Guglielmo Emilio Aschieri, besides being a fine artist, was a kind, thoughtful and, above all, irresistibly nice man. His painting has always impressed me deeply. While moving within a traditional, solid and impeccable technique, his work was strikingly contemporary. A Padano, Cremonese through and through, he looked at Tuscan painting with sincere admiration, but also with that proper ironic detachment that allowed him to dialogue with tradition without ever being crushed by it.
His still lifes-those large sheet metal plates laden with fruit and vegetables-often reminded me of certain Renaissance works: a Renaissance revisited, almost a sarcastic and irreverent Fra’ Angelico, just like his character. In those images there was respect for great Italian art, but also an awareness of our limitations, of the inevitable debts that every artist carries.
The last time I saw Guglielmo was at my exhibition at the Mangano Gallery in Cremona. On the way home, crossing the plains, one regret kept coming up: not having taken a picture together. Guglielmo remains in his paintings, certainly, but mostly in the luminous memory of those who were fortunate enough to know him.
The author of this article: Gianluca Sgherri
Nato a Fucecchio nel 1962, Sgherri si è formato al Liceo Artistico e all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze. Ha esordito nel 1990 alla Galleria Marsilio Margiacchi di Arezzo e, a partire dal 1995, ha vissuto un periodo di intensa attività a Milano, collaborando stabilmente con lo Studio d’Arte Cannaviello. Nella capitale lombarda ha presentato numerose personali tra il 1994 e il 2012 e ha partecipato a collettive accanto ad artisti come Marco Cingolani, Daniele Galliano e Pierluigi Pusole. Le sue opere sono state esposte anche presso la Galleria In Arco di Torino, L’Attico di Fabio Sargentini a Roma e No Code di Lucio Dalla a Bologna. Ha inoltre partecipato a rassegne di rilievo come Ultime Generazioni (XII Quadriennale d’Arte di Roma), Arte italiana. Ultimi quarant’anni. Pittura iconica (GAM Bologna), Prima linea. La nuova arte italiana (Trevi Flash Art Museum) e Arte Italiana 1968_2007. Pittura (Palazzo Reale, Milano).Warning: the translation into English of the original Italian article was created using automatic tools. We undertake to review all articles, but we do not guarantee the total absence of inaccuracies in the translation due to the program. You can find the original by clicking on the ITA button. If you find any mistake,please contact us.
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