Audioguide by eArs
9. ATELIER- PART 3
This is the last room of the atelier, where there are two canvases on easels. The one on the left represents a large structure made up of four arches inspired by the trilithic system, that is, obtained by arranging a beam horizontally on two columns. It recalls a work of public art created by Franco Summa in the summer of 1993 that was erected in front of the Pescara seafront at the end of Corso Umberto. Entitled Porta del Mare, Gateway to the Sea, the monument acted as a portal linking the sea to the city, in other words, nature and culture.Its imposing size was designed to rival the buildings in the town centre, mainly featuring functional structures and commercial buildings, suggesting a different approach to town planning. It was a relational space, a catalysing place where people could meet, mingle and chat. Try to imagine yourself in the centre of this work and look up. Above are bright colours spread over wide areas typical of Summa's aesthetic, complemented by the iridescent blue of the sky that can be seen through the monument's open ceiling.
The other easel in the room bears a painting from the Canto dell'Accoglienza series, which we encountered in the Bedroom. This was the last production Summa ever worked on. Indeed, the colours are laid out in front of it ready for painting, as if Franco had put down his brush and stood up for a moment, before resuming painting.
