BASTOK LESSEL gallery dedicated a show to Salvo, an iconic figure of Italian conceptual art scene. Salvo's magical landscapes blur the boundaries between mysticism and reality, abstraction and figuration, and welcome the observer into the artist's universe, which is both strict and whimsical. Inspired by Paul Cézanne, Salvo’s style breaks down any architectural structure into its most basic geometric components. The only elements used to create subject matter are light, color, and shape. An enthusiastic traveler, recollections of his time in Sicily and other landmark journeys to Greece, the former Yugoslavia, Turkey, and other Middle Eastern nations such as Oman and Egypt influenced his work.
"I have always enjoyed the ambiguous side go things: the false naiveté, the false primitivism, for everything that is seemingly intelligent and technical, I find annoying. It leaves no mystery."
— Salvo
"I have always enjoyed the ambiguous side go things: the false naiveté, the false primitivism, for everything that is seemingly intelligent and technical, I find annoying. It leaves no mystery."
— Salvo