Eugenio Carmi (17 February 1920 – 16 February 2016) was an Italian painter and sculptor. He is considered to have been one of the main exponents of abstractionism in Italy.[1][2]
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| Born | 17 February 1920 Genoa, Italy |
| Died | 16 February 2016 (aged 95) Lugano, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, sculptor |
Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1938 Carmi moved to Switzerland because of the racial laws imposed by Italian nationalist and the founder of Italian Fascism, Benito Mussolini. He graduated in Chemistry at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland[1][2] Carmi returned to Italy after the war, where he studied painting with Felice Casorati and sculpture with Guido Galletti.[1]
In the early 1950s, Carmi abandoned the informal style and adopted a geometric rigor in his works.[1] His works often used factory materials such as welded steel and iron.[1]
Between 1958 and 1965 Carmi collaborated with the steel company Italsider (later Ilva) as their responsible for the image.[1][2] In 1963 he founded with Flavio Costantini and Emanuele Luzzati the cooperative of artists Galleria del Deposito.[1] A close friend of Umberto Eco, he collaborated with him on several projects.[3] He also taught in several academies.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Michela Bompani (16 February 2016). "Scomparso il pittore Eugenio Carmi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Stefano Bucci (16 February 2016). "Addio a Eugenio Carmi, astrattista "industriale"". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ a b Redazione (16 February 2016). "Lutto nell'arte, è morto Eugenio Carmi". Il Secolo XIX. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
Further reading
edit- Luciano Caramel, Umberto Eco. Eugenio Carmi. Milan, Electa, 2000. ISBN 88-435-7621-6.
- Martina Corgnati. Eugenio Carmi. Tre miliardi di zeri. Milan, Charta, 2006. ISBN 88-8158-623-1.