Marco Gastini's 1980s Works at Galleria dello Scudo in Verona

Galleria dello Scudo in Verona presents a focused exhibition of Marco Gastini (Turin, 1938), featuring a small but crucial selection of works from the 1980s. The show highlights Gastini's unique position as a painter interested in three-dimensionality, influenced by but not aligned with Arte Povera. Key pieces include 'Le tensioni esistono, vengono generate e si rigenerano in pittura I' (1981), which encapsulates his use of blue pigments and black floating signs resembling carob pods, also seen in 'Paravento' (1982). Later works like 'Nella luce sopra i muri' (1983-85), 'Qui, là, altrove' (1987), and 'Il profumo della rugiada' (1989-90) incorporate materials such as coal, iron, wood, and lead, yet always aim toward painterly experience. The exhibition underscores Gastini's material aggregations that bypass painting's core while achieving pictorial depth.