Gastone Peirano - Lady with a Cat

Portraiture 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.

Gastone Peirano's pictorial language rests on solid foundations recognizable in each of his works. First and foremost, an objective conception of painting leads the artist to depict on canvas phenomenal reality as it is perceived by his senses, without subjective filters. Supporting this approach is an excellent painting technique that allows Peirano to achieve a perfectly naturalistic rendering. Physiognomic and anatomical perfection is pursued in every detail through a light application of color that respects the softness of the skin and the lightness of the hair. As further support, the artist adds a balanced dose of incident light, which, striking the subjects, creates a natural play of shadows.

Gastone Peirano was born in Mapello in 1926 into a family of painters. He trained at the Cimabue Academy in Milan and initially worked as a graphic designer. In the late 1960s, he decided to dedicate himself exclusively to his profession as a painter, and after moving to Rome, he began a fruitful collaboration with the Tartaglia Gallery. He has received numerous critical and public acclaim in Italy and abroad. In 2005, during the six-month Universal Exposition in Aichi, Japan, his works were exhibited, earning particular praise from the highest Italian diplomatic authority responsible for the event.

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