Paolo Scheggi - The Dancers

This type of subject can be classified within the metaphysical aesthetic. The artistic movement founded by Giorgio de Chirico reclaims images that already exist, familiar to the collective imagination. However, it creates an effect of alienation through the process of displacement, that is, the sudden appearance of an object outside its usual context, or through condensation, the fusion of multiple objects into a single entity. Metaphysical art is also distinguished by the ostentatiously illusory nature of its images.

In this elegant engraving, Paolo Scheggi can be considered a metaphysical language, as the scene is entirely plausible, while the mode of representation is implausible. The entire scene is reduced to its essentials, with a simple and essential graphic line that defines a suspended space where time seems to stand still. This desire for simplification extends to every object in the representation. The two protagonists are particularly affected, constructed with the usual black strokes, rendered anonymous, almost like mannequins, further heightening the sense of alienation. The sparse composition is based on a balance between curved and straight lines. Within this minimal construction, the color is applied lightly in compact layers of vibrant hues.

Paolo Scheggi was born in Florence in 1940 and died in Rome in 1971. Most of his research focused on issues related to visual perception and the integration of real and virtual spaces. This led him to a reworking of Lucio Fontana's Spatialism, which was presented in an exhibition at the Il Cancello gallery in Bologna in 1962. He collaborated with important international groups such as Gruppo Nul, Gruppo Zero, and Nove Tendencjie. His interventions in the worlds of fashion, theater, and cinema were also significant.

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