Aurelio Barbalonga - Sienese Glimpse

The urban landscape was already a popular subject in the Middle Ages and the Modern Era, but predominantly in an idealized manner. Scenes of city life became typical themes with a more realistic interpretation starting in the 19th century. It's worth remembering how, immediately following the realist movements of the 19th century, the Impressionists also placed great emphasis on the everyday, on everyday life, with a certain predilection, however, for the frenetic pace of the city, its crowds, traffic, and typically bourgeois settings.

Aurelio Barbalonga's landscapes display remarkable technical and compositional skill. His subjects are constructed almost entirely through color, which he expertly applies with loose brushstrokes charged with luminous vibrations. In this way, his paintings acquire a marked immediacy and freshness, yet are accompanied by a remarkable realism in the depiction of nature and phenomenal reality, rich in detail and particulars.

Aurelio Barbalonga was born in Palermo in 1922 and passed away in Bologna in 2003. During the war, he was imprisoned in Greece and participated in the partisan struggle. From 1946, he established various cultural connections in France, England, and the Netherlands. In 1956, he founded an art school in the Marche region. In 1964, he moved to Bologna, where he founded the Schola Pictorum, which enjoyed extraordinary success. He participated in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally.

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