Giorgio Lo Fermo, Violent Violet, 2020, Oil Painting

Violent Violet is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020. Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back: G. Lo Fermo anno 2020 olio su tela. As good as new. Violent violet depicts an interesting abstract geometrical composition realized with different lively shades of pink, red and violet colors. The title of the artwork recalls a chromatic metaphor that wants to suggests a contrast between the different shades of these warm colors. Violent Violet has been realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo. He is an Italian painter and sculptor. He was born in Sicily in 1947, but has lived and worked in Rome since the mid-1960s. During his career, Giorgio Lo Fermo has participated in international exhibitions in New York (1992), Stockholm (1992), Budapest (1992/1993), Hong Kong (1994) and in the International Art Competition of New York in 1995. He won several important recognitions and awards: the Italian Art Leader Award ’92, the Art and World Prize of Hong Kong in 1994; he was also nominated member of the Accademia Internazionale Greci/Marino. The major galleries in Rome, such as A. Consorti, Gradiva, Babuino and Yanika, exhibit his canvases, and his work is held in private collections both in Europe and in America.