Romano Frea (1945) - Il capo tempesta

This drawing is a surrealist portrait by artist Romano Frea , created using India ink and colored pencil on paper. The artwork is signed in the lower left corner. It is titled "IL CAP TEMPESTA" (Storm Head) as noted in the lower margin.

This work, titled "Captain Storm," is an original drawing by Italian artist Romano Frea. Born in Monticello d'Alba in 1945, Frea is a self-taught painter known for a highly iconic, geometric, and visionary graphic style, characterized by intricate geometric patterns and surreal figures born from a cohesion of different images. Details and Characteristics of the Work: Title: Capt. Storm (visible in the handwritten pencil inscription on the lower right margin). Signature: Signed "Romano Frea" on the lower left margin.

Technique: Mixed media on paper, created with the combined use of pencil, ink, and touches of color (marker or colored inks) applied using very fine geometric strokes.

Iconographic Elements: The central figure, of surrealist and vaguely mechanomorphic origin, rests on a large spiral-shaped wheel structure.

At the bottom left, the graphic detail of an arrow shot towards the fractured ground stands out, a symbolic element that emphasizes the dramatic tension of the character.