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Biography
Self-taught Italian artist, painter and commercial designer. In his first drawings, Vedova investigated the dynamics of space, concentrating his attention on bars of lines and solidified structures. He took part in the activities of the Corrente group in 1942 and signed the manifesto, Oltre Guernica in 1946. He also supported the manifesto of the group Fronte Nuovo delle Arti and was a member of its successor, Gruppo degli Otto Pittori Italiani. These groups rejected the indulgence of the aesthetic and demanded the participation of the observer. Vedova proposed the re-adoption of the geometrical exactitude of Cubism, albeit in modern terms. The painting style developed by the artist required the will to experiment and great physical energy. After 1948, he began producing series which were dynamic in themselves or structured so as to explore the dynamic qualities of light. In 1959, he produced, in the same terms, numerous asymmetrical or L-shaped polyptychs. Between 1955 and 1982, he took part in Documenta 1, 3 and 7 in Kassel and, in 1957, received the Guggenheim prize. In 1960, he was awarded first prize at the Venice Biennale. In his latest works, Vedova has continued his investigations into physical space independently of any preconceived ideas of balance, logic and behaviour. Through the use of recent technological discoveries and materials, Vedova seems to be trying to achieve the "total art" dreamed of by the Futurists in 1913. His paintings deal with violent political upheavals and were seen as protests against injustice and the lack of liberty. Since 1960, he has been considered the main representative of Informal Art in Italy.
Exhibitions
Vedova Galleria Blu, Italy 01-01-1960 ~ 30-12-1960
La Biennale di Venezia La Biennale di Venezia, Italy 01-01-1960 ~ 30-12-1960
Vedova Kunsthalle (Baden), Germany 01-12-1964 ~ 30-06-1964
The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 17-05-1997 ~ 31-08-1997
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999 Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 27-01-2000 ~ 27-08-2000
Bibliography
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999, 2000 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 972817652X
Sotheby's, Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Milano, Palazzo Broggi, Martedi 30 Maggio 1995, p. 53, lot. 291, 1995 Published by Sotheby´s
The Berardo Collection – Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 1996 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729739105
Vedova, 1960 Published by Galleria Blu
Vedova, 1964 Published by Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, Germany
XXX Biennale Internazionale d' Arte, Venice, 1960
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