Natalino Arfelli - Still Life with Sea Snail

The "Still Life" genre emerged in the early 17th century. It consists of compositions of inanimate subjects, most often flowers or fruit. While initially it was an opportunity for painters to attempt a photographic reproduction of reality, with contemporary art the "Still Life" also becomes a way of interpreting reality, as it did for the Cubists or Giorgio Morandi. In this composition, Arfelli draws on a more traditional and less personal form of mosaic technique. The tiles are regularly shaped and allow for precise color gradations, interacting perfectly with the painted areas. The subject has a more naturalistic feel than the minimalism of Arfelli's mosaics. Natalino Arfelli (1922) is undoubtedly an academically trained painter who places great importance on drawing and the possibilities of modeling and investigating plastic values. His style favors broad layers of bright colors that allow the figures to stand out clearly within the composition.

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