At the Accademia, which based its traditions on 14th-century painting, Morandi taught himself to etch by studying books on Rembrandt. He was excellent at his studies, although his professors disapproved of the changes in his style during his final two years at the Accademia. In he visited Florence, where the works of artists such as Giotto, Masaccio , Piero Della Francesca , and Paolo Uccello made a profound impression on him.
He had a brief digression into a Futurist style in In that same year, Morandi was appointed instructor of drawing for elementary schools in Bologna—a post he held until In , he joined the army but suffered a breakdown and was indefinitely discharged. The Metaphysical painting Pittura Metafisica phase in Morandi's work lasted from to This was to be his last major stylistic shift; thereafter, he focused increasingly on subtle gradations of hue, tone, and objects arranged in a unifying atmospheric haze, establishing the direction his art was to take for the rest of his life.
Morandi showed in the Novecento Italiano exhibitions of and , but was more specifically associated with the regional Strapaese group by the end of the decade, a fascist-influenced group emphasizing local cultural traditions. He was sympathetic to the Fascist party in the s, although his friendships with anti-Fascist figures led authorities to arrest him briefly in From Morandi participated in some of the Venice Biennale exhibitions, in the Quadriennale in Rome and also exhibited in different Italian and foreign cities.
From to , Morandi was a professor of etching at Accademia di Belle Arti. The Venice Biennale awarded him first prize for painting. Wikipedia article References Wikipedia article. Wikipedia: en. Take a close look also at the shadows, how he selected which shadows to include for his overall composition, how he even used multiple light directions. Next: Morandi's Artistic Style Morandi had developed what we regard as characteristically his style by the time he was thirty, deliberately choosing to exploring limited themes.
The variety in his work comes through his observation of his subject matter, not through his choice of subject matter. He used a limited palette of muted, earthy colors, echoing the frescoes by Giotto he so admired.
Yet when you compare several of his paintings, you realise the variation he did use, the subtle shifts of hue and tone. He's like a composer working with a few notes to explore all the variations and possibilities.
With oil paints, he applied it in a painterly fashion with visible brushmarks. With watercolor, he worked wet-on-wet letting colors blend together in strong shapes. His still-life compositions moved away from the traditional objective of showing a set of beautiful or intriguing objects into pared-down compositions where objects were grouped or bunched, shapes and shadows merging into one another see example. He played with our perception of perspective through his use of tone.
It could be said the real subject of his paintings are the relationships -- between the individual objects and between a single object and the rest as a group. Lines can become shared edges of objects. On the table on which Morandi would arrange his still-life objects, he had a sheet of paper onto which he would mark where individual objects were placed. In the bottom photo you can see a close-up of this; it looks like a chaotic mixture of lines but if you do this you'll find you remember which line is for what.
On the wall behind his still-life table, Morandi had another sheet of paper on which he would test colors and tones top photo.
Checking a tiny bit of a mixed color away from your palette by dabbing your brush onto a bit of paper quickly helps you see the color anew, in isolation. Some artists do it directly onto the painting itself; I have a sheet of paper next to a canvas. Old Masters often tested colors at the edge of the canvas in areas which would ultimately be covered by the frame. Next: All Morandi's Bottles If you look at a lot of Morandi's paintings, you'll begin to recognize a cast of favorite characters.
But as you can see in this photo, he collected loads! He chose everyday, mundane objects, not grand or valuable items.
Some he painted matte to eliminate reflections, some transparent glass bottles he filled with colored pigments. Morandi used the same titles for his paintings and drawings -- Still Life Natura Morta , Landscape Paesaggio , or Flowers Fiori -- together with the year of their creation. His etchings have longer, more descriptive titles, which were approved by him but originated with his art dealer. The photos used to illustrate this biography were provided by Imago Orbis , which is producing a documentary called Giorgio Morandi's Dust , directed by Mario Chemello, in collaboration with Museo Morandi and Emilia-Romagna Film Commission.
At the time of writing November , it was in post-production. References: 1. In Tate Britain. Prints and Drawings Rooms 2 artworks by Giorgio Morandi. Read full Wikipedia entry. Giorgio Morandi Hilltop at Evening View by appointment. Giorgio Morandi Still Life On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio. Artist as subject. Mino Maccari Giorgio Morandi Film and audio. Art Term. Il Novecento Italiano Il Novecento Italiano was an Italian group formed in with the aim of reviving the tradition of large format ….
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