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Bartolomeo Gatto is the typical man of few words.
At least until you do not speak about art, his art. Then his voice becomes
vibrating and his hands start drawing in the air indefinite shapes,
which then become carved volume, figures and contours on the painted
canvas. Volumes and figures which often represent stones, “Loving
stones” his favourite matter to be sculpted with his chisel and
to be painted on big size canvases. A recurring them in his art, as
his works show in his laboratory at Giovi Altimari, a few miles from
Salerno, a laboratory which is mostly occupied by canvases representing
stones and marble blocks, ready to be transformed in something meaningful.
Lorenza Scalisi
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An art, that of Bartolomeo Gatto, then, which joins together all peoples
being intent on defending their dignity, their own freedom.
Only a superficial, absent minded observer, can miss these fundamental
elements of the painter-sculptor Bartolomeo Gatto…His sharp irony
also takes place in some of his scupltures which are however pervaded
by love for his neighbour.
Enzo Todaro
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“…In Ravello art lovers have discovered
a protagonist of cultural and social changes who with simplicity and
modesty, has been able to express by his artistic language, his condemnation
of demagogy, the celebration of consistency and his condemnation of
vulgarity. This is Bartolomeo Gatto who is exhibiting at Ravello, on
Wagner’s note wings, a page of elevated culture. Thank you Bartolomeo!...”
Tommaso
Biamonte
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“…Within the most recent research
in painting, Bartolomeo Gatto is lingering over on details…His
canvases, in their prevailing monochromatism, draw the observer’s
attention on one emotional aspect and at the same time they investigate
the innermost conflicts, with eyes capable of reading in depth…the
result is disturbing. We are afraid of not being able to preserve no
memory anymore (by rescuing it ) from the confused deforestation fury.
Up to bareness. I think these are the most meaningful works, and the
most interesting ones for the artistic culture they show.”
Claudio
Caserta
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F. B. - 21 ottobre 2007
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