Il Canto delle Rondini

Mostra e poetica

A people who have always been attentive to grasping the ephemeral beauty of the changing seasons and to elegantly elevating the humblest elements of nature.

The artist is inspired by the painting style “Nihonga” (literally painting of Japan) and chooses it as a viaticum of his own artistic philosophy which aims to be, through the contemplation of the smallest and most precious details of creation, an invitation to grasp the signature of an Artist much greater than us, God.

“Il canto delle rondini” (the singing of the swallows) is a hymn to the simple beauty that surrounds our every day.

With humility it is there, in front of our eyes and next to our feet, as if to fuel the flame of hope inside the human heart.

A rich symbolism is attributed to the swallow.

Already in pre-Christian civilizations it was associated, due to its bold flight towards the sky and its sweet and incessant verse, with uninterrupted prayer.

In Christian iconography, however, it is a symbol of Resurrection and Hope.

“il canto delle rondini” curated by Antonio D’amico, director of the Bagatti Valsecchi museum, at Libreria Bocca, the oldest bookshop in Italy since 1775.

From 1 December 2024 to 10 January 2025.

The paintings exhibited are made according to the techniques of traditional Japanese Nihonga painting.
The materials of natural origin used are powdered pigments, including gofun (ancient white pigment made by crushing oyster shells) Japanese watercolors, sakuyo brushes, Japanese Torinoko craft paper, shikishi cards and metallic silver and pure gold leaf.
The wood panels are prepared according to the Mizubari technique with Japanese and Italian papers.