Novella Parigini - Untitled

Novella Parigini tackles a subject that explores transformation. The female torso changes, mutating into a shrub, perhaps harking back to the myth of Apollo and Daphne, where the nymph, to escape the god's love, was transformed into a tree. With this subject, Novella Parigini likely intends to evoke the very feminist freedom she sought and practiced throughout her life. The artist's work is truly remarkable, and despite the unrealistic depiction of the theme, the drawing appears real and truthful in its anatomical forms.

The flat, diluted color, not only on the surface but also in the main subject, depicted with a smooth brushstroke, explores the depicted theme. Overall, we see no depth of perspective, but rather a design that focuses on the simplicity of the forms expressed. The composition is well-balanced and occupies the entire surface of the painting equally. A swift, incisive drawing style dominates.

The figure of Novella Parigini (1921-1993) differs markedly from the conventional naïve artist, who is typically a social outcast, if not outright marginalized. Parigini's life, however, is characterized precisely by the high society of her experiences, both in Rome and Paris. And it is in this sense, then, that her pursuit of pure and simple formal values ​​in her artistic career should be interpreted. First and foremost, the hedonism typical of the Sienese aristocracy from which Parigini descended comes into play, making painting a game in itself, a playful exercise to be practiced with a refined and fascinating childishness. But art, for Parigini, is also a reflection of her free, unconventional life: hence her desire to pursue pure aesthetic canons that break all ties with the past.

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