P. Di Gregorio - Untitled

Portraiture is one of the most widespread artistic expressions, especially in painting, but also in sculpture, throughout all eras. A portrait is, first and foremost, a description of the represented subject, an attempt to faithfully and naturally capture their physiognomy and individual characteristics. As artistic exploration gradually evolved, the physiognomic description of the subject was accompanied by a psychological one. Thus, over the centuries, portraiture has also become a means of introspective inquiry into the subject, their character, and their state of mind. The processes of abstraction introduced by contemporary art have further supported this type of inquiry.

In this woman's face, the artist P. Di Gregorio formally belongs to the genre of portraiture, yet completely departs from it in the final result. Indeed, he gives life to a completely abstract image and does not concern himself in the slightest with recording physiognomic details. The painter's intention is to create a powerfully symbolic figure, a generic rather than individual type that implies broader meanings. Stylistically, all this translates into a formal abstraction with a strong metaphysical flavor. The female figure is rendered in a decidedly rationalist spirit, with precise lines and an unnatural symmetry. The generic features and elongated forms are part of this process of transfiguring the subject into a symbol, as is the blue light that illuminates the eyes from the fixed gaze.

As we can see from this work, the artist P. Di Gregorio is a leading figure in a body of painting that moves between Expressionist synthesis and metaphysical rationality.

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