{"product_id":"giovanni-daquino-pagliaccio","title":"John Aquinas - The Clown","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe clown was a popular subject among genre painters of the 1970s and 1980s. Many artists dedicated much of their careers to depicting this theme, Romano Mussolini being a prime example. Typically, the interpretation of this subject is similar for all artists who tackle it: the clown appears with his makeup designed to evoke laughter and hilarity, but instead displays a melancholic expression. This contrast is intended to spark an empathetic dialogue with the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e The style in which artist Giovanni D'Aquino constructed this subject moves along the lines of expressionist-surrealist. Sensory data are synthesized into an image that moves within a dreamlike dimension. The linework is deliberately rough, employing a dense, thick color that builds the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Giovanni d'Aquino is a painter who moves along an expressionist line as regards form, but aesthetically he draws on a surrealist poetics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deidda Valentino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56212685652354,"sku":"VDEI001","price":950.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/deidda-1b.jpg?v=1768406467","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/giovanni-daquino-pagliaccio","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}