Gerico (1958) - Natura in posa

Main features of the work
• Piero Geri aka Gerico (1946) • 'Natura in posa' • Acrylic on linen canvas • 50×70 cm (with frame 75×95 cm) • Signed on the back • Certificate of authenticity Studio d’Arte Borromeo • Provenance: private Italian collection •

Opera belonging to the contemporary hyperrealism movement.

In the deep black background, fruits and vegetables on a golden stand emerge with bright and astonishing clarity. The work is conceived with a trompe-l’œil effect: the subject appears framed by a painted gray passepartout, which enhances the illusion and the preciousness of the composition. The realism is striking and poetic, enhanced by the execution on linen canvas, a traditionally noble and durable support.

Piero Geri's painting activity, known as Gerico, is fully situated within the realm of contemporary Hyperrealism: control of light, almost photographic precision, and calibrated chromies evoke, in terms of intensity and rigor, the work of Luciano Ventrone. The 17th-century and Flemish tradition of still life is reinterpreted in a contemporary key, with formal balance and a strong sense of materiality.

The work is accompanied by a certification of authenticity issued by the Studio d’Arte Borromeo; the autograph signature on the back provides further guarantee of authorship and provenance.

Piero Geri (1946), known as Gerico, was born and lives in Oltrepò Pavese, in Northern Italy. Self-taught, he has been active since the late 1960s; he has exhibited in numerous public and private spaces, garnering the interest of collectors for his hyperrealist still lifes and technical skill.

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