Valentino Rossi during the lap of honor to celebrate his victory in Brazil in 2002. Gilberto Olivi has developed a highly original surrealist approach, in which his mathematical training is expressed through a marked rationalist spirit.

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