Punta Corvo, Scicli
In 1969, Guccione built a summer house in Punta Corvo (Scicli), on the easternmost tip of Sicily. The poetic beauty of Sicilian light became a necessity for Guccione's eyes.
From the window of the house on via Flaminia
The form of Sicily’s luminosity thus begins to intertwine more and more with the desolation of the city, glimpsed from the window of his studio on via Flaminia in Rome.
Self-Portrait in the Landscape (1971) by Piero GuccionePiero Guccione Archive
In Rome I always felt as though I were only passing through and I always knew that I would return to Sicily through my painting.
On the curve of viale Tiziano (1971) by Piero GuccionePiero Guccione Archive
But this wasn’t a conscious awareness. While I was there, I didn’t actually think about going back to Sicily.
Spring at Via Flaminia (1972) by Piero GuccionePiero Guccione Archive
It all happened naturally and progressively.
Exterior Interior (1970) by Piero GuccioneOriginal Source: Private Collection
I wanted to change my way of living and working so that painting and breathing would become the same thing. — Piero Guccione
Photo credit: Alfio Di Bella, Archivio Piero Guccione
© 2025 by SIAE for the artworks of Piero Guccione
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