| Born in Bologna in 1935 | Studies at the Brera Academy, Milan | encountered Kokschka and Matta during his studies | 1957 first individual exhibit in Milan | 1964 participation in documenta 3 with his own room; the author Carlos Fuentes writes about his pictures | 1977 participation in Documenta 6 | 1980 the author Italo Calvino publishes four fables by Aesop | Resided in Paris, travelled to India, Japan; first individual exhibit in Tokyo | numerous commissioned projects: Town Hall of Vitry (8 monumental glass windows 1984), City of Zurich (painting for the 450<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the reformation in 1987) | 1985 member of the College International de Philosophie de Paris | 1987 individual exhibits in New York and Oslo, two monumental paintings for the Gare D’Austerlitz, Paris | 1988-89 commissioned projects: government of France: painting by Pierre Boulez, French Ministry of Defence: Fresco in the Théâtre du Chatelet, Paris | 1992 painting in the Hyatt Hotel of Tokyo | 1994 -2000 travels to Sri Lanka, Argentina, Israel | Portrait of his friend Luciano Berio | 2000 Antonio Tabucchi writes about his work in “Le cefalee del Minotauro“ | 2003 stage setting for the Flying Dutchman at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, 2 paintings for the New Mandarin Hotel, New York | 2004 establishment of the Fondazione del Disegno, Arona
Individual exhibits (selection):
2007 Galerie Templon, Paris | 2006 Museum for Contemporary Art, Lisbon | 2006 Gallery Marlborough, Madrid | 2004 Frissiras Museum, Athens | 2003 Marlborough Gallery, New York | 1998 Retrospective in the Museo de las Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires | 1997 Retrospective in Tel Aviv, Israel | 1984 Retrospective at the Centre Pompidou, Paris | 1977 documenta 6 | 1970 ARC Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris < regularly: Galerie Adrien Maeght | 1964 documenta 3
Collections:
ARTAX Düsseldorf | Ca la Ghironda, Bologna | Frac Basse-Normandie, Caen | Frissiras Museum, Athens | Galleria d´Arte Moderna, Bergamo | Kiasma - Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki | Les Abattoirs - Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse | Musée des Beaux-Arts, Caen | Musée d´Art Contemporain, Marseille | Musée d´Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris | Museu Berardo, Lisbon | Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney | Museum of Contemporary Art, Teheran | SMAK Ghent
Drawing as the language of the body
By drawing we discover the human body. We explore its constitution down the line, not its anatomy, rather its metaphorical and metaphysical possibilities.
The course will deal with the foundations of figure drawn from the classical tradition to the present and with man, has depicted in its symbolic form as the center of his own philosophy, from David and Ingres, Blake and de Chirico to Picasso. Man defines himself in the image that man offers of himself and the consciousness of his own existence is concealed in the body as a tragic mask. Already in the Greek statues <i>kouroi, </i>the body is viewed as the depiction of something universal, and in the Middle Age it is allegedly constructed according to the laws of God, during the Renaissance it harbours a human who becomes God, and then during the counter-reformation - for example in Caravaggio’s work - God becomes man. After the rise of the bourgeoisie in the 19<sup>th</sup> century art was left with the role of depicting emotions and subjectivity – an attempt which is undertaken in closed shapes, but also through sketches and the non-finito …
In their practical work the participants will be requested to draw a human model in his/her actual size. A nude model will be temporarily available. The main emphasis is placed on the drawing – both with a brush as well as with charcoal among other things.
The course language is Italian or French. Group discussions will be translated if necessary. The application documents should be written in Italian, French or English.
Participation requirements and application documents:
Self-taught experience or academic background in painting and/or drawing. 3-10 photos of own artwork, artistic CV, and a short statement on the text in the course description. Max. number of participants: 12
Please bring: own painting and drawing utensils and materials, brush, ink, charcoal, etc. for the drawing. Paper or paperboard sized 2.00 x 1.50m
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