Sante Monachesi
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Sante Monachesi was an Italian
painter
belonging to the modern movement of the Scuola romana
(Roman School) and founder in 1932 of the Movimento Futurista nelle Marche (Futurist
Movement of Marche
).
(Experimental film centre or Italian National film school) in Rome
. In the 1930s he embraced Futurism with spiralist and diagonal shapes both in painting and in sculpture, experimenting with aluminium
in a mobile light.
An important representative of Aeropittura
(Aeropainting), in 1936 he exhibited at Biennale di Venezia and in 1937 at the World Expo of Paris
.
Immediately after World War II
, Monachesi did expressionist
and fauve painting, also as a member of the Scuola Romana
, but it was especially in plastic sculpture
that his research became innovative. He explored new materials and compositions, and on the occasion of the Moon landing
, he founded the Agrà Movement, a futurist
current looking at these exalting successes of technology and thus expresses in artwork the absence of gravity, the Zero-G that by subtracting from bodies their terrestrial weight, proposes to free man and art from all conditioning.
Monachesi's pieces in coloured methacrylate
are truly dynamic action-sculptures: "... the artist moulds the transparent and fluorescent perpex sheet, and succeeds in capturing and freeing the void of the full figure it circumscribes," (Floriano de Santis, 1990). Perspex and evelpiume introduce two new materials into Art: rubber foam and polymethacrylate, neglected by the contemporary figurative
language until 1959.
With Monachesi we are introduced to the "nomadic sculptures", where the artist ties and melts the foam sheet, continuously creating new forms and shapes. The definition of "primary forms of matter and cosmos" given by art critic Franco Passoni, well qualifies the Jesolo
Exhibition of 1978, which Monachesi entitled To Tie & To Dissolve.
entry Roman School, art note on the initial 19th century movement. Accessed 24 May 2011 Art Videos for Sante Monachesi. Accessed 25 May 2011 Sante Monachesi, bio on the Marche
Region portal. Museum of the Scuola Romana, official site Museum's excerpts of Scuola. Accessed 24 May 2011 Scuola romana, dedicated website Glossary entry Press Release, 14 October 2006, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome
. Accessed 25 May 2011
Italy
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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) and founder in 1932 of the Movimento Futurista nelle Marche (Futurist
Futurism
Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century.Futurism or futurist may refer to:* Afrofuturism, an African-American and African diaspora subculture* Cubo-Futurism* Ego-Futurism...
Movement of Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
).
Life and career
Monachesi studied at the Centro Sperimentale di CinematografiaCentro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film....
(Experimental film centre or Italian National film school) in Rome
Rome
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 the 1930s he embraced Futurism with spiralist and diagonal shapes both in painting and in sculpture, experimenting with aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
in a mobile light.
An important representative of Aeropittura
Aeropittura
Aeropittura was a major expression of the second generation of Italian Futurism, from 1929 through the early 1940s. The technology and excitement of flight, directly experienced by most aeropainters, offered aeroplanes and aerial landscape as new subject matter.Aeropainting was surprisingly...
(Aeropainting), in 1936 he exhibited at Biennale di Venezia and in 1937 at the World Expo of 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...
.
Immediately after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Monachesi did expressionist
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 fauve painting, also as a member 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:...
, but it was especially in plastic sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
that his research became innovative. He explored new materials and compositions, and on the occasion of the Moon landing
Moon landing
A moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. This includes both manned and unmanned missions. The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 mission on 13 September 1959. The United States's Apollo 11 was the first manned...
, he founded the Agrà Movement, a futurist
Futurism
Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century.Futurism or futurist may refer to:* Afrofuturism, an African-American and African diaspora subculture* Cubo-Futurism* Ego-Futurism...
current looking at these exalting successes of technology and thus expresses in artwork the absence of gravity, the Zero-G that by subtracting from bodies their terrestrial weight, proposes to free man and art from all conditioning.
Monachesi's pieces in coloured methacrylate
Methacrylate
Methacrylates are the salts or esters of methacrylic acid.Methacrylates contain methyl-vinyl groups, that is, two carbon atoms double bonded to each other, directly attached to the carbonyl carbon, and wherein the vinyl group is substituted with a non-terminal methyl group.Methacrylates are common...
are truly dynamic action-sculptures: "... the artist moulds the transparent and fluorescent perpex sheet, and succeeds in capturing and freeing the void of the full figure it circumscribes," (Floriano de Santis, 1990). Perspex and evelpiume introduce two new materials into Art: rubber foam and polymethacrylate, neglected by the contemporary figurative
Figurative
Figurative may refer to:*Figurative art*Figurative language*Neo-figurative art...
language until 1959.
With Monachesi we are introduced to the "nomadic sculptures", where the artist ties and melts the foam sheet, continuously creating new forms and shapes. The definition of "primary forms of matter and cosmos" given by art critic Franco Passoni, well qualifies the Jesolo
Jesolo
thumb|250px|Location of Jesolo in the province of Venice.Jesolo is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Italy.-Geography:...
Exhibition of 1978, which Monachesi entitled To Tie & To Dissolve.
Exhibitions
(partial listing)- AnconaAnconaAncona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
1970, Galleria dei Portici: "Sante Monachesi" - JesoloJesolothumb|250px|Location of Jesolo in the province of Venice.Jesolo is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Italy.-Geography:...
1978, "Legare e sciogliere" (To Tie & To Dissolve) - MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
1982, Palazzo Reale Anni Trenta: "Arte e Cultura in Italia" - Civitanova MarcheCivitanova MarcheCivitanova Marche is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km southeast of Ancona and about 25 km east of Macerata.-Geography:...
1999, Chiesa di S. Agostino: "Monachesi. Gli anni Quaranta e Cinquanta" - RomeRomeRome 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...
2006, National Gallery of Modern Art: "Sante Monachesi - Perspex e evelpiuma 1959–1969"
See also
- Scuola RomanaScuola RomanaScuola 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:...
- FuturismFuturismFuturism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century.Futurism or futurist may refer to:* Afrofuturism, an African-American and African diaspora subculture* Cubo-Futurism* Ego-Futurism...
- AeropitturaAeropitturaAeropittura was a major expression of the second generation of Italian Futurism, from 1929 through the early 1940s. The technology and excitement of flight, directly experienced by most aeropainters, offered aeroplanes and aerial landscape as new subject matter.Aeropainting was surprisingly...
(Aeropainting) - ExpressionismExpressionismExpressionism 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...
- FauvismFauvismFauvism is the style of les Fauves , a short-lived and loose group of early twentieth-century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism...
External links
Tate Gallery, Scuola romanaScuola 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:...
entry Roman School, art note on the initial 19th century movement. Accessed 24 May 2011 Art Videos for Sante Monachesi. Accessed 25 May 2011 Sante Monachesi, bio on the Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
Region portal. Museum of the Scuola Romana, official site Museum's excerpts of Scuola. Accessed 24 May 2011 Scuola romana, dedicated website Glossary entry Press Release, 14 October 2006, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome
Rome
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...
. Accessed 25 May 2011