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Elio Ferrara for sale on 1stDibs
Elio Ferrara was born in Naples, Italy, on October 19, 1945. He studied at the Artistic Lyceum and also the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. Both his father and his grandfather were painters, so from a very young age, he was exposed to the artistic and cultural life of his city. He also accompanied his father on several of his study trips throughout Europe. In 1962, he became actively involved in the painting of stage scenery. He worked for the Centro Studio Teatrali, E. Zacconi, which was under the directorship of A. Adolgiso, and later for the Centro Teatro Dialogo in Portici, which was led by L. Beffi. In January of 1971, along with Oscar Pelosi, Enzo Cerino and Salvatore Vitagliano, he formed the Grupo Enne 4. During this period, he directed an art gallery in Naples known as La Tavolozza (The Palette). Ferrara also worked on restoring frescoes and sculptures in public buildings and churches. Since 1964, he has had more than 40 one-man shows.
Finding the Right figurative-paintings for You
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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