Paintings by Melchiorre Gerbino

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Melchiorre Gerbino has been a professional painter since 1969.
He has worked in several cities (Stockholm, Milan, Düsserdolf, Copenhagen, Oslo, New York, Caracas, Quito, Nairobi, Abidjan, Tokyo, his hometown Calatafimi...) and has held exhibitions in some of them and in others not mentioned here. In Stockholm he ran a gallery where he exhibited and sold his paintings and those of Gunilla Unger. In Nairobi, where he taught the techniques of engraving and painting on glass, he ran a gallery where he sold exclusively his paintings. In Tokyo and Oslo he sold his paintings on the streets.
He never wanted to participate in the activity of art galleries managed by others, thanks to this he was able to travel continuously, for many years, all over the world and reach remote places, such as Easter Island and the Tarawa Atoll. As a result his production has been rather chaotic, but he believes that after his death the gallery owners, with whom he did not want to collaborate during his lifetime, will look for his paintings, since he led the youth revolt in Italy in the1960s, which made history in Italy, in France and worldwide.
As a painter, Melchiorre Gerbino uses an impressionistic technique to create a surreal dimension. Thanks to this technique, his paintings are determined by those who observe them.

Melchiorre Gerbino in Tarawa Atoll in 2009

I want to explain what I mean when I say that the one who observes a painting by Melchiorre Gerbino determines it

the mother is represented by the figure on the left, the daughter from the one on the right

"Oddities between mother and daughter" (cm 50 x cm 40).
Evidently, the mother is represented by the figure on the left, the daughter by the one on the right.

A boat

One can notice a boat here.

One could notice another boat in this detail

Here too a boat could be seen.

Here, a canal or a marsh

The light reflections in this part of the painting suggest there is a canal or a swamp.

The one who has hung this unusual painting on a wall, and looks at it from time to time, suddenly notices that between mother and daughter there is a strange figure, such as those sometimes photographed by rovers on Mars.
At this point the painting, which had previously been perceived in a way, inevitably will be perceived in another. And if some other element will be noticed by the observer, no matter if because of his ability to observe or because of his imagination, then the painting will once again be perceived differently.

Something of strange between the mother and the daughter

Something of strange between the mother and the daughter

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I want to give more explanations on my paintings by giving an explanation on this one

Execution of a criminal on a planet inhabited by androgynous beings

"Alien worlds. A planet of androgynous beings. Execution of a criminal" (cm 55 x cm 70).

Detail of the erection and ejaculation of the condemned being

In this detail, erection and ejaculation of the condemned are evident in the supreme moment of death.

A part of the secretions from the vagina

Greater attention requires observation of the volutes of secretions from the vagina (arrow), a part of which seems to condense into a chair where the executioner is sitting.

Detail of the head of the executioner and a kaleidoscope of pyramids

Detail of the head of the executioner and a kaleidoscope of pyramids

In detail, the head of the executioner and a kaleidoscope of pyramids.

The laser weapon of the execution and dismemberment of the condemned

Detail of the laser weapon with which the execution and dismemberment of the condemned is carried out.

An UFO in the sky

In the sky, a UFO.

At this point, you might think you have noticed all the details that make up the painting, but then someone else might notice that there are also 3 dogs in the painting.

Here, a dog

Evidently, this is a dog.

From the vagina are delivered more secretions

Here is another dog, whose muzzle adheres to the vagina, from which other secretions come out.Here is another dog, whose muzzle adheres to the vagina, from which other secretions come out.

And a third dog howls at the UFO.

Since it is a world of androgynous aliens, whose living conditions are difficult to imagine, even less those post-mortem, it is impossible to establish whether the 3 dogs were with their owner during the execution, or whether the executed being was reincarnated in 3 dogs.

A bird pecking and lacerating the navel of the executed being

A bird pecking and lacerating the navel of the executed being

And then another observer notices that there is a bird pecking and tearing the executed man's navel.

Execution of a criminal in a planet of androgenous beings

Nor can it be assumed that there is nothing more to say about this painting, as other details might be noticed by other observers.
Therefore, the perception of this emblematic painting becomes so subjective that any explanation, including my own, becomes questionable. What is indisputable in the painting is the criminal's erection and ejaculation.
And with this I believe I have clarified what I mean when I say that whoever observes a painting by Melchiorre Gerbino determines it.

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Made in the Philippines, on the island of Cebu, in the year 2017, all these works are on canvas, painted with mixed media.

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"Nostalgia" (cm 24 x cm 40)

"Gallery of Memories" (cm 50 x cm 40)

When in the dream you visit other worlds

"When in the dream you reach other worlds" (cm 55 x cm 50)

"Pianist" (cm 42 x cm 51)

"The many mysteries of a full moon night" (cm 52 x cm 63)

Dr. Alice Adams visits gorillas in Rwanda

"Dr. Alice Adams among the gorillas" (cm 50 x cm 75)

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