Cavolacciu, 2021

Antò (Paul) TOMASINI  

Anto Tomasini was born in Bastia in a time of hope and grew up with a poet father. Citizen

of the Isle of Beauty, he maintains, like any islander, a passion for the history and landscapes of

his island, which developed his artistic sensitivity very early on and pushed him to want to express emotions

which he draws from the rich and luminous decor of the Mediterranean. A trained designer, he mixes

technical and artistic drawing in an architect's office and only started painting at the end of

his studies. From the outset, the pictorial gestures seemed familiar and pleasant to him. He first reproduced the

paintings from the Fesch Museum in Ajaccio, then testifies to the beauty of the landscapes that surround it at the

manner of the Impressionists; until the day he remains stuck in front of a canvas with contours

previously drawn. It is only by deconstructing the work that Anto succeeds in completing it. He crosses

then a course and begins a reflection which will lead him to devote himself only to abstraction. Self-taught,

he was able to freely express all the "artistic brutality" that was within him and make it palpable,

especially in his early works. Subsequently, his interest in art history, his

collaboration with an essayist and participation in conferences as a speaker, have

enriched his knowledge and established his artistic approach. The artist now intellectualizes

his painting more. His subjects are thoughtful, studied and elaborate. "Landscape and History", "

"Reflections on War", "At the Sources of the Idea", "In the Light of Time", so many themes

and series of paintings having one thing in common: the reference to History and the call to memory.

His works, painted in oil, whether on canvas, wood, paper or cardboard, always seek to

express an emotion rather than "restore a resemblance". For "Reflection on War" by

For example, he carries out research, cross-referencing letters and testimonies from soldiers in order to capture

the atmosphere of the 1914-18 war. Anto Tomasini strives to give us a complete and

deeply sincere of significant events or people, with the aim of consolidating our

projection into the future.