Paride Falchi painter

The Diotti Museum by Casalmaggiore dedicates an anthological exhibition to Paride Falchi (1908-1995) thirty years after his death. The exhibition celebrates the artistic production of the painter, originally from Quattrocase of Casalmaggiore, who lived for a long time in Sabbionetawhose historical fascination profoundly influenced his art.

On display, over a hundred paintings and drawingswhich offer a comprehensive overview of the creative journey of Hawks. His training began as a decorator under the guidance of Luigi Bonfatti Sabbioniexperience that allowed him to hone a solid technique. Subsequently, he studied at the Giuseppe Bottoli' School of Drawing in Casalmaggiore, specialising in drawing. After the World War IIdedicates himself entirely to the easel paintingdeveloping a particular sensitivity for the painting en plein air.

His works delicately and profoundly portray the atmospheres of the padana countrysidecapturing rural views, Gonzaga-style architecture and landscapes enveloped by mists or expanses of snow. His pictorial language is characterised by a brushstroke that alternates tones materials and liquidsgiving his paintings a poetic and melancholic aura.

While staying out of the spotlight, Hawks cultivated artistic friendships with personalities such as Luigi Tagliarini, Palmiro Vezzoni, Tino Aroldi e Alessandro Dal Prato. In 1978, thanks to the latter's initiative, he exhibited in the prestigious Giulio Romano's Loggia delle Pescherie a Mantuaevent that established his recognition as one of the most authentic interpreters of the landscape painting. In the 1980s, the critic Renzo Margonari and a documentary made by RAI contribute to consolidating its notoriety.

In the last phase of his career, unable to paint outdoors, he concentrated on small still lifesreducing his pictorial world to domestic subjects, but without losing his unmistakable expressive depth.

The exhibition, curated by Valter Rosawill be set up in the Rossari Hall and in other sections of the museum, allowing a dialogue between the work of Hawks and other artists of his time. An unmissable opportunity to rediscover the intimist painting of an artist who knew how to represent the landscapes and atmospheres of his land with rare sensitivity.