Contemplazione
| Reference: | S42282 |
| Author | Giovanni GUERRINI |
| Year: | 1915 ca. |
| Measures: | 260 x 313 mm |
| Reference: | S42282 |
| Author | Giovanni GUERRINI |
| Year: | 1915 ca. |
| Measures: | 260 x 313 mm |
Description
Pen lithograph, 1915-192, mm 280x215. Sheet: mm 345295. Titled and signed in pencil at bottom. Mint example.
In the lithographic art Guerrini is, since the beginning, a recognized and appreciated master at national and international level. In some works a dark aspect prevails, increased by the recurrence of symbolist themes, while in the lithographs of greater dimension and commitment, Guerrini's adhesion to the beloved natural sceneries acquires the tones of a total participation to the aspects of a nature whose manifestations are minutely investigated. The human figure seems almost a corollary, playing a secondary role in the dense succession of foliage, branches, leaves, shrubs, barks, blades of grass, flowers and plants that the artist investigates and reports with an unfulfilled sense of wonder.
On the one hand, then, " Donne in giardino" (1910), "In calma vita profondo", "Per un filosofo e Per uno studioso di Dante" (1921) to represent a dark side of thought and reason and on the other hand the more serene Virgilian songs: "Primavera d'amore" (1912), "Il canto dell'usignolo" (1914), "Chiaro di luna" (1914), "Contemplazione" (1915-20), "Specchio d'acqua" (1920 ca.), "Sera romana" (1914), "Specchio d'acqua" (1920 ca.), "L'amore" (1912), "Il canto dell'usignolo" (1914), "Chiaro di luna" (1914), "Contemplazione" (1915-20). ), " Sera Romana " (1920) and " Serenità " (1922). The two paths have developed over at least a decade in a seamless alternation. With, in between, the reference to the Renaissance of "L' Annunciazione" (1920) and the Franciscan pauperism of "Laudato si' mi Signore" (1926).
If the engraving activity can be said to have ended in the mid-twenties, it should be noted that Guerrini continued to refer to these applauded works of bucolic subjects for occasions such as the first Exhibition of the Novecento Italiano in 1926 or for collective exhibitions after World War II. Although limited in years, the lithographic activity continued to be part of Guerrini's artistic proposal in time.
Giovanni GUERRINI (Imola, 1887 - Roma, 1972)
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Giovanni Guerrini was born in Imola in 1887.
In Faenza is part of the " Cenacolo Baccariniano " - along with friends Domenico Rambelli, Ercole Drei and Giuseppe Ugonia - and at the local School of Drawing receives a polytechnic education that, over time, will be able to deploy in various fields of expression: it will be, in fact, painter, lithographer, poster designer, designer of objects and furniture, designer and architect. In 1912 he exhibited for the first time at the Venice Biennale where he will be present in 1914 and, continuously, from 1920 to 1936. In 1915 he moved to Ravenna as a teacher of Ornamentation and Architectural Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ravenna, where he obtained, in 1926, the establishment of the "Scuola del Mosaico" which will be director since 1961. In 1925 he won the competition for the poster of the Second International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Monza. In 1926 he was invited to participate in the first exhibition of the twentieth century Italian.
In 1927 he was in Rome as artistic director of ENAPI and will remain in the capital, except for periodic returns to the country house in Faenza, for the rest of his life. In the twenties and thirties are infittiscono his participation in major exhibitions. In Rome, he continued his pictorial activity, but he devoted himself above all to the design of objects and furnishing elements in various materials for the Institution, of which, as an exhibitor, he also took care of the most important Italian and foreign exhibitions (Turin 1928, Triennale of Milan 1933 and 1936, Barcelona and Leipzig 1929, Athens 1931, Paris and Brussels 1935, Florence 1938, New York 1939). In 1938 he won, with M. Romano and E.. Bruno La Padula the competition for the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana all'E42 that constitutes the apex of his architectural career. In 1939 he created six large mosaic panels for the fountains of the Palazzo degli Uffici at E42 and in 1941 he won, with A. Capizzano, F. Gentilini and G. Quaroni, the competition for the mosaics to be placed in the Palazzo dei Congressi, also at E42. After the war he continued his activities related to Italian craftsmanship with conferences and exhibitions (Lille 1951, Rome 1953, Paris 1956 and Munich 1957). He died in Rome in 1972.
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Giovanni GUERRINI (Imola, 1887 - Roma, 1972)
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Giovanni Guerrini was born in Imola in 1887.
In Faenza is part of the " Cenacolo Baccariniano " - along with friends Domenico Rambelli, Ercole Drei and Giuseppe Ugonia - and at the local School of Drawing receives a polytechnic education that, over time, will be able to deploy in various fields of expression: it will be, in fact, painter, lithographer, poster designer, designer of objects and furniture, designer and architect. In 1912 he exhibited for the first time at the Venice Biennale where he will be present in 1914 and, continuously, from 1920 to 1936. In 1915 he moved to Ravenna as a teacher of Ornamentation and Architectural Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ravenna, where he obtained, in 1926, the establishment of the "Scuola del Mosaico" which will be director since 1961. In 1925 he won the competition for the poster of the Second International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Monza. In 1926 he was invited to participate in the first exhibition of the twentieth century Italian.
In 1927 he was in Rome as artistic director of ENAPI and will remain in the capital, except for periodic returns to the country house in Faenza, for the rest of his life. In the twenties and thirties are infittiscono his participation in major exhibitions. In Rome, he continued his pictorial activity, but he devoted himself above all to the design of objects and furnishing elements in various materials for the Institution, of which, as an exhibitor, he also took care of the most important Italian and foreign exhibitions (Turin 1928, Triennale of Milan 1933 and 1936, Barcelona and Leipzig 1929, Athens 1931, Paris and Brussels 1935, Florence 1938, New York 1939). In 1938 he won, with M. Romano and E.. Bruno La Padula the competition for the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana all'E42 that constitutes the apex of his architectural career. In 1939 he created six large mosaic panels for the fountains of the Palazzo degli Uffici at E42 and in 1941 he won, with A. Capizzano, F. Gentilini and G. Quaroni, the competition for the mosaics to be placed in the Palazzo dei Congressi, also at E42. After the war he continued his activities related to Italian craftsmanship with conferences and exhibitions (Lille 1951, Rome 1953, Paris 1956 and Munich 1957). He died in Rome in 1972.
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