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French impressionist painters were Europe’s trendsetters in
the mid-to-late 1800s. At that time in Italy, however, a number of artists
in Florence gave birth to their own brand of impressionism in which figures
remained solid and compact, instead of indefinite and hazy, like their
French counterparts.
These “macchiaioli painters” took their name from a disparaging remark made
by a critic at the time. Depending on the translation,, “macchiaioli” means
either to spot or to stain. Many works produced during this period utilized
a continuous contrast of colors throughout the work, placing special
emphasis on mood and light. More than 100 years later, the style is clearly
visible in the work of contemporary Italian painter Salvatore Magazzini.
The Macchiaioli movement is one of the most important artist movements in
Italy towards the end of the 19th century. It was a little bit overlooked
internationally, but there are artists in this movement who produced work
that is comparable in quality to Monet or Cézanne. It’s the Italian version
of the French impressionists.
This is a movement that influenced all Tuscanian painters of the 20th
century. Even painters that are painting currently are still very
influenced by the tones, by the color palate and by the subjects that these
people used.
One of the most striking features of Magazzini’s landscapes is his use of
the same colors in the land and sky. He starts with the landscape and then
he adds the sky. It is earthy in colors, very warm, with reds and yellows
and greens.
Salvatore started painting when he was 14 years old. He started as a lot of
painters in Tuscany start. Before you are a painter, you are a craftsman,
so you learn how to use different media. You learn how to use color. He
doesn’t work outdoors, he works mainly in the studio. He works on images
and souvenirs of places he has seen. He uses the colors to create an image
of the landscape, but with a very impressionistic and almost abstract
style.
Salvatore Magazzini was born in Pistoia, Italy in 1955.
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Marina
Original, Oil on Wood
Unframed Size 19.7" x 27.6"
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Marina 1
Original, Oil on Wood
Unframed Size 23.6" x 27.6"
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Torre del Largo
Original, Oil on Wood
Unframed Size 23.6" x 27.6"
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Marina 2
Original, Oil on Wood
Unframed Size19.7" x 27.6"
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Barche in Versilia
Original, Oil on Wood
Unframed Size 23.6" x 19.7"
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Marina 3
Original, Oil on Wood
Unframed Size 19.7" x 27.6"
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Baracche a Torre del Largo
Original, Oil on Wood
Unframed Size 23.6" x 23.6"
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