Walter Baldessarini

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Walter Baldessarini (* 1936 in Meran ) is an expressionist painter from South Tyrol .

Life

Work: Walter Baldessarini, Apocalisse, 47 × 64 cm, 1995
Work: Walter Baldessarini, Capri, 60 × 104 cm, 2007
Work: Walter Baldessarini, Iris, 60 × 100 cm, 2016
Work: Walter Baldessarini, Iris, 56 × 100 cm, 2017

Walter Baldessarini was born as the son of the antique dealers Lina Klotz and Rinaldo Baldessarini. He studied drawing and painting at the Blocher School in Munich . He then received a scholarship and studied stage design and costume history at the Centro sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome . He also took drawing courses at the Accademia delle Belle Arti with Mario Mafai , a representative of the Scuola Romana . He gained initial success in 1957, when he at the joint exhibition of stage design and costume, the Film Festival of Venice was awarded was shown with the "Ciak d'oro". In the following years he took part in exhibitions in Italy and Europe, among others in Trapani , London , Milan , Rome, Frankfurt am Main , Aix-en-Provence , Florence and Venice.

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Baldessarini's artistic work is characterized by a gestural dynamic style, lively colourfulness, as well as the constant fluctuation between a figurative narration and a flat abstraction. The painter was influenced at a young age by expressionists such as the artist groups Der Blaue Reiter and Die Brücke . But also antiquity , the Gothic , the Renaissance , as well as Christian and Greek mythology are elements that appear again and again in his paintings and drawings.

In his pictures, the paint is usually applied with broad brushstrokes and in thick layers. In this way, moods, sensory perceptions and atmospheres are transferred to the canvas. In some cases, thin tissue paper is glued to the canvas as a substrate and then charred to create an irregular structure under the layer of paint. Sometimes the paint is applied with a spatula, then worked with a blunt object and scratches and scrapes are inserted. Thematically, the oeuvre extends over four large thematic complexes: the landscapes, the compositions, the still lifes and the Mozart cycles.

Group exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 1959: Galleria d'arte moderna della Provincia, Trapani
  • 1972: Galleria Barsanti, Rome
  • 1981: Galerie Savigny, Frankfurt am Main
  • 1986: Volksbank Galerie, Meran
  • 1990: Impressioni di viaggio , Volksbank Galerie, Meran
  • 1996: Merano Art Gallery, Merano
  • 1996: Impressions from Walter Baldessarini , Galerie Katzenmeyer, Feldkirch
  • 2000: Hotel Palace, Meran
  • 2003: Dentro la visione , a cura di Giovanni Faccenda, Archivio di Stato, Palazzo Gamberini, Florence
  • 2004: Dentro la visione , a cura di Giovanni Faccenda, Galleria civica di arte moderna e contemporanea, Arezzo
  • 2006: Hommage a Mozart , per le Settimane musicali meranesi, Kurhaus Meran
  • 2007: Omaggio a Mozart, Cantina d'Isera, Trento
  • 2007: Les peintures de Walter Baldessarini , Galerie la Prévôté, Aix en Provence
  • 2008: Presto con fuoco, Scoletta di San Rocco, Venice
  • 2011: Omaggio a Mozart, Spazio Rizzi, Latsch
  • 2014: Il movimento del colore, Salle Pavillon, Hôtel de Ville, Aix en Provence
  • 2015: Il movimento del colore, Rosengarten residence , Lana
  • 2018: Opus Vitae, Galleria Denny Staschitz, Meran

Collections

literature

  • Ivan Quaroni: Walter Baldessarini. L'esperienza del colore , Skira Editore, Milan 2019, ISBN 978-88-572-4240-8
  • Giovanni Facenda: Baldessarini. Dentro la visione , Masso delle Fate, Signa (Fi) 2007, ISBN 978-88-87305-14-2
  • Osvaldo Patani: Baldessarini. Il movimento del colore , Leonardo Arte - Mondadori, Milan 1997, ISBN 88-7813-933-5

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Giovanni Faccenda: Baldessarini Dentro la visione . Ed .: Masso delle Fate Edizioni. 1st edition. Masso delle Fate Edizioni, Signa - Florence 2003, ISBN 978-88-87305-14-2 , pp. 212 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Ivan Quaroni: Walter Baldessarini - L'esperienza del colore . Ed .: Skira editore. 1st edition. Skira editore, Milan 2019, ISBN 978-88-572-4240-8 , p. 224 .
  3. ↑ a b Osvaldo Patani: Baldessarini. The movimento del color . Ed .: Leonardo Arte - Mondadori. 1st edition. Leonardo Arte - Mondadori, Milan 1997, ISBN 88-7813-933-5 , p. 110 .
  4. ↑ a b gallery Denny Staschitz: Opus Vitae - Walter Baldessarini. In: Galerie Denny Staschitz. Galerie Denny Staschitz, accessed on February 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ivan Quaroni: Walter Baldessarini - L'esperienza del colore . Ed .: Skira editore. 1st edition. Skira editore, Milan 2019, ISBN 978-88-572-4240-8 , p. 224 .
  6. ↑ Biblioteche di Bergamo: Giovani pittori, scultori italiani: Rotonda di via Besana, Milano, October 29-12 December 1982. In: Biblioteche di Bergamo. Biblioteche di Bergamo, accessed February 2, 2020 (Italian).
  7. ↑ ExibArt: Walter Baldessarini - Dentro la visione. In: exibart. exibart, accessed February 2, 2020 (Italian).
  8. ↑ exibart: Baldessarini - Dentro la visione. In: exibart. exibart, accessed February 2, 2020 (Italian).
  9. ^ Filippo Cusumano: Walter Baldessarini, la sua pittura è come lava. In: Il Cannocchiale. Il Cannocchiale, accessed February 2, 2020 (Italian).
  10. ↑ l.pe .: L'omaggio a Mozart di Baldessarini. In: Alto Adige. Alto Adige, accessed February 2, 2020 (Italian).
  11. ↑ La Provence: Baldessarini en fait voir de toutes les couleurs. In: La Provence. La Provence, accessed February 2, 2020 (French).
  12. ^ Giancarlo Riccio: Walter Baldessarini. In: PressReader. Corriere della Sera, accessed February 2, 2020 (Italian).
  13. ^ Giancarlo Riccio: Walter Baldessarini, le sue opere nel polo culturale. In: PressReader. Corriere della Sera, accessed February 2, 2020 (Italian).
  14. ^ Simone Facchini: Finestra su Walter Baldessarini. In: Alto Adige. Alto Adige, accessed February 2, 2020 (Italian).
personal data
SURNAME Baldessarini, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian expressionist painter (South Tyrol)
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Meran