YEAR XIV N .80 proscenio170@gmail.com Trilingual writings En.Fr.It. Analytical painting free research © Eduardo Rod © Eduardo Rodà - 1980 - Quale Rosso? acrylic on canvas - cm. 50x50 Analytical painting originated in Italy in contrast to conceptual art, on the borderline between Arte Povera and Pop Art, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Painting was confirmed as a means of expression, far from the conceptualism that had declared its imminent death. Analytical painting was closer to Arte Povera in its emphasis on simple means to achieve a complexity of research far removed from figurative and naturalistic representations. Research into the means of painting, the analysis of color and mark-making, are the enhancing ingredients, with the work and the artist becoming the center of interest,generally far removed from any political position. In France, many artists, including Buren and Toroni, were already mo...
