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Dec 23, 2009

Woman and colors of Cuba

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What makes them most attractive and interesting is their self-confidence, how they carry themselves as they walk, and how they express themselves when it comes to matters of passion. Whether on the beach or hanging out at home with the family, Cuban…

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Name: Lucio Diodati

Artistic Medium: painting

Birthplace: Popoli

Influences: The human landscapes of Lucio Diodati reveal the deep roots of artistic trends that had occurred in the first half of the last century.
However, it is not easy to categorise this artist precisely, even if this might be achieved through a personal synthesis of some readings. His way of depicting and of trasforming the human character communicates a sense of late-expressionism, at least where his expression shows touches of critical irony, and perhaps even of amusement at the trasformations of the caracters presented.
His vision is strongly subjctive and goes behind the expressions on people's faces, pentrating the interlor being and scans a realitty that makes fun of itself.

In the works...: The quality of the painting makes use of consciously atonal cuts but on deeper examination you can piece together the tones and counter-tones, the contrasting shades and the vivid colours so that the whole work is presented in a really spectacular way, always illuminated by direct solar light.
Lucio Diodati tends to fill the space of the canvas with the fullness of cromatic volume, so that the bodies are defined concisely in geometric elements, that are almost cubist in shape.
Behind his figures there is empty space, apart from references to a horizzontal sea-line or to colourful backgrounds modulated in an abstract lay-out.

Down the road...: The recognition of the situation avoids, however, any narrative implications and the combination of these role-players leaves us in suspense with regard to possible questions about their creator's intentions.
Diodati does not appear at all disposed to announce any obscure ethical intentions behind the plot of these life scenes, which have been delibrately chosen to present only the evidence of his descriptive abilities.

About me in general...: Women are the protagonists of mysterious tales and the painter feels like their keeper and at the same time he feels like their storyteller.
Sunny shores where women lend theemselves to the keen illusion of the lines which dress them, catch their glances and become the limits of infinite spaces like the sky, the sea.
Diodati's paintings) are populated by new cathacter, ready to create mysterious and suggestive situations araaund women. Exotic zebras and sensuous felines will be women's plunders, of their istinctive craze for figure, for dare until the extreme luxury. Furs, daring and zebrine clothes complete Diodati's dreamy feminine figures, characters of his poetic world where men are not left out, but they are only spectators, funny and ingenuous presences.
With their coloured plumes, the Carabinieri show up; they sneak into this space which they know isn't their own place; they are victims and accomplices of an artist who makes painting an art without an age, free to live through his women.
Sometimes with shyness, sometimes with a roguish curiosity, a male figure appears behind women who sorround him, who charm him... Arturo, this is his name, appears in guise of a tamer.
Outwardly he is a funny and haarmless fellow; women are under his waatchful eye. The first time we met him he seemed an impeccable man, proud in his uniform, of his uniform.
In the last works he appears to be in perfect harmony with his sphere. It seems that the dangerous felines and the fascinating women have finally and completely won over him. The irregular features of his face and the nice dark strip above his lips hold now an important feature: awareness.
Always a lesser character, he became now the master of his own space. There is no more a contrast between his uniform and women's clothes, on the contrary, it seems that it is intentionally mixed with women's more precious accessories. Women's haats suddenly appear on Arthur's head, who doesn't get ruffled, but quite the opposite, he seems satisfied to partecipate, not only to be there.
Unlike the other characters who populatethe world of women, Arlecchino has already got his own space in Diodati's works. A new space, a differeent space that charms us. In fact, Arlecchino doesn't need to conquer the scene, he doesn't wish to become its protagonist. He already is the protaagonist.
While the Carabinieri and Arturo the taamer have fascinated us with their discretness, with their veiled presence, Arlecchino immediately enchants us, he capturees our looks whit his coloured patches and, above all, with his mask.
The mystery is this character's distinctive element and his involving power
For the first time Diodati covers up one of his figure's face, making us accomplices of a mysterious and sometimes erotic game. There is erotism in women who appear close to Arlecchino. There is erotism in their way to appear so sure and intentionally provocative toward a person we don't know who it is, if a man or a woman, a friend or a lover.
The simply way in which women live with this coloured figure make us think about it. A deeper, more provoking reflection makes us wonder if there is just the paiter behind that mask... Is it Diodati, who wants to appear in his artistic world, even if hidden? His spell is in holding in a mask the segret of a more and more innovative painting, of an art which pierces us, which allows us to pretend, which is what we like most... to be ourselves behind that mask, to be able to live in the infinite and sparkling places of art.

if you could collaborate with/meet any artist, past or present, who would it be?: Picasso

Check out my website: http://www.luciodiodati.com

Biography

1955
Lucio Diodati was born in Popoli on 24th Octobe
1970
he attended a scientific secondary school, then courses in scene painting at the Academy of Fine Art in L'Aquila
1980
he exhibits his work at the "Festival Due Mondi" in Spoleto. (Italia)
1985
his work called "amiche" was born
1999
He meets Gennaro Fidia and exhibits his work in his gallery in Roma
2000
solo show in Aquila (Italy)
2001
He exhibits his work in Parma and Reggio Emilia (Italy)
2002
He goes to Havana in Cuba for a cultural exchange between Italy and Cuba
He exhibits in Salerno and Potenza. (Italy)
2003
Solo Exhibition Parma, Casarano (Italy), Rimini, Bologna and Greenville (USA)
International Artexpo New York and Art-Philadelphia (USA)
Will be in the streets of Havana. He will be telling smiles and colors of the cuban women, he will be painting in a 20 meter canvas
Collective Exhibition Barcellona (Spain)
2004
Solo Exhibition Modena, Stavern(Norway) and Sandefiord (Norway)
International Artexpo New York (USA)
Artexpo Vicenza, Viterbo, Montichiari, Padova, Bolzano and Bari (Italy)
2005
Solo Exhibition Roma (Italy)
Artexpo Genova, Viterbo, Forlì, Parma and Bari (Italy)
Collective Exhibition Dubai
2006
Solo Exhibition Potenza (Italy)
Affordable art fair Londra
Art & Fashion '06 - BurJuman - Dubai
2007
Solo Exhibition Piacenza and Parma (Italy)
art fair - Londra and Glasgow (Scotland)
Collective Exhibition Spittal/Drau (Austria) La Plata (Argentina)
Artexpo Longarone, Agrigento and Forlì (Italy)
2008
Solo Exhibition Colorno, Marano, Positano, Manfredonia, Parma, Bari, Pescara, Catania (Italy)
Stavern (Norway) and Karlovy Vary (CzechRepublic)
Artexpo Bari, Reggio Emilia and Erba (Italy)
art fair - Gant (Belgium)
2009
Solo Exhibition Pratola Peligna (Italy), Stavern (Norway), Montreal (Canada)
Artexpo Bolzano, e Forte dei Marmi (Italy)
art fair Glasgow (Scotland)