Alfredo Volpi: Lucca–São Paulo
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Author: Volpi, Alfredo
Born in Lucca, Italy, and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, artist Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988) is best known for his colourful patterned paintings featuring windows, doors, squares and flags. This richly illustrated publication, accompanying the eponymous exhibition in Prato, allows for a fresh discovery of Volpi’s works, which are products of a methodical and meditative process, and characterised by his two-dimensional geometric patterns and the use of colour as a structural element. Responding to the societal transformation of the 20th century, his work combines modernity, tradition and popular motifs. Volpi drew inspiration from the vernacular architecture of São Paulo; European avant-gardes including Matisse, Mondrian and Albers; and Italian artists such as Uccello, Carrà and Morandi. The corresponding exhibition also celebrates the 150th anniversary of Italian immigration to Brazil, highlighting the influence of Italian cultures on Brazilian artistic language, while recognising Volpi as a superb colourist and master craftsman.
ISBN 9788867496402. Mousse Publishing. pb. 160 pages. 82 colour, 40 b/w ills. 24.1 x 17.1 cm.
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Born in Lucca, Italy, and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, artist Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988) is best known for his colourful patterned paintings featuring windows, doors, squares and flags. This richly illustrated publication, accompanying the eponymous exhibition in Prato, allows for a fresh discovery of Volpi’s works, which are products of a methodical and meditative process, and characterised by his two-dimensional geometric patterns and the use of colour as a structural element. Responding to the societal transformation of the 20th century, his work combines modernity, tradition and popular motifs. Volpi drew inspiration from the vernacular architecture of São Paulo; European avant-gardes including Matisse, Mondrian and Albers; and Italian artists such as Uccello, Carrà and Morandi. The corresponding exhibition also celebrates the 150th anniversary of Italian immigration to Brazil, highlighting the influence of Italian cultures on Brazilian artistic language, while recognising Volpi as a superb colourist and master craftsman.
ISBN 9788867496402. Mousse Publishing. pb. 160 pages. 82 colour, 40 b/w ills. 24.1 x 17.1 cm.
not yet published