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1912 Milan - 1995 Ascona. Known for: Abstract, non objective, geometric and figural painting, cut and torn paper collage.
Italo Valenti began to paint in 1927 and attended drawing courses, but only from 1931 he devoted himself systematically to his artistic education. He first studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in... Read full biography
Italo Valenti began to paint in 1927 and attended drawing courses, but only from 1931 he devoted himself systematically to his artistic education. He first studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, then at the Accademia di Brera in Milan. A trip to Paris and Brussels familiarized him with... Read full biography
Italo Valenti began to paint in 1927 and attended drawing courses, but only from 1931 he devoted himself systematically to his artistic education. He first studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, then at the Accademia di Brera in Milan. A trip to Paris and Brussels familiarized him with the currents of the European avant-garde. In 1937/38 he joined the group "Corrente" in Milan, an internationally oriented circle of artists and writers. For his livelihood, Valenti did teaching at the... Read full biography
Italo Valenti began to paint in 1927 and attended drawing courses, but only from 1931 he devoted himself systematically to his artistic education. He first studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, then at the Accademia di Brera in Milan. A trip to Paris and Brussels familiarized him with the currents of the European avant-garde. In 1937/38 he joined the group "Corrente" in Milan, an internationally oriented circle of artists and writers. For his livelihood, Valenti did teaching at the Academy. After the Second World War, he resigned from the group "Corrente," whose political-ideological orientation he did not like to follow. In 1952 he left Milan and moved to Locarno. Meanwhile, he had become internationally known by participating... Read full biography
Italo Valenti began to paint in 1927 and attended drawing courses, but only from 1931 he devoted himself systematically to his artistic education. He first studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, then at the Accademia di Brera in Milan. A trip to Paris and Brussels familiarized him with the currents of the European avant-garde. In 1937/38 he joined the group "Corrente" in Milan, an internationally oriented circle of artists and writers. For his livelihood, Valenti did teaching at the Academy. After the Second World War, he resigned from the group "Corrente," whose political-ideological orientation he did not like to follow. In 1952 he left Milan and moved to Locarno. Meanwhile, he had become internationally known by participating in the Venice Biennale in 1948 and 1950, as well as by numerous other exhibitions. Traveling within and outside of Europe offe... Read full biography
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Italo Valenti began to paint in 1927 and attended drawing courses, but only from 1931 he devoted himself systematically to his artistic education. He first studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, then at the Accademia di Brera in Milan. A trip to Paris and Brussels familiarized him with the currents of the European avant-garde. In 1937/38 he joined the group "Corrente" in Milan, an internationally oriented circle of artists and writers.
For his livelihood, Valenti did teaching at the Academy. After the Second World War, he resigned from the group "Corrente," whose political-ideological orientation he did not like to follow. In 1952 he left Milan and moved to Locarno.
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