Tancredi Parmeggiani was born in Italy in 1927, so right off you can group him in with certain artists and movements. He's also one of those, who in the end, decide when to end their life. You can read his bio here.
What attracts me to the first work is the loose, openness of the abstract which is framed, but that frame is certainly a part of the painting. Sweet! The line-work looks to me as if he was thinking and it's just open ended calligraphy. Image is from emilarte.it
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The second work is certainly more formal; a peacock's tail comes to mind, or fluttering banners and ribbons. But here, too, I think he was muttering to himself.
The bottom work is a 1949 tempera. Image is from clpon-line.it
Although the Art History we read is filled with many personalities and nationalities, it's almost like picking the cherry off the top of a cake; you get a little icing too, but you really don't get much of the cake - the bottom, the basis for the whole thing. I've had a very small immersion in Artists-Italian, for a couple of days and the view I get is that the art word is a vast sea of movement. There are stimulating forces that cause change and movement and there are far reaching ripples, there are undercurrents . . . . What catches our eye are the dramatics on top the waves, the things bobbing up and down on this sea of change. These star players are usually credited with making the changes happen. I'm starting to wonder if maybe they are just the stars and we need to reconsider the "bit players" and the supporting actors. Maybe they were the ones whose momentum brought about the changes. So many artists out there don't get seen by everyone, but they're a vital part of the process.
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