Alfonso Castrigno - Dentro e fuori dal blu

Alfonso Castrigno
December 9, 1959
Bari, Italy.
Acrylic on canvas 50x70
Shipped in a tube
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Alfonso Castrigno | Artistic Biography
Born in 1959, Alfonso Castrigno is an artist whose vision has been shaped by a unique, practical, and profoundly spiritual journey. A professional in the field of naturopathy, Castrigno brings to his art a holistic sensibility and an approach that probes the subtle energies of the self.

His technical mastery does not come from traditional academic training, but from extensive experience in restoring ancient decorations, a craft that has allowed him to master the light and forms of the past. His creative process is unique: he often begins painting a work in a state of semi-trance, letting the unconscious guide his hand on the canvas before technique and reason intervene to define the scene.

His style is a cultivated evolution that interweaves the spirituality of Kandinsky, the fragmentation of Picasso, and the dreamlike symbolism of Moreau, bringing the art of his homeland, Puglia, into a universal, metaphysical, and therapeutic dimension.

Critical Review: "In and Out of the Blue"
The Opera
In this canvas, the artist explores the duality between spiritual immersion and physical presence. The "blue" is not just a color, but an emotional ecosystem that envelops and transforms. The composition unfolds like a fluid narrative, where the boundary between what has emerged and what is submerged blurs into a dance of dynamic brushstrokes.

Analysis of Elements
The Presences in Limbo: In the upper left, some barely sketched figures cloaked in shadows interact, unaware of their surroundings, representing the link to the ancestral, a collective memory that silently bears witness to the process of the soul’s individuation.

The Threshold: The clear, sculpted figure on the left serves as the guardian of the passage, the only element that maintains a tangible connection with the external reality beyond the blue.

The Meditative Core: At the center, the dark silhouette in contemplation embodies the moment of 'inside', the apex of a semi-trance state in which the artist taps into their own creative source.

The Vital Movement: At the bottom, the dancing figures and organic forms suggest a regeneration, almost a flowing life force, recalling the artist's sensitivity to natural balance and healing (naturopathy).

Synthetic Judgment
A magnetic work that does not limit itself to decor, but 'inhabits' the space. 'Inside and outside the blue' is an invitation for the observer to lose their own boundaries only to rediscover themselves, renewed, through the cathartic power of color.