This mixed technique framework (oil and sand) is made by shiny, opaque and iridescent pigments,  getting an extraordinary color effect. The theme is the cosmologic explorations of the sky.
Giulio Turcato (1912-1995) was an Italian artist, belonging to both figurative and abstract expressionist currents. Born in Mantua, he attended the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia in the early 1930s. Founding inspiration in the Cubist art of Pablo Picasso, eventually developing an abstraction with expressionist overtones, he moved to Rome in 1942 after his participation at 23rd Venice Biennal. The decision of the Venice Biennale to dedicate a room exclusively to his work at the 29th edition in 1958 contributed to his international standing. In 1959 Turcato was invited to Documenta II.