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Early 1960s: The Tagliamento
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The Tagliamento is a river which always
has surprises in store; it is very pebbly, very changeable in
its course, subject to alternation between swollen and dry sections,
the light that infiltrates between the areas of greenery and
the muddy river–bed — it is difficult to find answers
to the endless questions that it raises. The theme of reality
seen from a different perspective continues in this period,
and qualifies itself more and more. It is enough to concentrate
on a particular detail: we can easily imagine the outlines (river–banks,
trees, houses), which are not there, but how many times have
we ourselves experienced a similar thing when we have been concentrating
on a specific detail?
After the lyricism of Buja, the matter becomes rough and coarse,
pervaded with a throbbing energy of life. Through this contact
with the pebbly riverbanks, the gorges and the reflections of
light on the river, Lucatello meets with a dimension of nature
that for him signifies ‘reconfirmation’. To prove
this to the limits of provocation, sometimes he sticks pebbles
onto the canvas, which breaks up the white or red water. |
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