Modena, Berlin Luigi Ontani

Modena, Berlin Luigi Ontani

GALLERIA MAZZOLI - MODENA, BERLIN WWW.GALLERIAMAZZOLI.COM LUIGI ONTANI IT Nato a Vergato (Bo) nel 1943, ! e e lavora tra Vergato, Ro"a e l#In$!a. L%!g! Ontan! nasce $%rante la IIª G%erra Mon$!ale &%lla L!nea Got!ca, a Monto olo $! Gr!))ana Moran$! *resso Vergato (Bologna). +o*o aver ,re-%entato !l #Cor&o $! n%$o# all#Accade"!a $! Belle Art! $! Bologna, negl! ann! #./ nel cl!"a $! generale r!,!%to $elle tecn!'0e trad!)!onal!, Ontan! alterna alla *!tt%ra &*er!"entaz!on! '0e att!ngono alla &,era ,an'!%llesca $el g!o'o e real!))a ! &%o! tableaux vivants, *er,or"ance ,!l"ate e ,otografate, !n '%! egl! stesso &! *resenta "ascherato !n ar! "o$!1 $a 2!no''0!o a Dante, $a 3an 3e4ast!ano a Bacco. A Bologna t!ene le &%e *r!"e "ostre1 e&or$!sce nel 19.5 nella rassegna organ!))ata $al Gr%**o In$%str!ale Maccaferr!, "a !l ero $e4%tto av !ene con la *ersonale alla Galler!a 3an 2etron!o nella *r!"avera $el 1967, nella -%ale *resenta acq%arell!, $!segn! e oggett! #*leonast!'!#. 7na ta**a ,on$amentale 8 la *ersonale ten%tasi alla Galler!a 3an 9e$ele $! Milano nel 196/ *resentata $a Renato Bar!ll!. L%!g! Ontan! 0a 'ontr!4%!to al r!*o&!)!onamento $el l!ng%agg!o ,!g%rat! o all#!nterno $elle *rat!'0e art!st!'0e conte"*oranee attraver&o ,otograf!e, *er,or"ance e ta4lea%: ! ants, &'%lt%re, !nstallaz!on! e $!segn! '0e &! r!,anno ad %na r!''0!&&!"a trad!)!one $! !""ag!n! &!a o''!$ental! '0e or!ental!. L#Or!ente e l#esot!co 0anno !n,att! se"*re eser'!tato ,ort! attratt! e &%ll#art!sta: alla ,!ne $el 1974 af,ronta !l *r!"o !agg!o !n In$!a e !n!)!a le &%e r!*ro$%)!on! !n se**!a ac-%erellate secon$o ar"on!'0e gam"e cro"at!'0e. 3*esso 8 egl! stesso !l *rotagon!&ta $e! &%o! lavor! e&ten$o ! *ann! $! ,!g%re "!t!'0e $ella stor!a, $ella rel!g!one o $ella letterat%ra, att!ngen$o alle *!; $! erse ,ont! !'!ne e lontane nel te"*o, secon$o %n "eto$o '0e assi"!la la '!taz!one $! "o$ell! *ree&!&tent! alla creaz!one $! %na "!tolog!a *ersonal!&&!"a $o e con ! ono nar'!&!&"o e$ er%$!)!one< !l ,or"ato scelto &ol!tamente 8 -%ello $ella "!n!at%ra o $ella g!gantograf!a, e ogn! o*era 8 'on&!$erata %n!ca. Oltre ad aver *reso *arte alla B!ennale $! Vene)!a nelle e$!)!on! $el 196=, 196>, 19>4, 19>6 e 1995 e alla B!ennale $! L!one nel =///, L%!g! Ontan! 0a e&*o&to al G%ggen0e!" Muse%" $! Ne? @orA e Vene)!a, al Museo Villa 3t%'A $! Monaco, alla B%nst0alle $! Berna, al 231 MoMA $! Ne? @orA, allo 3.M.A.K. $! G0ent, al B%nst ere!n $! 9ran'o,orte, al Centro $e Arte Re!na 3o,!a $! Madr!$, allo 3te$el!CA Muse%" $! A"ster$am, al MAMbo $! Bologna, al Museo $! Ca*o$!"onte $! Na*ol!, al Castello $! R! ol! $! Dor!no. EN Born !n Vergato (Bologna) !n 1943, l! es an$ ?orAs !n Vergato, Ro"e an$ In$!a. L%!g! Ontan! ?as 4orn $%r!ng t0e 3econ$ Worl$ War on t0e Got0!c L!ne, !n Monto olo $! Gr!))ana Moran$! near Vergato (Bologna). A,ter atten$!ng t0e ECorso $! n%$oF at t0e Accade"!a $! Belle Art! !n Bologna !n t0e ./&, at a t!"e ?0en trad!t!onal te'0n!-%e& ?ere generallG reCecte$, Ontan! "o e$ on to e:*er!"ental *aint!ng t0at $re? !n&*!rat!on ,ro" t0e '0!l$l!Ae &*0ere o, t0e game an$ 4egan to create 0!s tableauxvivants. D0ese ?ere ,!l"e$ an$ *0otograp0e$ *er,or"ances !n ?0!'0 0e *resente$ 0!"sel, $!sg%!&e$ !n $!,,erent ?ay&1 ,ro" 2!no''0!o to Dante, ,ro" 3an 3e4ast!ano to Bacco. H!s ,!rst e:0!4!t!on tooA *lace !n Bologna !n 19.5 !n a &0o? organ!)e$ 4G t0e Gr%**o In$%str!ale Maccaferre, 4%t 0!s real $e4%t came ?!t0 a &olo &0o? at t0e Galler!a 3an 2etron!o !n t0e &*r!ng o, 1967, ?0ere 0e *resente$ ?atercolor&, $ra?!ngs, an$ Ere$%n$antF o4Cects. An !"*ortant "!lestone ?as 0!& solo e:0!4!t!on at t0e Galler!a 3an 9e$ele !n Milan !n 196/ '%rate$ 4G Renato Bar!ll!. L%!g! Ontan! 'ontr!4%te$ to t0e re*o&!t!on!ng o, t0e ,!g%rat! e lang%age ?!t0!n t0e *ract!ce o, 'onte"*orarG art t0ro%g0 *0otograp0G, *er,or"ance an$ tableaux vivants, &'%l*t%re, !nstallat!ons an$ $e&!gns t0at 0arAen 4ack to a r!'0 trad!t!on o, We&tern as ?ell as Eastern !"ages. D0e Or!ent an$ t0e e:ot!' 0ave !n ,act al?ays e:erte$ a strong attract!on o er t0e art!st. At t0e en$ o, 1974, 0e e"4arAe$ %*on 0!s ,!r&t tr!* to In$!a an$ 4egan 0!s re*ro$%'t!ons !n se*!a ?ater 'olors !n 0ar"on!o%s '0ro"at!c &0ade&. He 0!"sel, !s o,ten t0e *rotagon!st o, 0!s ?orAs, $re&&!ng !n t0e clot0e& o, legen$arG ,!g%res ,ro" 0!storG, rel!g!on, or l!terat%re, ta**!ng t0e "ost $! erse so%rces o, recent an$ 4Ggone t!"es, ?!t0 a "et0o$ t0at assi"!late& t0e -%otat!on o, *reIe:!&t!ng "o$el& ,or t0e creat!on o, a erG *ersonal!)e$ "Gt0ologG ?0ere nar'!&&!&" an$ er%$!t!on coe:!st. D0e ,or"at t0at 0e %&%allG '0ooses !s t0at o, t0e "!n!at%re or o, t0e enlarge"ent an$ each ?orA !s %n!-%e. In ad$!t!on to 0av!ng taken *art !n t0e Ven!ce B!ennale e$!t!ons o, 196=, 196>, 19>4,19>6, an$ 1995, an$ !n t0e B!ennale o, L!one !n =///, L%!g! Ontan! 0as e:0!4!te$ at t0e G%ggen0e!" Muse%" o, Ne? @orA an$ Ven!ce, t0e Muse%" Villa 3t%'A o, Monaco, B%n&t0alle o, Bern,at 231 MoMA !n Ne? @orA, 3.M.A.K. !n G0ent, t0e 9ranA,%rt B%nst ere!n, t0e Centro$e Arte Re!na 3o,!a o, Ma$r!$, t0e 3te$el!CA Muse%" o, A"ster$am, MAMbo o, Bologna, t0e Museo $! Capo$!"onte o, Na*les, an$ t0e Castello $! R! ol! !n D%r!n. SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 Luigi Ontani. SanLuCastoMalinIconicoAttoniTonicoEstaEstE?tico, Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, Italy 2014 E"#Simulàc"um#Am%, GAMeC I Galler!a $#Arte Mo$erna e Conte"*oranea $! Bergamo, Bergamo, ItalG 2013 Natu"alArti&icialAc"obazia, Galler!a Maz)ol!, Mo$ena, ItalG 2012 Ande"SennoSogno, Museo Hen$r!A C0r!&t!an An$ersen, Ro"e, ItalG Rivolta"tealtrove, B%nst0alle Bern, Bern, 3?!t)erlan$ 'i(on, Le 'e(eune" Su" L’a"t, Le Con&ort!%", +!Con, 9rance 2011 O*e"e, Galler!a CJ $! 9rà, Milan, ItalG The Living ,oxes#Le Scatole -iventi.Racconti italiani.RivoltArteAltrove, Castello $! R! ol! Museo $#Arte Conte"*oranea, D%r!n, ItalG Rossina"ia, Centro Art! Vi&! e 2e&'0er!a, 2esaro, ItalG 2009 Valent!na Moncada, Arte Conte"*oranea, Ro"e, ItalG Ca*oDiomonte, Castel 3antFEl"o, Na*les, ItalG 2008 MAMbo, Galler!a $#Arte Mo$erna $! Bologna, Bologna, ItalG 2007 /e"entorio, Galler!a Lorcan O#Ne!ll, Ro"e, ItalG Anamor*oses, Bortolam!, Ne? @orA, 73A Sculptu"e 0 Memor!, 1or2s &"om the 3a"dne" and b! Luigi Ontani, Isabella 3te?art Gar$ner Muse%", Boston, 73A 2006 -ETRIETE EIETE OCLITI, 2eggG G%ggen0e!" Colle't!on, Ven!ce, ItalG 2004 Galler!a Lorcan O#Ne!ll, Ro"e, ItalG 2003 Galler!a Massi"o De Carlo, Milan, ItalG 3entha"a, 3MAK 3te$el!CA Muse%" oor Act%ele B%n&t, G0ent, Belg!%" 2001 Luigi Ontani4 5678.9::5, 3anes+aMusa, MoMA 231, Ne? @orA, 73A 2000 /iETRASANTA inCANTA, Galler!a Enr!co Ast%n!, 2!etrasanta (L7), ItalG 1999 R!))!ero Arte, 2escara, ItalG 1998 Sac"o ;auno /"ofunn! a ;ano, Galler!a Enr!co Ast%n!, 9ano, ItalG 1996 Galler!a C! !ca $! Drento, Drento, ItalG Muse%" Villa 3t%'A, Mun!'0, Ger"anG 9ranA,%rter B%nst ere!n, 9ranA,%rt am Main, Ger"anG 1995 I$ea A!$a $el Vero +!,,!$a, Galler!a $ello 3'%$o, Verona, ItalG 1994 3t%$!o $#Arte Raf,aell!, 2alaz)o WolAenste!n, Drento, ItalG 1989 3t%$!o $#Arte Raf,aell!, 2alaz)o WolAenste!n, Drento, ItalG Eute"*etto, Galler!a In Arco, D%r!n, ItalG 1980 3te$el!CA Muse%", A"ster$am, D0e Net0erlan$& Muse%" 9olA?ang, Essen, Ger"anG B%nst0alle Basel, Basel, 3?!t)erlan$ 1978 En "oute ve"s l'inde, Galler!a L#Att!co, Ro"e, ItalG 1974 Galler!a L#Att!co, Ro"e, ItalG SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 -e"sus, La S&ida 'ell'a"tista Al Suo Modello In Un Secolo 'i ;otog"a&ia E 'isegno, Galler!a C! !ca, Mo$ena, ItalG Arte En Escena, Ob"as 'e La Colección Maxxi.Museo 'e Arte 'el Siglo ?xi, 9%n$aciKn 2ROA, B%enos A!res, Argent!na La Seduzione 'ell’Antico, Museo $FArte $ella '!ttJ $! Ra enna (MAR), Ravenna, ItalG 2015 Egosu*e"egoalte"ego.

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