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INTERNET WORLD HALL OF FAME……. January 2003

By Dr. Maximillien de La Croix de Lafayette and Dr. Gisele Muller-Anderson

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THE NEO IMPRESSIONISM OF

PEPPE AVENI

TAKES US TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ARTISTIC NOSTALGIA AND HUMANISTIC BEAUTY

 Peppe Aveni, Self Portrait

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Peppe Aveni is a self-assured artist. Infinite limpid strokes of genius and profound affection for natural beauty drive Aveni to the edge of irresistible magnetic field called Divinity of Art, “L’Arte Divino”. In other words, Aveni brings the traditions of the old Italian Masters to a dinner table, where Champagne and caviar are served not at the tune of Puccini’s La Boheme but at the bigger than life vibrato of Gabriella Ferri, Jean Cocteau and the latest adventurer around the corner who is going to tell you stories about  his village sweetheart  and the Ferrari he parked in an alley… Aveni knows that, because he has mastered the palette of colors. Rich, vibrant, tender, eloquent, elegant and sincere .

     La Preparazione, 90cm x 60cm

In those colors, a big part of our life, the villages we loved, the shores we stroll on, the streets benches who shared our patience, hope and awaiting the arrival of our darling…in those colors, Aveni plays games with us, brings us memories maybe we do not want to remember because they were so dear to us and vanished without warning us…Aveni’s colors are bigger than life and smaller than the worries it bring to us uninvited…..

Aveni’s compositions are bigger than life because the sensations you share with and from his paintings are real,  and because life is no more ugly when you look at Aveni’s work. I love his paintings. A pure, honest and brilliant simplicity in concept yet, delicately elevated to an ascending metamorphosis of tranquility, beauty, mastery of forms, shapes and colors unrestricted by rules and what makes us fear…think…and forget beautiful visions we saw in dreams, or maybe we never saw…and sometimes, that what kills us….not to experience and witness beauty! Aveni is a great artist!

     Prugne, Oil on canvas, 50cm x 40cm                              Campi, Oil on canvas, 70cm x 40cm                        Al sole, Oil on canvas, 80cm x 50 cm

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Michele, 80cm x 60cm

If you look at Aveni’s streets, they are empty. But, you know somebody who cares about you and never told you that, might be there…at the end of the streets curve waiting for you…at least, you might experience this feeling in silence, and this is a wonderful experience because, Aveni’s streets don’t end on the canvas…just look at them…look one more time, they unite with shadows and unseen majestic and friendly presence beyond modest houses. A presence we love to call Serenity.

Maria, Pastel on canvas, 45cm x 35cm

Aveni mastered the light, reflections of lights, the shadows, the depth of shadows, the colors, the immensity and infinity of colors….Aveni is a great master. Humble in life he remains but, his art is soaring!

We welcome the Italian Master to the INTERNET WORLD HALL OF FAME for the month of January 2003.

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