Sergio Ugolini - Historic Center

The painting depicts a historic village center, captured in the calm light of the day. In the foreground, an old, unlit streetlamp stands out, leading the eye to a stairway leading up between houses painted in soft colors: pale yellow, muted pink, and warm gray. These simple homes, somewhat worn by time, yet still vibrant, nestled one atop the other. In the background, slightly elevated, the outline of a bell tower can be seen, discreetly dominating the scene. In the distance, barely visible, are the faint mountains that frame the village.

Ugolini adopts a pared-down pictorial language, composed of few but carefully calibrated brushstrokes. The lines don't seek detail, but capture the atmosphere with surprising effectiveness. The volumes are simplified, the surfaces broad and treated with soft backgrounds, free of harsh contrasts. Pastel colors dominate the scene, with pale, light hues that suggest the material without overemphasizing it.

Sergio Ugolini, originally from San Marino, has developed a distinctive and distinctive style over time, far from excessive descriptiveness and embracing a quiet, meditative sensibility. His interest in landscape has translated into works that capture the essence of places rather than their precise image: villages, hills, and urban views become evocative spaces in his hands, suspended between reality and memory. Since the mid-1990s, he has exhibited extensively, participating in numerous national and international events, garnering acclaim for the coherence of his pictorial vision. A reserved personality, he has always kept a low profile from the art world, entrusting the communication of his inner world solely to the language of images. Over the years, his painting has become more pared-down, oriented toward a research that combines formal synthesis and emotional depth.

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