In this exhibition Salaheddine Shagroun presents a selection of naturalistic work. He celebrates a realism, in which the brush leaves no traces. An exception is his paintings ‘Portrait of Libyan’: here you can see the brushstrokes on the canvas and in the texture of the robes.
Without doubt the size of some of his paintings arouses interest, in particular ‘Scattered Apples’. His technique of giving particular detail to all the areas where the light falls can be seen throughout his work and is reminiscent of the painters of the 17th and 18th centuries in Italy and Holland. It is a style that is still used in photography today.
The artist’s motifs are prompted by tradition: from the dress in ‘Libyan Bride’ and in ‘Woman in Traditional Dress’, to the everyday life in ‘Ablution’ and ‘Old Books’ which is certainly his most contemporary work.
Salaheddine Shagroun has lived in Italy since the 1980s. He sees himself as an artist, and he also restores works by artists from previous centuries. His classical style, in particular that of this portraits, is very successful in the art world and amongst the European aristocracy. Salaheddine Shagroun has taken part in numerous exhibitions, at which his work has aroused great interest.
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