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The
artistic experience of Silvio Zampieri has grown in terms of sensitivity
and also historically in that rarefied niche called “chiarismo”, which
then took shape in the “second chiarismo”, of which he is undoubtedly
the interpreter and creator. This movement belongs to that form of poetics
and art that developed between the First and Second World Wars in Milan,
and which was supported by Edoardo Persico, a prominent critic.
And
in our days his work, which we have widely promoted on the occasion
of several events and prestigious exhibitions, can be judged as being
part of that very peculiar style called “neo-chiarismo”, a tone painting
that refers to a part of the Lombard history that plays with light,
milk tones and lights similar to frescoes. One should know that the
lively sensitivity typical of this style of painting is linked to the
Veneto origins (Verona) of our artist, who then became a real Milanese
citizen, even though always remaining linked to the Lombard-Veneto environment.
Zampieri
has integrated these references, which are also characterized by a strong
romantic tone, with moral and ethical issues, as well as symbols that
it is possible to interpret in his works. These are the same symbols
that also strongly characterized the Novecento poetry, mainly with Montale,
with his terse style and his eagerness to find water and life, to Rebora,
with his “Lombard land”. Zampieri's painting is delicate, like a transparent
film where light recreates millenary transparencies and reveals images,
characters, saints, women's faces, angels and puttos, still life. Zampieri's
neo-chiarismo is backed by a lay and religious vision of the world that
lingers over both small things and sacred images. Just look at his recent
work “San Vito” made for the celebrations of Tricase, in Lecce province.
All his paintings seem to be nerveless, yet they have a very vital internal
force. Every image develops following the ceruse tones that gradually
give light to all shapes.
Our
Lombard-Veneto artist was certainly influenced by the previous Lombard
painting, as a whole, and sometimes also by Scapigliatura art, but some
traces in his works also refer to the Paris school, to Modigliani, and
to Utrillo and Dufy.
Among the critics who have drawn ideas and suggestions and have analysed
Zampieri's works, all of them have imitated his really unique ability
to draw signs and colours with vibrating creativity. Zampieri is an
artist who has never followed manners and styles, but has supported
all his work with a solid skill and expressive poetry just like trecentists.
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