Rolando Castellani - The 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.

This interpretation of the clown theme by artist Rolando Castellani reflects the Umbrian painter's artistic language, always balancing exhilarating expressionism and pop art. Indeed, the subject's depiction proceeds through a synthesis aimed at highlighting the character's expressiveness, almost caricaturally. Formally, this is expressed through the artist's excellent technique in creating a composition rich with concentric lines characterizing the facial features. The application of color, however, with its use of luminous tones and electric nuances, reveals Rolando Castellani's pop influence, which is expressed through the influence, in his pictorial production, of comic book aesthetics and advertising language.

Rolando Castellani is an artist from Ellera Umbra. His work, though figurative in nature, is essentially expressionist. He has held several exhibitions both in Italy and abroad (New York, Sydney, Perth, Tehran, Lausanne, Zurich, London, and Stockholm). He is a member of the G. Marconi Academy in Rome and the Free World International Academy in the United States. He has received the Presidential Gold Medal.

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