Rolando Nicodemi (1922-2014) - Fiori di pesco

The painting is an oil on canvas, 40x50 cm, complete with a frame measuring 55x65 cm, as shown in the photo.
Nicodemi, through a clear idea of painting, introduces us to a simple representation: a still life with peach blossoms and a bowl of eggs. The still life genre, which regained popularity in the 17th century, not only aimed to exalt painting but also to conceal certain philosophical concepts.
This kind of attitude towards reflecting on the pictorial and philosophical conception of paintings leads us to 20th-century Metaphysical art, where numerous artists will question human existence precisely through art.
Rolando Nicodemi approaches the pictorial subject with great rigor and simplicity, without neglecting the aesthetic aspect. The composition is well balanced, where all objects find their appropriate size. The very delicate painting also allows space for tones and shadows that enhance its depth. Delicate tones are also linked to this, emphasizing the softness of the painting.
The artist: Rolando Nicodemi was born in Ferrara in 1922 and died in his hometown in 2014.
The characterization of Rolando Nicodemi's painting undoubtedly has roots in the plastic arts of the twentieth century, where currents such as metaphysics emerged, which would rediscover the conceptual essence of still life.
Subject: The canvas presents itself to us with the depiction of a still life. The genre, favored by the painter, guides us towards an essential painting that, even in recent terms, shows a delicate preference for the metaphysical nature of the picture. The Metaphysical, which nourishes the painter, can be attributed to that of important artists who worked in the Emilia-Romagna region; we are talking about artists like Carlo Carrà, Giorgio Morandi, and especially Filippo de Pisis. These artists seem to have been the masters of the painter Nicodemi, who in more recent times managed to translate the plastic lesson that accompanies a return to order and color. Furthermore, Metaphysical painting is recognized for its ability to find within clear and sharp representations philosophical concepts aimed at capturing the essence of things.