motion and light: the works of italian artist pietro piccoli

Motion and LightThe works of Italian artistPietro Piccoli

January 30 - February 28, 2015

Pietro Piccoli

Born in 1954 in the small Italian town of Montopoli di Sabina, Pietro Piccoli followed his artistic passion by attending Latina’s high school for the arts at the age of 16. By age 20, Piccoli went to Rome, an exciting place full

of artistic potential.

In the early 70Rome was a hotbed of new ideas and on the cutting edge of the international art scene. He immersed himself in his surroundings, finding inspiration in the innovative concepts of the many artists whose studios he frequented and to whom he apprenticed himself. Moreover, for a year or so, he traveled in northern Italy and also Paris and Zurich,

which greatly influenced his artistic perspective.

The 80’s comprised a second period of active experimentation in Pic-coli’s career. He investigated new mediums and sought new ways of

weaving together major strands of his style: realism and abstraction,

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Pietro Piccoli

visual detail and imagination. Variously, he tried impressionism, expres-sionism, and fauvism. Within ten years, he had found a definite direc-tion toward the synthesis he was seeking. His colors became brighter, his brushwork more free. Soon he began adding patches of pure abstrac-tion as a sort of “out-of -focus” overlay in front of the pure landscape. These patches serve as a visual relief from the strongly geometric archi-tectural forms. In his most recent works, the subject matter has become

incorporated into the abstraction.

His work recalls that of “the Mediterranean World,” which utilizes the light and bright color to capture the essence of the land and sea. His dramat-ic use of these two elements creates vivifying, energetic compositions which impel the viewer to become entranced by the play of real and

abstraction, of curvature and geometry, of light and color.

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Barche sulla spiagga 47” x 47”

Mixed Media on Canvas 48248722

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Luci sulle barche 28” x 31”

Mixed Media on Canvas 48248731

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Barche al Rientro 31” x 47”

Mixed Media on Canvas 48248727

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Boatscene 28” x 31”

Mixed Media on Canvas 45452067

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Boatscene 28” x 31”

Mixed Media on Canvas 45452066

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Boatscene 59” x 59”

Mixed Media on Canvas 45452065

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Landscape 59” x 59”

Mixed Media on Canvas 45452063

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Boatscene 59” x 79”

Mixed Media on Canvas 45452062

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Paese 47” x 59”

Oil on Canvas 48248715

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Paese47” x 59”

Mixed Media on Canvas 48248716

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Case Rosa 39” x 59”

Oil on Canvas 48248717

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Tramonto sulla spiaggia di Isola Rossa, Sardegna

39” x 59” Mixed Media on Canvas

48248718

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Ingresso in Laguna 47” x 47”

Mixed Media on Canvas 48248719

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Ingresso al porto, Sardegna47” x 47”

Mixed Media on Canvas 48248721

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Panorama di paesaggio 19” x 39”

Mixed Media on Canvas 36162197

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Barche a vela al rientro27” x 31”

Mixed Media on Canvas 35348516

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Composizione con vele 39” x 39”

Mixed Media on Canvas 35348505

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Landscape47” x 59”

Mixed Media on Canvas 34258345

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Barche Rosse 31” x 31”

Mixed Media on Canvas 33381459

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Centro Storico 39” x 39”

Mixed Media on Canvas 33381455

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Barche al Mattino 59” x 31”

Mixed Media on Canvas 33381446

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Motion and Light:The works of Italian artistPietro Piccoli

will be on display at R. Alexander Fine Art from January 30 - February 28, 2015

Receptions

Friday, January 30th, 6-9pm Saturday, January 31st, 11am-1pm

Gallery General Information

5650 Peachtree Parkway Peachtree Corners (Atlanta), Georgia 30092

770.609.8662 info@ralexanderfineart.com www.ralexanderfineart.com

Please contact the gallery via phone or email for pricing

and availability of works shown in this catalog.

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