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Mattia Moreni Biography
Mattia Bruno Moreni was an Italian sculptor and painter, a prominent figure in the post-World War II European art scene. Born in Pavia in 1920, Moreni's artistic journey began at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, where he studied from approximately 1940 to 1942 under the tutelage of Cesare Maggi and Enrico Paulucci. His early works were characterized by a purely figurative fauve-expressionist matrix, which later evolved into post-Cubist solutions influenced by the likes of Picasso and Léger.
Moreni's artistic evolution continued as he became a key member of the Gruppo degli Otto (Group of Eight), founded in 1952 by Lionello Venturi. This group, which included Afro Basaldella, Renato Birolli, Antonio Corpora, Giuseppe Santomaso, Ennio Morlotti, Giulio Turcato, and Emilio Vedova, was at the forefront of the Arte Informale movement in Italy. The artists within this collective were open to the innovations circulating in Europe, transitioning from figurative art to embrace an abstract poetics and were among the first to perceive new informal themes.
Throughout his career, Moreni's work underwent several transformations. After his initial engagement with abstract-concrete forms, he delved into the Informal (of a naturalistic type theorized by Francesco Arcangeli) and later into Neo-expressionism. His participation in the Biennali di Venezia from 1948 to 1960, including a personal room in 1956, marked significant milestones in his career. In 1954, he was awarded the Premio di Spoleto by Francesco Arcangeli, and thanks to the support of Michel Tapié, he moved to Paris in 1956, where he spent a decade intensifying his research.
Moreni's exhibitions at the Galleria del Milione in Milan in 1947 and 1949 were pivotal, and his retrospectives in the 1960s at the Morsbroich Museum in Leverkusen, the Civic Museum in Bologna, and the Kunstverein in Hamburg solidified his reputation. His return to integrating object references in his works led to the creation of the watermelon cycle in 1964, a series that explored themes of decay, death, and magnificence, reflecting on the decadence of contemporary society.
In the latter part of his career, Moreni's work was largely concentrated in Romagna, particularly in Santa Sofia, where he created five great self-portraits and the monumental sculptural work La mistura (1976-1984). He was also a regular participant in the Festival of Contemporary Art Premio Campigna. His works have been exhibited extensively both in Italy and abroad, and his contributions to art have been recognized by figures such as Renato Barilli, Enrico Crispolti, and Claudio Spadoni.
Moreni's legacy is preserved in the collections of prestigious museums, including the GNAM – Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome, MART of Trento and Rovereto, la Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, the Museo del Novecento in Milan, the Museo de Arte in Sao Paulo in Brazil, and the Nationalgalerie Staatliche Museum in Berlin. The Galleria d'Arte Maggiore g.a.m. has curated numerous exhibitions of his work, and today it houses the archive and promotes the "Mattia Moreni. Catalogo Ragionato" by Enrico Crispolti, published by Silvana Editoriale in 2016.
Mattia Moreni passed away on May 29, 1999, in Brisighella, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, leaving behind a rich and diverse body of work that continues to influence and inspire artists and art enthusiasts around the world. His dedication to exploring the boundaries of artistic expression and his ability to capture the essence of his time through his art have cemented his place as a significant figure in the history of modern Italian art.
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