Roberto Mauri (1977) - Sinfonia di Giallo e Lavanda

Title of the Work: Symphony of Yellow and Lavender
Artist: Roberto Mauri
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm

Artist: Roberto Mauri
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm

This square work, an acrylic/oil on canvas of modest dimensions, stands as a mature example of Roberto Mauri's exploration of color and form. In Symphony of Yellow and Lavender, the artist guides us into a vibrant, almost dreamlike rural landscape where reality blends with a poetic, boldly colored vision.
The composition is dominated by a vast field of blooming rapeseed, an explosion of pure yellow that fills almost the lower two-thirds of the canvas. The brushstrokes are tactile, especially in the foreground, where individual yellow and orange flowers stand out clearly, almost forming a floral hedge. This sea of yellow extends over a rolling hill, defined by thin orange and red lines that mark furrows or pathways, adding a dimensional perspective and a sense of movement to the chromatic expanse. Atop the crest of the hill, a small, modest farm with a turquoise-green roof serves as a focal point of perspective, a discreet sign of human presence within a powerful nature.
Style and Color
Mauris' style is a hybrid between a material Post-Impressionism and a softened Fauvism. The use of color is bold, non-naturalistic, yet deeply expressive. The trees, four in total, are the key to the chromatic reading: they feature a two-tone bloom of white and lavender/blue pastels, which energetically contrasts with the predominant yellow of the field. This choice of juxtaposing complementary colors (yellow and violet-lavender) creates an intense visual vibration and a sense of ultra-real bloom. The canvas itself has a visible texture that the artist fully exploits, especially in the gray, flat sky that dominates, creating a quiet and melancholic contrast with the underlying chromatic energy.
The work has a strong tactile presence. The paint impasto is thick and tangible, especially in the yellow field and the gray-green area of grass at the lower left, where the individual flowers seem almost to “lift off” the surface. The brushstrokes are directional, following the curve of the hill and the shape of the trees. At the lower left, the textured gray and white area creates an interesting visual transition, with single yellow and orange flowers that appear to fall beyond the edge.
The artist's signature, "MAURI," is traced in the lower left with a simple, bold hand.
Symphony of Yellow and Lavender emanates a quiet vitality and a solitary poetics. The vast yellow expanse is optimistic and pervasive, but the gray sky and the farm’s isolation add a note of mystery and contemplation. It is an intimate and almost secret view of nature, rendered with an extraordinary color sensitivity that transforms an agricultural landscape into a score of chromatic emotions.