Manuel Campus - Jester

The clown was a popular subject among genre painters of the 1970s and 1980s. Many artists dedicated much of their careers to depicting this theme, Romano Mussolini being a prime example. Typically, the interpretation of this subject is similar for all artists who tackle it: the clown appears with his makeup designed to evoke laughter and hilarity, but instead displays a melancholic expression. This contrast is intended to spark an empathetic dialogue with the viewer.

Manuel Campus's art is characterized by expressive faces, with strong personalities and a stern gaze, like this jester. The painter has succeeded in creating his own poetics from the grim looks and frowning faces. These clown-like or common faces, however, are sublimated by Campus with his own expressionistic interpretation. The artist implements a process of formal synthesis based on a linear rhythm of composition. Plasticity is understated, and very little room is left for spatial depth. The compositions are always in tune with a chromatic palette of brown tones that evoke a lived-in feel.

Manuel Campus is an artist of Sardinian origin, born in Domus De Maria in 1928, but lives and works in Bazzano Inferiore, near Spoleto. He established himself as an artist from a young age, including in ceramics; he directed the Piediluco Ceramics School and the Rieti Art Institute. Many of his works have been acquired by important national and international museums, as well as by banks and religious institutions, hospitals, municipalities, prefectures, and private collections. From 1951 to 2004, he held numerous solo exhibitions in Italy and abroad. He has received numerous awards, honorary citizenships, and recognitions. Among others, in 1991, on the occasion of the 23rd edition of the "Golden Saint Valentine" International Award, the Committee for the Award of a Message of Love named him an honorary member of the Valentinian Academy.

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