Antonio Mignozzi, Frontal Figure, Oil / Fresco on Canvas, Italy, 1970s-1980s, Framed

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A refined work by Antonio Mignozzi, created using a technique similar to fresco: earths and glues mixed with natural pigments … Read more A refined work by Antonio Mignozzi, created using a technique similar to fresco: earths and glues mixed with natural pigments create a dense, textured surface reminiscent of ancient plaster. The frontal figure, treated with essential markings, stands out against a neutral background, characterized by a geometric and primordial style that harmonizes with the artist's poetics, attentive to time, material, and memory. The canvas support and compact size (30x40 cm) make it a perfect piece for private collections seeking a high-quality work of contemporary Italian art. Signed on the back by the artist, the work is part of a recognized exhibition and auction program. Antonio Mignozzi was born in 1942 in Trebisacce (CS), studied at the Brera Academy in Milan, and has lived and worked in Verbania since 1973. His painting explores visual memory, material, and the suspension of time between figuration and abstraction. His works have been presented in numerous solo exhibitions in Milan, Brescia, Locarno, and Verbania, and are listed in specialized auction catalogs. The artist's current market highlights modestly priced entries, making this work an attractive opportunity for discerning collectors or contemporary design circles. Mignozzi employs a distinctive technique—often described as "fresco-like"—in which he blends earth, glue, and natural pigments, some of which are sourced directly from his native region. His surfaces appear like ancient plaster, detached fragments, evoking cave paintings all the way to early Christian art and twentieth-century Italian art: a language that explores matter, the archaeology of the sign, and formal essentiality. Stylistically, the works present slightly abstract, frontal figures with a quiet yet intense expressive force; a continuity with the teachings of Giotto and Masaccio is evident in the restoration of the materiality of painting and walls. See less