Ambrosio Paolo - Paesaggio

The 35×50 cm work is a significant example of Paolo Ambrosio's production (born in 1938), an Italian artist whose research has deeply focused on the relationship between sign, gesture, and matter.

1. Historical and Stylistic Context
In 1965, Ambrosio finds himself in a phase of full post-academic maturation. Although his later works (from the 1970s onward) are often identified with the concept of "Image-Art", this mid-1960s work reflects the influence of Informal and Abstract Expressionism. During this period, the artist explores the ability of the sign to "take body" on the canvas, moving in a border territory between pure abstraction and a vague organic or landscape suggestion.
The Gesto-Segno: the dominant element is the red line, fluid and tense, that runs across the composition. It is not a contour, but an autonomous entity. Ambrosio often describes his work as an 'alphabet without grammar': here the red sign seems to trace an instinctive movement, almost automatic writing that guides the eye along the surface.

The Palette: The colors are warm and earthy (ochre, orange, browns), contrasted with veils of blue and gray. The use of color is not descriptive but vibrational. The brushwork appears layered, with areas of transparency (watercolor-like or very diluted) that overlap with denser, more tactile sections.

Composition: There is no single focal center. The work unfolds through an accumulation of dynamism. The shapes seem to float in an indeterminate space, creating a sense of depth that is not perspectival but psychological.

Critics' analysis of Ambrosio's works often emphasizes how the artist regards the canvas as a 'living organism'. In the 1965 painting:

Subtraction and Essentialism: Despite the apparent chaos, one notices a search for economy of means. Every sign has a specific weight, and there is no decoration for its own sake.

The Unconscious: As suggested by some critics (with references to Tobey's 'white writing'), the mark obeys a deep impulse. It is a visceral painting, but controlled by the expert eye of the draughtsman.

Summary of the work cm. 35x50
It represents a moment of transition: the visceral force of the '60s blends with that calligraphic sensibility that would become Ambrosio's hallmark in the following decades. It is a work that invites slow contemplation, where the viewer should not seek recognizable figures, but attune themselves to the energy of the movement imparted by the artist.
Paolo Ambrossio has exhibited throughout Europe at the International Fairs of modern art. See Google. Artwork signed in excellent condition. It will be sent by registered mail and properly packaged by Colissimo, Nice, France.