Cecco Bonanotte

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Cecco Bonanotte (born August 24, 1942 in Porto Recanati , Italy ) is an Italian sculptor. In 2012 he was awarded the Japanese art prize Praemium Imperiale .

Life

Bonanotte was born on the Adriatic coast , in Porto Recanati , Marche . He spent his childhood in the workshop of his father Tobia , a carpenter, between materials and tools that would gain in importance in his later career. Together with his younger brother Raffaele he attended the local art school and at the age of 16 went to Rome , where he attended the sculpture course at the Accademia di Belle Arti . Thanks to a scholarship, he had the opportunity to familiarize himself with the work of Constantin Brâncuși in Romania ; During his studies he received, among other things, the academic prize for sculpture, which was awarded by a renowned jury ( Giorgio De Chirico , Pericle Fazzini , Giuseppe Ungaretti ). After he finished his studies, at just 24, he was a lecturer for design and modeling to the Accademia and to the Liceo Artistico di Roma appointed

During this time he had a studio in Via Canova , which became a meeting place for many artists (including Pericle Fazzini and José Ortega ). He had his first solo exhibition in 1971, at the age of 28, in the Galleria Schneider in Rome. His work was particularly appreciated by Kimihiro Fuji , a Japanese gallery owner who was fascinated by his work and who opened the door to Japan (Sol Levante) for the artist, which would be of vital importance for the artist's development and work. In 1974 he won the competition for the anniversary celebrations for Michelangelo for the design of the " Scultura polimaterica " (multi-material sculpture) in Caprese Michelangelo for the Museo-Casa natale .

In the following years he had various international exhibitions in Osaka (1975), Luxembourg (1976), Florence (1979), Tokyo (1977-1980-1981-1982), Vienna (1977), Cologne , Bonn (1988), Berlin (1991 ), Toronto (1984), Montreal (1984–1985), Chicago and Paris (1988). In 2011 a cycle of figures followed in the Chiesa di S. Croce e della mostra in the Museo Leonardiano in Vinci .

Uomo, Natura (human, nature), bronze sculpture Apostolic Nunciature in Berlin , 2000.

Bonanotte is one of the leading living Italian sculptors and is hailed as a “master of figurative art” (maestro della scultura figurativa) and “poet of form” (poeta della forma).

He carried out numerous commissions for public bodies, both in Italy and abroad. In addition to the already mentioned " Scultura polimaterica " (1974), these include the bronze portal for the new entrance to the Vatican Museum , which was commissioned by John Paul II on the occasion of the Giubileo del 2000 , and the sculpture " Uomo, Natura " (Mensch , Nature) for the Apostolic Nunciature in Berlin 2001 and a sculpture for the Musée du Luxembourg , Paris 2006, also the sculpture " Colloquio " (meeting) 1988 for the new Parliament House in Canberra , for the 200th anniversary of the creation of the Australian nation and the statue at Palazzo Madama (1986). Among the smaller works are the new ballot boxes for the conclave , in silver and bronze from 2005. In 2012 he was awarded the Praemium Imperiale .

Works

  • San Giovanni Evangelista ( John the Baptist ), 1971–72, silver, 10.5 cm × 13.5 cm × 6.5 cm, Chiesa Di San Giovanni Apostolo Evangelista, Mililani Town , Hawaii , USA
  • Ascensione ( ascension ), 1972, bronze, 250 cm x 150 cm, Istituti Ospitalieri, Cremona .
  • Scultura polimaterica , 1974, bronze, copper and stone, 490 cm × 490 cm, Museo michelangiolesco , Caprese Michelangelo .
  • Viaggi di San Paolo (The Journey of Paul ), 1977, bronze, 115 cm × 480 cm × 27 cm, UN headquarters , Nairobi , Kenya .
  • Icaro ( Icarus ), 1975–1978, bronze, 350 cm × 450 cm × 130 cm, Ministero delle Poste e telecomunicazioni , Rome.
  • Uomo e uccello (Man and Bird), 1977–79, bronze, 109 cm, Embassy of South Korea , Tokyo .
  • Confronto I (Confrontation), 1985, bronze, 123 cm × 123 cm × 16 cm, Italian Embassy, Seoul , South Korea.
  • Colloquio , 1986–87, bronze, 200 cm × 66 cm × 33 cm, Palazzo Madama, Rome.
  • Uomo-Donna-Bambù (man-woman-bamboo), 1992, bronze, 270 com (uomo), 200 cm (donna) 560 cm (bambù), place of the sports fountain Saiki , Japan.
  • Museo-Memoriale Nakatomi della Medicina (Museum-Memorial Nakatomi of Medicine), 1996, Tosu , Japan.
  • Attesa - ascesa (Waiting-Rising), 1996–97, bronze, 318 cm × 151 cm × 131 cm, Garden of the Vatican Museums, Rome.
  • Le Muse , 1997, bronze, 300 cm × 200 cm, New Library , Toyota , Japan.
  • Porta Nuova , 2000, bronze, Vatican Museums, Rome.
  • Uomo, Natura , 2000, bronze, 200 cm × 300 cm, Apostolic Nunciature, Berlin.
  • Portals della nuova Nunziatura Apostolica , 2001, bronze, Apostolic Nunciature, Berlin.
  • Attesa nella Speranza (Waiting for Hope), 2002, bronze, 75 cm × 68 cm × 40 cm, Vatican Museums, Rome.
  • Il Teatro della Vita (Theater of Life), 2004, bronze, brass , copper, aluminum , iron and silver, 180 cm × 990 cm, Santa Croce Garden , Florence.
  • Portale bronzeo del Museo del Lussemburgo , 2001, bronze, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 17/6/2011 Cecco Bonanotte per Vinci. undo.net. October 2017.
  2. ↑ Cecco Bonanotte. ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Japan Art Association. October 2017.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.praemiumimperiale.org
  3. ↑ Cecco Bonanotte e il Vaticano In: roma.repubblica.it. October 2017.

Collegamenti esterni

personal data
SURNAME Bonanotte, Cecco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES בוננוטה, צ'קו (Hebrew); ボ ナ ノ ッ テ; ボ ナ ノ ッ テ, チ ェ ッ コ (Japanese, Katakana)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Porto Recanati , Italy