Ezio Farinelli - A Woman's Face

The human figure has always been at the center of artistic research. Since the classical age, the naturalistic rendering of human anatomy has been a primary goal of painters and sculptors throughout history. The representation of the female figure is the ultimate expression of this aspiration, pervasive across all eras and stylistic trends. Indeed, in addition to the naturalistic interpretations of the Renaissance and various classicisms, which aimed for a truthful and detailed representation of the human body, women have also been prominent in the new aesthetic concepts brought by the historical avant-garde movements, such as Cubism, Expressionism, and Surrealism. The female figure is central to Ezio Farinelli's pictorial production; indeed, it can be said to be his most recurring subject.

In all of Ezio Farinelli's works featuring women, we can see how the painter's language expresses itself in a perfect synthesis between naturalistic rendering and coloristic synthesis. Indeed, the female figure appears in all its naturalness and anatomical truth, thanks to the artist's perfect technique, which manages to depict the body with vivacity and a sense of plasticity. The figure's surface is softened by the light, making it appear alive and vibrant. At the same time, however, the artist achieves a marked formal synthesis: the forms are almost diluted in delicate washes of color that envelop the figures in concentric and circular movements. In this way, the representation of the woman, while faithful to phenomenal reality, is cloaked in a subtly symbolist guise. In this particular work, the subject's envelopment in color occurs through a fantastical armor (another recurring theme in Farinelli's poetics) that surrounds the woman as if in a protective embrace.

Ezio Farinelli was born in 1937. He began his painting career in Rome in the 1960s. Initially, his artistic language drew on Impressionism and then the Expressionist avant-garde. Then, in the 1970s and 1980s, he moved decisively toward a more classical style drawing on the Renaissance tradition. This painter's most recurring themes are the Roman suburbs, female figures set in abstract, dreamy landscapes, and Don Quixote. Ezio Farinelli has been featured in important group exhibitions alongside Brindisi, Guttuso, Annigoni, Maccari, Levi, De Chirico, Sironi, Boccioni, Cagli, Campigli, Sassu, and others.

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