After almost a century of relative decline,
overshadowed by Abstractionism and Conceptual art each time more or less “a la
page”, representational painting has returned to assume the pre-eminent role
that it deserves on the international art scene.
In this context the Angel Academy of
Art, both recognised and accredited by the “Regione Toscana”, is considered on
of the most important schools in Europe and North
America.
The Angel Academy bases
its formative and instructional excellence on the experience and painting
research of its founder and director Michael John Angel, who studied under
Pietro Annigoni during the 1960s, and is dedicated to the specialist teaching
of representational painting at a professional level.
The main inspiration and intent of the School is the desire
to combine theory and practice, conceptual observation and empirical capacity.
Situated in Florence, prestigious centre of Italian
art, the Angel Academy teaches the methods and techniques passed down through
the centuries from the Renaissance to the late 19th Century, using the various expressive
forms of representational painting that have always inspired the mainstream of
European art.
The exhibition this year is the 11th edition of the show with the works by students from beginners up to graduate level
and faculty members of the Angel Academy of
Art.
