SALVATORE EMBLEMA
Salvatore Emblema was born in Terzigno (Naples) in 1929. After attending the art institute and the Coral School of Torre del Greco, his research began in Rome, where he moved in 1948, bringing with him his first works: collages of dried leaves ("fullographies") whose success opened the doors to the artistic circles of Via del Babuino. During the 1950s, he experimented with new materials, moving from leaves to stones and volcanic earth, which appeared in the works exhibited in his first solo shows, starting with the one in 1956 at the Galleria San Marco. In the same year, he went to the United States, where he embarked on a path of study and deep understanding of his creative needs. He met the artists of the School and was particularly impressed by the work of Mark Rothko. In the early 1960s, he lived between Rome and Naples. He worked as a set designer at Cinecittà, creating interiors for numerous films, including Federico Fellini's "La Strada." During those years, a series of works characterized by a profound...
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WORKS
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1977
180 x 110, raw pigments on overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1980
60 x 50,5, raw pigments on overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1979
200 x 150, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1969-70
170 x 150, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1978
150 x 150, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1979
150 x 150, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1978
150 x 150, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1981
150 x 150, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1966
130 x 100, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1970
150 x 130, raw pigments on de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1978
130 x 100, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1979
90 x 65, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1977-78
90 x 70, de-threaded jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1983
100 x 90, raw pigments on stitched overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1971
90 x 70, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1968
100 x 90, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1970
85 x 100, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
200 x 130, raw pigments on stitched overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
200 x 130, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1980
60 x 50, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1980
100 x 130, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1980
60 x 50, raw pigments on stitched overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1980
100 x 130, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1981
70 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1981
130 x 100, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
90 x 70, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
130 x 100, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
60 x 70, raw pigments on stitched overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
80 x 70, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
70 x 60, raw pigments on stitched overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
80 x 70, raw pigments on stitched overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
80 x 70, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
70 x 60, raw pigments on stitched overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
80 x 70, raw pigments on stitched overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1983
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1983
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1983
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1983
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1984
100 x 130, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1984
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1984
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1985
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1985
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1985
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1985
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1985
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1985
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1985
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1985
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1985
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1986
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1986
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1987
80 x 60, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1966
100 x 130, raw pigments and scratches on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1967
130 x 120, raw pigments and scratches on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1968
130 x 160, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1969
130 x 100, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1970
130 x 100, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1970
130 x 150, raw pigments on jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1974
80 x 100, de-threaded jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1975
150 x 150, dyed, overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1978
85 x 100, raw pigments on de-threaded jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1978
100 x 90, raw pigments on de-threaded jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1979
100 x 70, dyed, overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1979
80 x 70, raw pigments on de-threaded jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1980
130 x 100, raw pigments on de-threaded jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1980
70 x 100, raw pigments on overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1980
75 x 60, raw pigments on overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1981
130 x 100, raw pigments on de-threaded jute canvas
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
90 x 100, raw pigments on stitched overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
100 x 90, raw pigments on stitched overlaid jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1982
110 x 95, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1983
120 x 100, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1984
130 x 110, raw pigments on overlaid de-threaded jute canvases
SENZA TITOLO / UNTITLED, 1998
100 x 130, raw pigments on de-threaded jute canvas
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