Gabriel Limited Edition Art by Carl Melegari

Edition size: 45
Unframed: 91cm x 91cm 
Frame: 98cm x 98cm 
 
This haunting portrait showcases Melegari's masterful exploration of paint's expressive potential. The artwork features a male figure rendered in dramatic vertical streaks of paint, where thick white impasto contrasts with deep blacks against a serene grey background.
 
Melegari's distinctive style is evident in his sophisticated manipulation of oil paint. His careful attention to the tension between application and gravity creates a piece that exists in the space between presence and absence, with the figure simultaneously emerging from and dissolving into cascading rivulets of paint, suggesting both physical form and ephemeral essence.
 
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.