Luigi Cappelluti - Landscape (Mushrooms)

Landscape has always been a central theme in artistic research, both as a setting, as a backdrop, and as a subject itself. The naturalistic depiction of landscape has been a major aspiration for artists of every era. Each historical period has offered its own interpretation of landscape, contributing to the evolution of its depiction: first with an exploration of space, through Brunelleschi's perspective in the early Renaissance; then with atmospheric rendering in the 16th century; and finally with the depiction of every single vibration of light on objects in Impressionism. In his treatment of landscape, artist Luigi Cappelluti demonstrates how his pictorial practice is firmly rooted in the Italian figurative tradition, with a high classical sense of the naturalistic rendering of sensory data.

All of Luigi Cappelluti's landscape works display excellent quality, both in composition and pictorial technique. The execution of the work exudes a classical influence, drawing on the Italian painting tradition, particularly the Renaissance. The composition is highly dynamic, built on deep perspective and an ideal, harmonious balance between the foreground elements and the background. Indeed, the artist depicts large portions of landscape that fade into the horizon, blending effortlessly, while the foreground elements are rendered with almost hyperrealistic precision. Cappelluti masters spatiality through subtle shifts in tone, framing the entire landscape in a coherent and unified atmosphere. Consequently, the role of light is crucial, creating a striking interplay of shadows and nuances. This painter's style is meticulous in achieving a perfect naturalistic rendering, occasionally alternating with a more painterly touch to give the composition greater freshness. The chromaticism is vivid and brilliant in the light-filled openings.

Luigi Cappelluti, a self-taught painter originally from Teramo, turned to realist painting in the 1980s, driven by a deep love for the landscape he lives in—the mountains and landscapes of the Abruzzo region. The artist has always honored these landscapes with his minute, precise, detailed, almost Mannerist brushstrokes. Yet, in the sentiment that guides it, he finds the full emotional impulse of a profound feeling: a love for nature, as it is, without pretense, a principle rooted in Renaissance classicism but also in the pictorial realism of the late nineteenth century.

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