Leonardo D'amico - Motherhood

The iconography of motherhood is closely linked to the subject of the Madonna and Child. It is probably one of the most popular iconographies in the history of both Western and Eastern art. The Madonna and Child appears since the dawn of medieval painting and remained a constant subject as long as religious themes dominated artistic production (that is, until the 19th century, when themes inspired by everyday life began to be introduced). It is quite common for contemporary artists to treat the iconography of motherhood without directly linking it to the Christian religion.

This work by Leonardo D'Amico seems to hark back to Paul Gauguin not only in its primordially matriarchal subject matter, but also, and above all, in the language used. There is a clear reference to Symbolist art, discernible in the way the group is depicted generically, stripped of their individual features, to take on an iconic character. The representation thus transcends the contingent to take on broader meanings. Formally, a sinuous line defines the simple, clean volumes of a closed pyramidal structure. The color is applied, of course, with a Gauguin-like, compact flat brush. Even the palette, made up of warm, sunny hues, charged with primary values, is consistent with the entire Symbolist aesthetic of this work.

Leonardo D'Amico is a Sicilian painter born in 1964 who has been painting and selling for many years. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions and has entered national and international competitions, often being a finalist or winner. He has received numerous positive reviews, acclaiming his original, unconventional pictorial language, which ranges from the figurative to the symbolic. Among his recent notable events: in 2016, he participated with his paintings in an exhibition held at the "Palazzo dei Pittori" in Florence and in an exhibition organized by the "Premio arte Pentafoglio" at the Mondadori publishing house in Palermo. Lately, he has also been working as a poet and recently published a book, "Le mie foglie di Acacia" (Bonanno Editore), which collects poems and images of some of his paintings.

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