The works are respectively:
- 20x14
- 14x20
- 17x12
- 4x3 (6)
- 4x3 (2)
Landscape has always been a central theme in artistic research, both as a setting, as a backdrop, and as a subject itself. The naturalistic depiction of landscape has been a major aspiration for artists of every era. Each historical period has offered its own interpretation of landscape, contributing to the evolution of its depiction: first with an exploration of space, through Brunelleschi's perspective in the early Renaissance; then with atmospheric rendering in the 16th century; and finally with the depiction of every single vibration of light on objects in Impressionism. The artist Giuseppe Bergamo specializes in landscape painting, which he essentially divides into two main strands: urban views, characterized by a playful and lively narrative of city life; and seascapes, where the lyricism of small boats merges with a poetics of the vibrations of water reflections.
The artist Giuseppe Bergamo's style is highly recognizable: his key characteristic is the resolution of figurative representations in a stylistic register with vividly expressionistic overtones. Indeed, we can appreciate how the scene is depicted by exploiting the expressive potential of color. The drawn structure dissolves into a highly synthetic representation. The painted surface transforms into a shifting impasto of dynamic chromaticism, composed of bright, luminous hues. The brushstrokes are extremely rapid, intent on recording every single fragment of shifting reality on the canvas with immediacy. For this reason, Bergamo's brushstrokes are extremely calligraphic, very subtle, composed of rapid strokes that, while conveying sensory information with immediacy, also ensure a strongly lyrical and narrative interpretation.
Giuseppe Bergamo, as we can see from an analysis of his works, is rooted in a post-impressionist style of painting. Indeed, in his artistic practice, the immediacy typical of a plein air concept combines with a desire to go beyond the mere sensory experience, achieving a representation of reality that is already expressionistic.