Assenza Project: a Sicilian painter in search of the truth of colour

A cultural association from Rome organises an exhibition according to thematic, stylistic and chronological criteria.

In the small Sicilian town where many of his early works are still kept, Assenza had familiarised himself with the classical forms of the Renaissance school. After studying in Milan, he wanted to broaden his horizons and enlighten the latest artistic impulses in Europe, especially Impressionism and Expressionism, and decided to leave Italy for France and Germany. In Munich, through the exhibitions of degenerate art organised by the Nazi regime, he became acquainted with the paintings of Franz Marc, Emil Nolde, Paul Klee, among others.
On the basis of around 50 works, the exhibition aims to shed light on the artist's various periods and themes: the Sicilian works, the Milanese and later Expressionist-inspired portraits, the Roman landscapes and the turn to colour perspective, which became his main field of research, expression and experimentation.