Saverio Rao - Composition - Misilmeri

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.

In this work, Saverio Rao, rather than providing us with an image of the town according to its phenomenal reality, seems more interested in creating a composition that conveys an expressionistic image of Misilmeri. Still supported by his characteristic black, bold lines and his usual heavy tones, he empties the buildings of their volume and eliminates space. The result is a complex composition based on a multiplication and superposition of planes in a compressed space.

Saverio Rao was born in Carini in 1950. He attended the Faculty of Architecture in Palermo and has exhibited his work in over 300 national and international exhibitions. In addition to painting and engraving, he has created numerous murals, including the 140-square-meter mural in Camporeale entitled "The Culture of the Vine." From 1985 to 1995, he organized various cultural and artistic events.

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