Umberto Mastroianni
Umberto Mastroianni (born September 21, 1910 in Fontana Liri ( province of Frosinone ), Italy , † February 25, 1998 in Marino , Italy) was an Italian sculptor . He is one of the most important representatives of abstract art after the Second World War .
life and work
Umberto Mastroianni was the uncle of the famous actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924–1996). He moved to Rome in 1924 , where he worked in the studio of his uncle - the sculptor Domenico Mastroianni (1876–1962) - and studied at the Accademia di San Marcello . In 1926 he moved to Turin and worked in the studio of the sculptor Michele Guerrisi (1893–1963).
Mastroianni lived and worked in Turin for most of his life. One of his most important works is the monument to the partisans in Turin, created in 1945 . His art received international recognition in the 1950s. In 1951 Mastroianni had his first solo exhibition in Paris at the Galerie de France . Umberto Mastroianni was, among other things, a participant in the XXIX. Venice Biennale in 1958 (where he won the prize for sculpture: “ Gran Premio Internazionale per la scultura ”) and also the documenta II in 1959 in Kassel . In 1960 he had a solo exhibition in the United States in New York at the Kleeman Gallery and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts . In 1973 he was awarded an Antonio Feltrinelli Prize and in 1989 the Japanese Praemium Imperiale art prize .
His art developed from the original style of futurism to abstract sculptures with a powerful charisma. His bronze - sculptures are often entangled and interlaced and leave the viewer integrated body and essentiality guess.
On January 15, 1999, almost a year after his death, the “ Fondazione Umberto Mastroianni ” foundation was established in Arpino , in his home province of Frosinone , from his estate .
His grave is in Carmagnola , near Turin .
literature
- Exhibition catalog for documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Art after 1945 . Catalog: Volume 1: Painting; Volume 2: Sculpture; Volume 3: Graphic Art; Text tape. Kassel / Cologne 1959
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mastroianni, Umberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fontana del Liri (Frosinone Province), Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1998 |
| Place of death | Marino Laziale , Italy |