Sergio Scatizzi - The Flowers

Flowers as a subject in themselves began to appear in still lifes, a genre that emerged in the early 17th century. Subsequently, painters, especially the Impressionists, increasingly focused on the floral world as an extraordinary opportunity to capture vibrant colors and light. Thus, flowers began to appear not only in vases, but also immersed in their natural landscape. While initially a pretext for painters to attempt a photographic reproduction of reality, with contemporary art, the subject of flowers also becomes a way of interpreting reality.

The vast production of flower vases exemplifies the pictorial style of Tuscan artist Sergio Scatizzi. We see how, in flowers as in landscapes, the fundamental elements of expression are color and brushstrokes. Although firmly rooted in a figurative conception, Scatizzi's painting is profoundly material and gestural. The color is distributed in dense, full-bodied layers that almost elevate the painting's surface. Gesture is crucial, capable of giving form to the object with just a few essential touches. The result is a powerfully alive and vibrant depiction, in an interpretation of painting that draws on the post-Impressionist tradition to achieve an extraordinary contemporaneity.

Sergio Scatizzi was born in Gragnano, in the province of Lucca, in 1918 and passed away in Florence in 2009. He trained first in Rome, influenced by Mario Mafai and Antonietta Raphael. He later moved to Paris. In 1938, he returned to Italy and devoted himself to his native Valdinievole, whose landscapes would always be a prominent feature of his paintings. He exhibited extensively throughout his career. In 1950, he participated in the Venice Biennale.

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