Vasco Bendini
Vasco Bendini at work
Born(1922-02-27)27 February 1922
Bologna, Italy
Died31 January 2015(2015-01-31) (aged 92)

Vasco Bendini (27 February 1922 – 31 January 2015) was an Italian informalist painter.

Life and career

Born in Bologna, Bendini studied at the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts, under Giorgio Morandi and Virgilio Guidi.[1] In 1956 he was invited to show his work at the 27th edition of the Venice Biennale. This was followed by two more participations, each time with a solo presentation of his work, in 1964 and 1972.[1]

After a period close to informalism, especially to the "last naturalism" theorized by Francesco Arcangeli [it], Bendini expanded his visual language to other forms, including Neo-Dada, Arte Povera and conceptual phases. In the late 1970s he eventually re-embraced an Informalist style in his paintings.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Massimo Mattioli (31 January 2015). "Morto a 93 anni Vasco Bendini, fra i maggiori pittori italiani del secondo Novecento". Artribune. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ Carlo Pirovano (cured by). "Bendini, Vasco" in La pittura in Italia : Il Novecento : 1945-1990, vol. 2. Milano, Electa, 1993. ISBN 88-435-3982-5.

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