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Giorgio Morandi

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Morandi, Giorgio

 

Born July 20, 1890, in Bologna; died there June 18, 1964. Italian painter and graphic artist.

Morandi attended the Bologna Academy of Arts from 1907 to 1913; he later taught at the academy from 1930 to 1956. Influenced by P. Cézanne and cubism, he was also attracted to metaphysical painting. From 1919 to 1922 he was a member of the Valori Plastici group. Morandi primarily produced still-lifes. After the mid-1920’s the severe structural purism and geometric abstraction of objects in Morandi’s work (Metaphysical Still-life, 1918, Hermitage, Leningrad) gave way to lyricism and subtle associations of images from the real world (Still-life, 1944). Morandi’s paintings are characterized by a poetically contemplative mood, a unique fusion of reality and the artist’s ideal, and a harmonious combination of rhythmic, orderly patterns with a variable color scheme. Morandi also painted landscapes and produced many etchings.

REFERENCES

Vystavka Dzhordzha Morandi. Bologna, 1973. (Catalog; text in Russian and Italian.)
Sarab’ianov, D. “Mir Morandi.” Tvorchestvo, 1973, no. 10.
Marchiori, G. G. Morandi. Rome, 1969.
Guiffre, M. G. Morandi. Florence, 1970.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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It originates from a famous Italian painter Giorgio Morandi whose motive was to create a careful balance of subdued colors and subtle tones.
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What's perhaps most surprising is how the mysterious silence embodied by these late works of Lazzari's--which has more in common with that of Giorgio Morandi's still lifes than with the clamor of the Futurists or even the industrious bustle of the Bauhaus--feels innately musical.
EXPLORING STILL-LIFE: INSPIRED BY MORANDI Date: Sunday 22 October Time: 10.30am - 4.30pm Venue: Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast This day-long workshop is dedicated to drawing and painting still life, inspired by the work of Italian painter Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964).
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No campo das artes plasticas podemos imaginar que conhecia, e gostava, da obra de Giorgio Morandi, artista que teve uma ampla divulgacao no Brasil, principalmente nos anos 1950, quando participou de tres edicoes da Bienal Internacional de Sao Paulo, uma delas com uma mostra retrospectiva.
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