Salvatore Fiume - Untitled

The iconography is inspired by the subject of the Madonna and Child, offering a classicist interpretation. The artistic language draws inspiration from classical antiquity, both Greek and Roman, as well as its revival during the Renaissance. All this translates into an execution whose primary goal is mimesis, that is, the human need to imitate and reproduce nature, our surroundings. Along with naturalistic rendering, the other fundamental concept, according to the parameters of Classicism, is the unity of the work of art, through a harmonious correspondence between all its parts.

In this silkscreen, Fiume is clearly inspired by 15th-century Madonnas and Child. This is evident in the frontal nature of the setting, the proportions of the subjects, and their harmony and ease of movement. However, Fiume reinterprets this subject and makes it his own with a contemporary sensibility. He makes the figures more iconic, slimming their volumes and simplifying their features. He also introduces a lively yet soft pictorial style, in which the figures are delicately shaped.

Salvatore Fiume was born in 1915 in Comiso and passed away in Milan in 1997. In addition to being a painter and sculptor, he was also an architect. His career as a painter focused on a reinterpretation of classicism, particularly Renaissance painting and Piero della Francesca. Later, thanks to his success, he traveled extensively around the world, drawing inspiration from exotic folklore, which he rendered in an expressionist manner.

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