Giuseppe Mallia - Still Life

The "Still Life" genre emerged in the early 17th century. It consisted of compositions of inanimate subjects, most often flowers or fruit. While initially it was an opportunity for painters to experiment with naturalistic or photographic reproductions of reality, with contemporary art, the "Still Life" also became a way of interpreting reality. Indeed, as happened, for example, in the Cubist avant-garde or in Giorgio Morandi, the in-depth exploration of objects was aimed at a conceptual representation, taken beyond the mere sensory aspect.

The style of artist Giuseppe Mallia, in his still lifes, as well as in his animal depictions and portraits, draws essentially from Hyperrealism. Indeed, one can see a desire to objectively and lucidly convey onto the canvas the sensory data before his eyes. Giuseppe Mallia possesses a remarkable technique, reminiscent of Flemish painting, in the precision with which he reproduces various materials and surfaces and the effects of light falling on them. Despite his objective clarity and while avoiding overly accentuated atmospheric effects, Giuseppe Mallia's technique is capable of naturally inserting objects into space, with a continuity and indefiniteness of contours. Indeed, the subject emerges suggestively and theatrically from the shadowy background thanks to the action of the light that generates the material.

Giuseppe Mallia was born in 1957 in Caltanissetta. In 1976, he moved to Parma, where he lives and works. He is considered one of the leading exponents of Italian Hyperrealism. His work consists of still lifes, flowers, landscapes, and animal portraits, painted with objective lucidity. His works are included in numerous private collections. He also gives private lessons in hyperrealist painting.

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