Angelo Tommaso Limited Edition Art by Carl Melegari

Edition size: 45
Unframed: 40cm x 40cm 
Frame: 48cm x 48cm 
 
This striking portrait showcases Melegari's masterful exploration of paint's physical properties. The artwork features a male figure emerging through dramatic layers of paint, rendered in a monochromatic palette of blacks, whites, and subtle hints of color that drip and cascade across the canvas.
 
Melegari's distinctive style is evident in his sophisticated handling of oil paint's materiality. His careful attention to the accumulation and removal of layers creates a piece that perfectly captures both physical presence and psychological depth, with the subject seeming to materialize from and dissolve into the paint itself, embodying the tension between representation and abstraction.
 
About The Artist
Carl Melegari is a contemporary artist whose work masterfully explores the intersection of figurative painting and abstraction. His distinctive approach focuses on the dual exploration of the human form and the physical properties of oil paint itself.
 
Working primarily from life models, Melegari's technique involves a continuous process of accumulating and scraping back paint layers, creating works where figures emerge through veils of pigment. This method creates a unique tension between representation and abstraction, with subjects appearing to be simultaneously revealed and obscured by the paint's energy.
 
Drawing inspiration from sculptural artists like Manuel Neri and colorists such as Morandi, Melegari often employs a monochromatic palette to reduce form to its essentials. His deliberate use of muted colors evokes feelings of isolation and seclusion, while his liberal application of paint - allowed to drip spontaneously - creates works that reflect both the physical and psychological presence of his subjects.