Carlo Malnati - Face of Jesus

Portraiture is one of the most widespread artistic expressions, especially in painting, but also in sculpture, throughout the ages. Portraiture is, first and foremost, a description of the subject depicted, an attempt to capture their physiognomy and individual characteristics truthfully and naturally. With the progressive evolution of artistic research, the physiognomic description of the subject has also been accompanied by a psychological one. Therefore, over the centuries, portraiture has also become a means of introspective investigation of the subject, their character, and their state of mind. The processes of abstraction brought about by contemporary art have contributed to this type of investigation.

Stylistically, this work, whose authorship is uncertain, could also be compared to Carlo Malnati's charcoal series. The same quest for detailed naturalistic rendering is evident, achieved through soft drawing, where shadows are gently blended. At the same time, however, the artist seeks to infuse a certain expressionistic verve into the composition, with more tormented and incisive hatching.

Carlo Malnati is an artist born in Varese in 1946 who has had a long career in interior design and luxury cars, as well as painting, both figurative and abstract.

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