Renato Marino Mazzacurati
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Renato Marino Mazzacurati (born 1907), was an Italian
painter
belonging to the modern movement of the Scuola romana
(Roman School), of eclectic styles and able within his career span to represent the artistic currents of Cubism
, Expressionism
, and Realism, thus showing a distinctive open mind towards Art
and its multiple aspects. In fact, he believed that Art could sustain social functions.
in 1926, he befriended Scipione
, Mario Mafai
and Raphaël
, creating with them an artistic movement called by Italian
scholar Roberto Longhi the Scuola di via Cavour or Scuola Romana
.
In 1931 Mazzacurati went to Paris
, where he became particularly interested in the works of Rodin
, Matisse and Picasso, as both his pictorial production (between 1931–1935) and his sculptures show, with their expressionism
that forces the physical structure (e.g., see Ritratto del conte N. (Portrait of Count N.), 1936) or deforms it into monstrously grotesque figures (e.g., see Imperatori e Imperatrici (Emperors & Empresses), 1942–1943). Subsequently, Mazzacurati tended towards a cruder realism
, joining in 1947 the "Fronte Nuovo delle Arti
". His other work include Monumento al Partigiano (Monumento to the Partisan) in Parma
(1964) and the Monumento alle quattro giornate
(Monument to the Four days of Naples
, in Naples
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
belonging to the modern movement of the Scuola romana
Scuola Romana
Scuola romana or Scuola di via Cavour was a 20th century art movement defined by a group of painters within Expressionism and active in Rome between 1928 and 1945, and with a second phase in the mid-1950s.-Birth of the Movement:...
(Roman School), of eclectic styles and able within his career span to represent the artistic currents of Cubism
Cubism
Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
, Expressionism
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
, and Realism, thus showing a distinctive open mind towards Art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and its multiple aspects. In fact, he believed that Art could sustain social functions.
Biography
Moved to RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1926, he befriended Scipione
Scipione (Gino Bonichi)
Gino Bonichi , known as Scipione, was an Italian painter and writer.He was born in Macerata. In 1909 he moved to Rome, where he later enrolled at the Scuola Libera di Nudo of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma...
, Mario Mafai
Mario Mafai
Mario Mafai , was an Italian painter, founder with his wife Antonietta Raphaël of the modern art movement called Scuola Romana.- Biography :...
and Raphaël
Antonietta Raphael
Antonietta Raphaël , was an Italian sculptor and painter of Jewish heritage and Lithuanian birth, who founded the Scuola Romana movement together with her husband Mario Mafai. She was an artist characterised by a profound anti-academic conviction, also affirmed by her sculptures which, especially...
, creating with them an artistic movement called by Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
scholar Roberto Longhi the Scuola di via Cavour or Scuola Romana
Scuola Romana
Scuola romana or Scuola di via Cavour was a 20th century art movement defined by a group of painters within Expressionism and active in Rome between 1928 and 1945, and with a second phase in the mid-1950s.-Birth of the Movement:...
.
In 1931 Mazzacurati went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where he became particularly interested in the works of Rodin
Rodin
- People :* Auguste Rodin , French sculptor, for whom is named:** The Musée Rodin in Paris, France** The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA** The Rodin Gallery in Seoul, South Korea** Rodin , a crater on the Moon...
, Matisse and Picasso, as both his pictorial production (between 1931–1935) and his sculptures show, with their expressionism
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
that forces the physical structure (e.g., see Ritratto del conte N. (Portrait of Count N.), 1936) or deforms it into monstrously grotesque figures (e.g., see Imperatori e Imperatrici (Emperors & Empresses), 1942–1943). Subsequently, Mazzacurati tended towards a cruder realism
Realism
Realism, Realist or Realistic are terms that describe any manifestation of philosophical realism, the belief that reality exists independently of observers, whether in philosophy itself or in the applied arts and sciences. In this broad sense it is frequently contrasted with Idealism.Realism in the...
, joining in 1947 the "Fronte Nuovo delle Arti
Fronte Nuovo delle Arti
The Fronte Nuovo delle Arti was an Italian artistic movement that was active in Venice, Rome and Milan in the years following WWII...
". His other work include Monumento al Partigiano (Monumento to the Partisan) in Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
(1964) and the Monumento alle quattro giornate
Four days of Naples
The Four days of Naples refers to the popular uprising in the Italian city of Naples between 27 and 30 September 1943 against the German forces occupying the city during World War II...
(Monument to the Four days of Naples
Four days of Naples
The Four days of Naples refers to the popular uprising in the Italian city of Naples between 27 and 30 September 1943 against the German forces occupying the city during World War II...
, in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
.
