Nino Ucchino (1952) - Dipinto Oscuro

Nino Ucchino was born in Sicily in 1952. From childhood he attended the studio of painter Silvio Timpanaro, later studied at the State Art Institute in Messina and for several years at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Reggio Calabria. At 22 he was already in Milan where he exhibited his first paintings. Here he became a pupil of the painter Luca Crippa and remained in his studio on Via Brera for four years. In this long period, besides Milan, he organized solo and group exhibitions throughout Lombardy and abroad.

Nino Ucchino has exhibited, besides Italy, also in galleries and public spaces abroad: Switzerland, France, Germany, Poland, the United States, Canada, China, and soon in England and again in America.

Since 2007 his works have been permanently housed at the Benucci Art Galleries in Rome on Via del Babbuino and at the Benucci Foundation on Via Mercadante, as well as in national and international private collections. Several of his public works are monumental in character, especially in Sicily. Nino Ucchino, by intellectual and human choice, lives and produces his pictorial and sculptural works predominantly in Sicily.

As Vanni Ronsisvalle writes for Ucchino, the world, no matter how vast and infinite, concentrates in one place that becomes the lifeblood and deep motivation for his quest [....]

This work stands out for a strong symbolic charge and for a complex composition, inviting a layered and contemplative reading. It evokes archaic and ritual iconographies, positioning itself as the hub of a visual narrative that interweaves human, animal, and mythological elements.

The graphic mark is precise and highly expressive, with a density of strokes that testifies to notable technical skill and a clear narrative intention.

Signed and dated, the work represents an interesting example of symbolist and visionary graphic art, suited to collectors who value iconographic research and the evocative power of imagery.