Rolando Nicodemi - Pomegranates and Grapes

The subject to which Rolando Nicodemi feels a special connection is undoubtedly that of the still life, in which the painter depicts inanimate objects typically belonging to the natural world—baskets of fruit, flowers, and even objects reminiscent of everyday life—in their static state. This genre enjoyed a revival in the 17th century, not only intended to enhance painting but also to conceal certain philosophical concepts. This approach to reflecting on the pictorial and philosophical conception of paintings leads us to the Metaphysical art of the 20th century, where numerous artists questioned human existence through art itself. Carlo Carrà, Giorgio Morandi, and especially Filippo de Pisis seem to have been Nicodemi's teachers, and in more recent times, he has successfully translated the plastic lesson associated with a return to order and color. The tones of this painting beautifully and intelligently delineate the outlines of the pomegranates, which are accompanied by a bunch of grapes. The composition is spare, with natural elements predominating. The painter's hand acknowledges the lightness of his painting, finding in this representation a new form of support. The natural element is very evident here, but at the same time it ties in with the powerful metaphysical ideas that the Bolognese masters instilled in the artist. The almost disturbing sense of the objects' stasis translates into a painting that creates a beautiful dichotomy between light and shadow. Artist Rolando Nicodemi was born in Ferrara in 1922 and died in his hometown in 2014. The distinctive character of Rolando Nicodemi's painting certainly has roots in twentieth-century plastic art, where movements such as metaphysics emerged, rediscovering the conceptual essence of still life.

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