Totò Bonanno - Quartiere in demolizione

Artist: Totò Bonanno

Title: Quartiere in demolizione, 1988

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size: 50x80  cm

Frame: Wooden frame

The  Artist:

Totò Bonanno (Lercara Friddi, September 21, 1928 – Palermo, October 4, 2002) was an Italian painter of great importance in the Sicilian artistic panorama of the 20th century.

His poetics is characterized by a vibrant and material representation of Sicilian reality. Initially influenced by post-impressionism, Bonanno developed a distinctive style, characterized by a rapidity of execution and an intense use of color, giving his works a notable expressive force.

His canvases often depict the historic buildings of Palermo, the roofs of the city, still lifes and portraits, offering a personal and vigorous vision of Sicily. His art has been described as a "constant declaration of love to Sicily", highlighting the artist's deep bond with his homeland.

Totò Bonanno's works remain vivid testimonies of Sicilian culture and soul, expressing through shapes and colors the profound essence of his land.