Maria Frediani - Clown

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 attempt 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. The clown has also been favored by many painters for another formal reason. Indeed, his flamboyant makeup and colorful clothing offer painters a pretext for creating original color harmonies.

Maria Frediani's style leans toward a concise and essential representation. Her pictorial approach, with its Symbolist overtones, does not seek a naturalistic rendering. In fact, Maria Frediani is not interested in reproducing from life; she focuses her attention on the exaltation of formal values ​​and plasticity. In this sense, this artist's technique is excellent in reproducing almost sculptural figures, permeated by reflections and reflections of light. From a conceptual perspective, the representation acquires an enigmatic atmosphere, placing it in a refined Symbolist dimension. Maria Frediani's paintings are complemented by abstract spaces that present geometric compositions, almost like mosaics reflecting the light.

As we can see from her pictorial production, the artist Maria Frediani (Livorno 1931) starts from reality to transfigure it into another dimension, between the symbolic and the metaphysical.

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