Ivan Picenni - Footprints No. 2

The work draws on an Informal aesthetic language. The devastation wrought by World War II left a profound mark on Western civilization, which in the visual arts also resulted in an inability to communicate. For some artists, this challenge led to a complete rejection of any visual language, resulting in the birth of Informal Art. The various Informal movements are certainly connected to American Abstract Expressionism, especially with regard to the gestural component, but they go further in their rejection of any figurative element, even geometric. Their research focuses instead on the material from which their works are composed.

In this work, the artist reveals an artistic language based on an informal aesthetic, yet filtered through a personal reworking. The work is based on superimposed layers of chalk and charcoal on paper. In this way, Picenni creates a structural composition with a geometric feel, yet the hermetic nature of the subject places the work within the confines of an informal language. Thanks to Picenni's ability to modulate the nuances of the charcoal and chalk, the work is aesthetically striking.

Always self-taught, Ivan Picenni, born in Chignolo d'Isola in 1960, depicts his childhood through the symbolism that characterized it. The series "Cities and Geometric Shapes" actually represents an earlier phase of his true artistic vein, but it led to his current works.

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