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SILAGHI LEONARDO 13 march 2009 Cluj
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Untitled, technique: oil/canvas, dimensions: 180/300 cm, 2009
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Untitled, technique: oil/canvas, dimensions: 180/300 cm, 2009
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Untitled, technique: oil/canvas, dimensions: 180/300 cm, 2009
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Untitled, technique: oil/canvas, dimensions: 180/300 cm, 2009
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Untitled, technique: oil/canvas, dimensions: 180/300 cm, 2009
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The way Silaghi Leonardo builds his images might seem contradictory. The artist starts from black and white photographs that trigger in him only a strictly esthetical, formal interest, their subject being of no importance to him.
As an abstract, action painter, even expressionist as some might call him, Silaghi Leonardo gets the energy of an image and redeems it on canvas with large, direct gestures, with no coming backs, just in white, black and the consequent grays, seeking to keep the purity of the painting act, and to remain clear and straightforward. But the end result of his act is not necessarily an abstract painting, but a borderline one between abstract and figurative painting. One can still spot silhouettes or bodies of dismembered cars or trucks from the WW1. The images are vague, inviting the viewer to picture the rest of the scene.
The artistic process is of an utmost importance for Silaghi Leonardo, the manner in which he starts from a photographic reality, distils it by means of abstraction, and finally gets to an image that is both indistinct and coherent at the same time. It is the complex way, in which the artist easily crosses the line between abstract and figurative, that matters most.
Modul in care Silaghi Leonardo isi construieste imaginile este unul aparent contradictoriu. Artistul porneste ca sursa de inspiratie de la imagini fotografice alb-negru care ii suscita doar un interes estetic, formal, continutul acestora neinteresandu-l catusi de putin.
Fiind in esenta un artist abstract, gestual, aparent expresionist, Silaghi Leonardo capteaza energia imaginii si o transpune pe panza cu gesturi largi, directe, fara reveniri, doar in alb, negru si griurile aferente, pentru a pastra puritatea actului pictural, pentru a fi mai direct, mai clar. Dar rezultatul actiunii sale nu este neaparat o pictura abstracta, ci una la limita abstractului cu figurativul. Se disting siluete, caroserii de masini dezmembrate sau camioane din vremea primului razboi mondial. Imaginile sunt doar sugerate, lasand privitorul sa isi imagineze restul scenei.
Demersul artistic este insa important in picturile lui Silaghi Leonardo, modul in care porneste de la realitatea fotografica si o distileaza prin abstractiune, ajungand in final la o imagine ambigua, dar coerenta, important este jocul complicat pe care artistul il face cu lejeritate, The way Silaghi Leonardo builds his images might seem contradictory. The artist starts from black and white photographs that trigger in him only a strictly esthetical, formal interest, their subject being of no importance to him.
As an abstract, action painter, even expressionist as some might call him, Silaghi Leonardo gets the energy of an image and redeems it on canvas with large, direct gestures, with no coming backs, just in white, black and the consequent grays, seeking to keep the purity of the painting act, and to remain clear and straightforward. But the end result of his act is not necessarily an abstract painting, but a borderline one between abstract and figurative painting. One can still spot silhouettes or bodies of dismembered cars or trucks from the WW1. The images are vague, inviting the viewer to picture the rest of the scene.
The artistic process is of an utmost importance for Silaghi Leonardo, the manner in which he starts from a photographic reality, distils it by means of abstraction, and finally gets to an image that is both indistinct and coherent at the same time. It is the complex way, in which the artist easily crosses the line between abstract and figurative, that matters most.
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