{"product_id":"zanzi-pagliaccio","title":"Zanzi - Clown","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \nThis work is exemplary of Romeo Zanzi's production during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The artist begins with figuration, maintaining a firm connection to sensory reality. However, Zanzi applies a notable expressionist synthesis to his subjects. The figures are constructed essentially through color and are inserted into a complex space, marked by curved lines and angular cuts. The artist's linework is dense and textured, connoting the representation of existential vibrations. Regarding the palette, however, the works from this period generally present a deliberate contrast between the coldness of the backgrounds and the vivacity of the subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eRomeo Zanzi is an artist from Alfonsine, born in 1950. In 1975, he graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, becoming a professor of Art History. From that moment on, he began his primary career as a teacher of Art and Art History. He first taught Art History at the \"Don Bosco\" High School in Faenza; he then moved to the \"Margherita di Savoia\" Teacher Training Institute in Ravenna as a teacher of Drawing and Art History. He then moved to the \"A. Oriani\" Middle School in Alfonsine, where, in addition to teaching Art Education, he served as Deputy Headmaster. He currently holds the chair of Art History at the \"G. Ricci Curbastro\" High School in Lugo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montanari Andrea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56215835836802,"sku":"AMON007","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/polimaterico-su-tela-artista-zanzi-cm-70-x-50-titolo-pagliaccio-anno-80-copia.jpg?v=1768429706","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/zanzi-pagliaccio","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}