Catalogo 2010 - Matteo Boato

myself. The series on historic centres and rural landscapes presents another
trait: the presence-absence of people in the various canvasses. This is partly due
to the fact that human stories are told exclusively through the use of colour,
and partly due to the hope that in future man will truly deserve a place on this
earth and will create a world which is happier, more hardworking, honest, clean,
respectful and colourful.
I started painting as a child, and I am still a child in this respect. At the time,
painting was, thanks to its technical simplicity, a good way of bringing to life
solitary afternoons and long summers in the mountains. I still consider it the
ideal form of expression for someone like me, because it takes shape in the here
and now, emerging directly from within me, coming straight from the gut without
any technical mediation which might filter or even condition the creative process.
Moreover, the material support required is humble, but lasting. The “beauty” of
painting lies in its power of communication, and I see a close connection between
paintings and the universal nature of the message concealed behind the composition
and the background colour. This is why, when I stand before a completed work that
I consider emotionally positive, it gives me the feeling of déjà vu. For the observer,
the canvas is a point of view, a window onto the world lying behind things and
people. For me, the painter, it is a place in my mind; in fact it is my mind, my sky.
Matteo Boato
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