Scipione (painter)

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Scipione (born February 25, 1904 as Gino Bonichi in Macerata , † November 9, 1933 in Arco , Trento) was an Italian painter and writer.

Scipione (Gino Bonichi): portrait draft for Cardinal Vannutelli, 1929

Life

Scipione moved to Rome in 1909. In 1919 he suffered a lung disease that forced him to stay in a sanatorium from 1924.

Also in 1924 Scipione had his first encounter with the painter Mario Mafai , with whom he worked continuously from then on. The two studied in the nude class at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome. In 1925 they had to leave the school after a dispute with the director. In 1928 Scipione founded the Scuola Romana ("Roman School", also called Scuola di via Cavour ) together with Mafai and Renato Marino Mazzacurati

He died of tuberculosis at the age of 29.

Create

Scipione was also active as a draftsman, writer and poet.

His works are of international relevance. B. shown at documenta 1 in Kassel in 1955 and also at documenta III (1964).

Works

  • Studio per il Cardinale Decano. Various media on paper, 1929.
  • Etude pour Gli uomini che si voltano. Oil on canvas, 1930.
  • Poetry e prose. (= Parole di Charter 16). Edited by Brunella Antomarini. Ed. Charter, Milan 2001, ISBN 88-8158-329-1 .

"Scuola Romana"

The forerunners of the “Roman School” include painters such as El Greco or Marc Chagall and other artists such as German and French Expressionists. The artists of the “Roman School” use surrealist and expressionist forms of expression.

The Scuola Romana opposes the conservative movement of the Novecento . They accuse this of conservatism , fascist tendencies and a tendency towards neo-romanticism .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Fig. On artnet.com
personal data
SURNAME Scipione
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bonichi, Gino (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter and writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Macerata , Italy
DATE OF DEATH November 9, 1933
Place of death Arco , Trento