Silvio Formichetti - Stop Movement

The work draws on an Informal aesthetic language. The devastation wrought by World War II left a profound mark on Western civilization, which in the visual arts also resulted in an inability to communicate. For some artists, this challenge led to a complete rejection of any visual language, resulting in the birth of Informal Art. The various Informal movements are certainly connected to American Abstract Expressionism, especially with regard to the gestural component, but they go further in their rejection of any figurative element, even geometric. Their research focuses instead on the material from which their works are composed.

The work draws on an informal aesthetic, particularly inspired by American Abstract Expressionism. The entire creative process of the painting is guided by a powerful gesturality expressed through various layers: broad strokes, thin streaks, and drips. Pure emotion and spirituality are transformed into gesture and matter. This exuberant emotionality, however, is governed by a certain sense of chromatic and compositional balance.

Silvio Formichetti is a painter originally from Pratola Peligna, in the province of L'Aquila, where he lives and works. Self-taught, he began painting female nudes and landscapes. In the 1990s, he began exploring informal art, drawing inspiration from Pollock and American Action Painting. In 2011, he participated in the Venice Biennale.

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