ANTAR
The Scream color of Antar
Informal art , the language of interiority . Who belongs to you live on the edge of the boundary between the religious,
the magic and the social. There is no rest, all prophesies with the world extrahuman act as " shamanic "
in which each figurative form and geometric dissolves.
The ' artist questions himself , he sees within himself his autobiographical story , challenges and suffering , suffering
for something looming and sprawling that escapes his desire to balance. Then shouts
its color with the syncopated rhythm of his gestures and his broad brushstrokes , his cries
explosive fury of signs with his writing and his material thickness .
From Pollock to Basquiat , De Kooning and Baselitz , Richter , Cucchi , Zimmer , Vedova .
So it Antar . Its dense network of drippings to Sam Francis , his broad strokes of black and
of gray, red spots its wandering and his strong white spots , and then again the nuances
blue and purple, with the looming black and white that gives hope to the fields and red lines
crazy.
Theories secret writing nervosa, scenic spots that make us think. It is the language of the Microcosm
Antar , who screams space and time. Scream that does not give breath a1l'Esoterico the tragic memories,
disturbing and appalling . " The Night of Mirrors ", " Captivity ", " The Wall ," "The Field ", " Cabin
" The Fall of the Gods" .
The broad strokes of black, red and white break out of the blue green and soft gray of the rest.
' We must not forget . You can not forget .
ll red of spilled blood , black is the dark feelings.
( Critical essay presenting the exhibition : The Scream color of Antar , 2003 The Telaccia Gallery , Turin)
Enzo Schiavi
Journalist and Art Critic
Antar said one day " ... the best existing organization is that of chaos ... It is the most natural,
to which the man let go unconsciously , where rationality gives way to naturalness . "
Just the naturalness , the instinct , the unexpressed dominate the irrrazionalità in his paintings .
Instinctive and expressionist them can be defined , in the sense that they represent one and only reality
sensitive .
Antar avoids any reference to the ideal construction of reality, to deal exclusively
optical phenomena of vision.
There is no escape to idyllic worlds work to ensure a free interpretation . There is the painting
end in itself . There is its light , its latent energy that emanates from leaving intoxicated ' atmosphere
it gives off.
Atmosphere different each time, where the viewer interacts with the painting . A painting that reflects
the various states of ' soul of the man who as the author suggests - " only by living them , you can understand and
godene fully. "
In the painting there are Antar his studies on the " chaos theory " and " nonlinear dynamical systems " ,
where in a state of order, the color in its original state , is stamped a "zone " chaotic
( the artist's intervention ) to recreate or let it iicrei a ' harmony, a new order, certainly
different from what you can expect but definitely natural .
Harmony and force are peculiarities of the work , as well as a truly expressive and communicative
remarkable, but to put it in his own words " ... is not I who create the works, she formed gradually on the surface , alone ... " .
Also important is his theory of colors, where he experienced the " off color " , a sophisticated
search lasted for years , and also tested in non- artistic ( he was a consultant and lecturer
in schools and graphics for businesses that operate on the web) .
Fiore Albasini
journalist