Alessandro Casale Pittore Italiano

Alessandro Casale

Born in Taurasi (Avellino) in 1933, Alessandro Casale lived and worked in the center of Lucca until his passing in 2010. After completing his classical studies, he first graduated in Law and practiced as a lawyer, before devoting himself entirely to art.

Every single canvas tells stories and fragments—memories of people and places. His narrative is deeply intimate, yet through often abstract lines and marks, it becomes universal. His proximity to the realm of the unconscious and dreams evokes emotions with which we can easily identify.

“There is a spectacle greater than the sea, and that is the sky;
there is a spectacle greater than the sky, and that is the interior of the soul.”

Victor Hugo, I miserabili

The landscape becomes a mirror of the soul—an interweaving of subtle echoes between nature and inner life. The artist does not merely depict places but rather visions filtered through his philosophy of life and the secret motions of being. Thus, Alessandro Casale transforms the landscape into the voice of existence—initially somewhat by chance, then by conscious choice—uncovering an entire universe of psychological resonances to which he has devoted his art with profound intensity.

Can we truly judge? And who judges us?

Casale does not offer answers nor does he pass judgment; instead, he invites us to observe—and perhaps understand—how complex and multifaceted the world of justice is. In the courtroom, as in the artist’s canvas, the true verdict always remains suspended

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“Casale paints the pages of an intimate diary, turning color and feeling into the strokes of an intense poetic script; pages permeated with deafening silences, yet so sonorous in the interplay of intense chromatic musicality.”

Marco Palamidessi

“God listens to our breath, and the angels sing its silence.”

Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Minuscule organisms merge into a vibrant interweaving, giving life to a pictorial labyrinth in constant metamorphosis.

It is no coincidence that Casale devotes his ‘Metamorphosis’ series to this theme, pushing even further to depict floating creatures: insects and even the ethereal ‘Angels at Play.’ The painting becomes light and suspended, weaving impossible visions where the human condition is never left to chaos but is instead elevated into a lyrical and timeless elsewhere.

The proper understanding of something and the misunderstanding of the same thing are not mutually exclusive.

Franz Kafka, The Trial

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“In the face of the aggression of our civilization, Casale seeks refuge in a continuous lyricism—an image that shakes off the anxiety of consumerist time.”

Raffaele de Grada

The Critics Speak

Emotive Landscapes: Nature as a Mirror of the Human Soul

In the vast realm of art, the landscape is never merely a collection of trees, hills, or open skies. It is a refuge, an enigma, a silent companion that welcomes and reflects the depths of the human spirit. When an artist gazes upon a lush expanse or an endless sea, they do not see only a physical horizon; they perceive the interlacing of their own emotions, the echo of memories, a visual allegory of the

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The Angel: Illusion or Revelation?

There is something that both attracts and profoundly unsettles us in these winged figures. Where the human meets the sacred, the angel appears, suspended in an undefined dimension between heaven and earth. A multifaceted and mysterious figure, the angel embodies meanings that oscillate between the sacred and the profane, between devotion and rebellion. But why does art—from medieval painting to street art—continue to depict it? The answer might lie in the fact that an angel

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Judges, Lawyers, and Internal Trials

Justice and injustice do not escape art; indeed, justice in art appears not only as a symbol of abstract morality but also weaves itself into human truths, ethical dilemmas, and the powers that define it. Throughout the centuries, art has offered a mutable perspective on justice—from law as social harmony, solemnly represented in ancient and medieval works, to a justice imbued with sterner, more institutional attributes through symbols such as the scales, the sword, and

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Beyond the Visible: Dream and the Unconscious in Art

Nothing fascinates more than that which exists solely as a possibility, that which one cannot assert with certainty exists. Dream and mystery intertwine in art—as in our imagination—hovering between the visible and the invisible to offer new levels of interpretation. At the beginning of the century, Marc Chagall plunged into a personal, fantastical world, giving form to inner visions in which intense colors and floating figures reveal a poetic and nostalgic dimension. His flying animals,

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Painting for Painting, by Dino Pasquali

A plethora of repertoire—or rather, an inflated sample (one can only bemoan the dilemma of choosing one nomenclature of distinction over another due to an excess)—characterizes the field of landscape painting, where nineteenth‑century quotations of the umpteenth kind continue to claim the lion’s share, still “inspiring” many illustrators, especially those motivated by hobby and/or by the desire to make a quick buck (perhaps, one might understand, out of a genuine need for income). A distinctly

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Alessandro Casale as Recounted by Nicola Micieli

For Alessandro Casale, painting was a happy—and I believe, unexpected—landing, since he embarked on its practice at an age when the coordinates of one’s interests and vocations are already decidedly fixed, especially for someone who has consolidated a significant professional commitment—in his specific case, in the legal field—that is neither negligible nor always easily reconciled with the activity of painting. This is not to be understood as a mere pleasant pastime pursued with little or

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