Manfred Dietrich - It will be the beginning

The human figure has always been at the center of artistic research. Since the classical age, the naturalistic rendering of human anatomy has been a primary goal of painters and sculptors throughout history. The representation of the nude is the ultimate expression of this aspiration, pervasive across all eras and stylistic trends. Indeed, in addition to the naturalistic interpretations of the Renaissance and various classicisms, which aimed for a truthful and detailed representation of the human body, the nude has also been a central theme in the new aesthetic concepts brought about by the historical avant-garde movements, such as Cubism, Expressionism, and Surrealism.

The interpretation of these two nude figures exemplifies the original stylistic language developed by German-born painter Manfred Dietrich. His artistic practice is distinguished by a refined fusion of Expressionism, Surrealism, and Cubism. The artist demonstrates a desire to go beyond a simple naturalistic rendering and seeks the expressiveness of the bodies through a deformation that expands their volumes to an incredible degree. Color also transcends the sensory, and the entire surface of the work is bathed in a blue hue that has a profound spiritual significance. Furthermore, the space of the work is complex, subject to a decomposition that harks back to Cubist poetics. All this gives the work a visionary quality, a surreal dimension. The already evocative image of the bodies tense in embrace is further imbued with symbolic meaning by Dietrich's interventions, which are expressed through a spatial division of vertical lines and the arabesque textures on the bodies of the two subjects.

Manfred Dietrich was born in Bockwitz, Germany, in 1936. He attended the Berlin Academy, taking courses in mural painting. After the war, he returned to Italy and lived in the village of Anticoli Corrado, where he spent his entire career. In 1973, after several travels, he settled in Anticoli, where he currently lives and works. In 1975, he decorated the parish church of Santa Vittoria with two murals that highlight the hallmarks of his style.

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