Afro Basaldella (1912 - 1976)

Afro Basaldella (1912 - 1976) - photo 1

Afro Basaldella

Afro Basaldella was an Italian abstractionist painter, a representative of lyrical abstraction, better known as Afro.

Afro's father and uncle were decorators, his two older brothers became sculptors, and to avoid confusion with surnames, the artist began signing his works with his first name only. Bazaldella trained in Florence, Venice and Rome. Shortly after graduation, his first monographic exhibition was held in Milan.

From 1935, Afro exhibited regularly at the Quadrennale in Rome and the Biennale in Venice. He made frescoes, notably for the Udine Opera House, and mosaics, and tried his hand at painting in a variety of directions. In 1941 he became a lecturer in mosaic painting at the Venice Academy of Fine Arts, and in 1950 he caused a sensation in the United States, and by the mid-1950s Afro's art was world famous.

Afro interpreted the Italian tradition in a modern abstract form that resulted from his painterly studies of color harmony.

Date and place of birt:4 march 1912, Udine, Italy
Date and place of death:24 july 1976, Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality:Italy
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:Italian school
Art style:Abstract art, Abstract Expressionism, Tachisme, Informalism, Lyrical abstraction, Contemporary art

Creators Italy

Francesco Noletti (1611 - 1654)
Francesco Noletti
1611 - 1654
Mino Rosso (1904 - 1963)
Mino Rosso
1904 - 1963
Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727 - 1785)
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
1727 - 1785
Matteo Bonechi (1669 - 1756)
Matteo Bonechi
1669 - 1756
Willem van Tetrode (1525 - 1588)
Willem van Tetrode
1525 - 1588
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
1598 - 1680
Pierre Roy (1880 - 1950)
Pierre Roy
1880 - 1950
Carlo Mancini (1829 - 1910)
Carlo Mancini
1829 - 1910
Сarl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (1788 - 1868)
Сarl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein
1788 - 1868
Gregorio Sciltian (1900 - 1985)
Gregorio Sciltian
1900 - 1985
Carlo Marattа (1625 - 1713)
Carlo Marattа
1625 - 1713
Girolamo di Tiziano (1510 - 1572)
Girolamo di Tiziano
1510 - 1572
Nicola Peccheneda (1725 - 1804)
Nicola Peccheneda
1725 - 1804
Ivanhoe Gambini (1904 - 1992)
Ivanhoe Gambini
1904 - 1992
Lorenzo Lippi (1606 - 1665)
Lorenzo Lippi
1606 - 1665
Giacomo Antonio Ceruti (1698 - 1767)
Giacomo Antonio Ceruti
1698 - 1767

Creators Abstract Expressionism

Peter Alexander (1939 - 2020)
Peter Alexander
1939 - 2020
Michael Goldberg (1924 - 2007)
Michael Goldberg
1924 - 2007
Richard Hamilton (1922 - 2011)
Richard Hamilton
1922 - 2011
Anatoly Nisonovich Basin (1936)
Anatoly Nisonovich Basin
1936
Rien Poortvliet (1932 - 1995)
Rien Poortvliet
1932 - 1995
Enki Bilal (1951)
Enki Bilal
1951
Axel Dick (1935 - 2006)
Axel Dick
1935 - 2006
Günther Uecker (1930 - 2025)
Günther Uecker
1930 - 2025
Michael Clegg (1957)
Michael Clegg
1957
Alejandro Obregon (1920 - 1992)
Alejandro Obregon
1920 - 1992
Anna Comba (1945)
Anna Comba
1945
Carmen Calvo (1950)
Carmen Calvo
1950
Richard Klingshirn (1941)
Richard Klingshirn
1941
Manuela Kasemir (1981)
Manuela Kasemir
1981
Anselmo Piccoli (1915 - 1992)
Anselmo Piccoli
1915 - 1992
Nick Brandt (1966)
Nick Brandt
1966
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