Sketches

CONTEMPORARY ART

Artistic sketches by Cesare Catania

“The Artistic Sketch is that part of the heart thought about but not yet metabolized…”

(Cesare Catania)

In this section you will find part of the artistic sketches of the Italian artist Cesare Catania. The artistic sketch is thought of by the author as the first real work of art referring to the theme that inspired it, and is therefore in all respects a real work like the paintings and sculptures.

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The "Sketches" exhibition

Before discovering Cesare Catania’s most important sketches, we want to underline that these expressive forms are so important for the Italian artist that he decided to dedicate a contemporary art exhibition to them. This is a way to consolidate his conviction regarding the centrality of the Artistic Sketch compared to the author’s poetics.

In this exhibition, the individual sketches are placed side by side with the relevant main works of art, precisely in order to be able to appreciate the similarity and the peculiar characteristics of both.

“…a sketch is never a waste… It is simply the photograph of the evolution of an artist’s thoughts and feelings…”

(Cesare Catania)

The Complete Collection of Artistic Sketches by Cesare Catania

“… when we think of an artistic sketch we often think of a sketch on a sheet of paper which, once the work of art it generated is finished, loses its value. The fact of thinking that the sketch was surpassed by the work of art to which it refers is certainly an error. The work of art must first of all be the representation and expression of the feelings of an artist and the sketch therefore, by its very definition, is the most. high and genuine form of expression of the author’s feelings, the first graphic trait that translates “black on white” the thoughts and emotions of those who produce it…”

(Cesare Catania)

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1 - The Heart of the Earth B Version - Contemporary sculpture made by the sculptor Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “The Heart of the Earth – B Version”
“... the marble dust coming from the Earth and the meteorite fragments coming from the Universe ...”
2 - Selfportrait - Contemporary painting made by the painter Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “Selfportrait”
“... in this artwork Cesare Catania illustrates the oxymorons present in his personality ...”
3 - Harlequin in the Land of Giants - Contemporary painting made by the sculptor Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “Harlequin in the Land of Giants”
“... hyperrealism and surrealism ...”
4 - The Heart of the Earth C Version - Contemporary sculpture made by the sculptor Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “The Heart of the Earth – C Version”
“... the power of the Earth ...”
5 - The Man Who Does Not See - Contemporary sculpture made by the sculptor Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “The Man Who Does Not See”
“... the man is immersed in the society around him blindfolded ...”
6 - The Mouth of Etna E Version - Contemporary sculpture made by the artist Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “The Mouth of Etna – E Version”
“... passion for colours, for energy and for contemporary sculpture ...”
7 - Trois Hommes - Contemporary tapestry made by the painter Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “Trois Hommes”
“... art and science …”
8 - Summer Readings - Contemporary painting made by the painter Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “Summer Readings”
“... art and maths ...”
9 - The Cage - Contemporary sculpture 3D painting made by the sculptor Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “The Cage”
“... 3D painting and sculpture in the same artwork ...”
10 - The Cutting A Version - Contemporary sculpture 3D painting made by the sculptor Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “The Cutting – A Version”
“... abstraction and contemporary idea of art ...”
11 - Confusion - The Open Cutting - Contemporary sculpture 3D painting made by the sculptor Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “Confusion (The Open Cutting)”
“... abstract art ...”
12 - The Embrace B Version - Contemporary tapestry made by the painter Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “The Embrace – B Version”
“... everything starts from an embrace …”
13 - Flamingos at the Mirror - Contemporary painting made by the painter Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “Flamingos at the Mirror”
“... the metaphor of human being ...”
14 - The Mouth of Etna F Version - Contemporary Sculpture 3D Painting made by the sculptor Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “The Mouth of Etna – F Version”
“... when the sculpture becomes energy ...”
15 - Woman with a Book - Contemporary painting made by the painter Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “Woman with a Book”
“... love for colours ...”
16 - The Mouth of Etna A Version - Contemporary sculpture made by the artist Cesare Catania - x Slider 1920x800
Artwork Title: “The Mouth of Etna – A Version”
“... passion for contemporary art ...”
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