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Encyclopedia > Arturo Martini

Arturo Martini (1889-1947) was a leading Italian sculptor between World War I and II. He moved between a very vigorous (almost ancient Roman) classicism and, later, modernism. In 1939 he abandoned sculpture altogether and wrote a book entitled "Sculpture is dead" - perhaps in response to the fascist regime under which Italian sculptors then had to serve. After the war, he returned to make one more monument before his death. 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sculptor redirects here. ... World War I, also known as the First World War and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, War to End All Wars, was a world conflict lasting from August 1914 to the final Armistice (cessation of hostilities) on November 11, 1918. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 8 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... Classicism door in Olomouc, The Czech Republic. ... Modernism is a cultural movement that generally includes progressive art and architecture, music and literature which emerged in the decades before 1914, as artists rebelled against late 19th century academic and historicist traditions. ... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ...


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Artisti: Arturo Martini (437 words)
Costui gli permette di lavorare nel suo studio, ma Martini deve, per contratto, realizzare a nome di Sterne un gruppo di sculture destinate a una città del Massachusetts (che riscuotono, fra l'altro, un grande successo).
Momentaneamente sollevato dalle solite difficoltà economiche, riesce frattanto a esporre alla I Mostra milanese del Novecento italiano (1926) e, nello stesso anno, alla XV Biennale di Venezia, dove espone di nuovo nel 1928.
Bibliografia: Arturo Martini, Le lettere 1909-1947 a cura di N. Mazzolà, prefazione di Giovanni Comisso, Firenze 1967; F. Bellonzi, Arturo Martini, Roma 1975; M. De Micheli, Arturo Martini.- La scultura lingua morta e altri scritti, Milano 1982; M. Quesada, scheda in cat.
Arturo Martini (638 words)
Già, perché Martini ebbe la stessa "colpa" di Sironi, di Soffici e di molti altri artisti del tempo: credette nel regime mussoliniano e al suo servizio mise il proprio talento, al punto di divenire una sorta di scultore di Stato.
Martini poté in questo modo frequentare a Monaco di Baviera lo studio dello scultore ellenizzante von Hildebrand, e recarsi nel 1911 a Parigi, in compagnia dell'amico pittore Gino Rossi, rendendosi conto personalmente delle radicali innovazioni estetiche che nella capitale francese si stavano elaborando in quegli anni.
Quando Martini è più originale, il suo linguaggio risulta intessuto di arcaismo e di pluralismo formale,scandito da ritmi primordiali, capaci di lasciare ampio margine al sentimento dello stupore e della scoperta.
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