Quirino De Ieso - Noto, corner of the Immaculate Conception

The urban landscape was already a popular subject in the Middle Ages and the Modern Era, but predominantly in an idealized manner. Scenes of city life became typical themes with a more realistic interpretation starting in the 19th century. It's worth remembering how, immediately following the realist movements of the 19th century, the Impressionists also placed great emphasis on the everyday, on everyday life, with a certain predilection, however, for the frenetic pace of the city, its crowds, traffic, and typically bourgeois settings.

This work illustrates one of Quirino De Ieso's uses of the "grid" technique. In this composition, the intersection of lines and the geometric decomposition of reality serve to explore the volume of objects and present it in an emphatic manner. The purity of the lines stands out against the black background, and the different adjustments of the grid distinguish the areas of shadow from those of light.

Quirino De Jeso, born in San Giorgio la Molara in 1926, died in Noto on October 23, 2006. A complex artist, beyond painting, his interests also included music, mathematics, astronomy, and physics. His first exhibition of works took place in 1957 at the Milan Triennale, followed by numerous exhibitions both in Italy and abroad (France, England, Belgium, Poland, the United States, Malta, and Japan). His success is linked in particular to the creation of the "overlapping ink" technique, also known as "reticolato," of which he can be considered the founder.

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