{"product_id":"9788857236261-secondhand-nuvolo-and-post-war-materiality-1950-1965","title":"Nuvolo and Post-War Materiality: 1950-1965","description":"Nuvolo ( ne  Giorgio Ascani, 1926-2008) was born in Citta di Castello, in the province  of Perugia. In 1950 Nuvolo moved to Alberto Burri's studio in Rome. After World  War II, the artistic culture in Italy was characterized by a clash between the tradition of  figuration and new modes of abstraction, and by a proliferation of artistic and theoretical  movements incentivized by a young generation of artists and by a new international  exchange of ideas, stimulated by the presence in Italy of European and American  artists such as Jean Fautrier, Antoni Tapies, Franz Kline, Conrad Marca-Relli, Robert  Rauschenberg, Salvatore Scarpitta, and Cy Twombly. Nuvolo participated in the cultural  ferment of this time, engaging with Ettore Colla and the experimental  Gruppo Origine ,  and the group of artists and intellectuals involved with the magazine  Arti Visive .   Working within a two-dimensional, rectangular format typically associated with easel  painting, Nuvolo introduced new techniques which relied on tension and textural  variation, using a range of materials that included commonplace textiles as well as  deerskin. Nuvolo also produced an ambitious series of works called \" serotipie \" using  a silkscreen technique that enabled him to create intricate drawings which could be  repeated ad infinitum. His work was praised by the poet Emilio Villa and promoted  by gallerists such as Plinio De Martiis, Topazia Alliata, and Fiamma Vigo.  This publication accompanies the first major exhibition of Nuvolo's work in the United  States, held at Di Donna Galleries in Fall 2017. The book features an insightful essay  by Germano Celant as well as a thorough chronology of Nuvolo's artistic explorations,  contextualized within the non-figurative trends of his contemporaries as they unfolded  in Italy, Europe, and the United States. Supporting materials include historical  documentation and texts by and about the artist. These materials are supported by a  large selection of color illustrations featuring works by Nuvolo produced between 1952  and 1965, some of which are published here for the first time.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49318347571419,"sku":"9788857236261-SECONDHAND","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e4d8f48b-bd72-48b4-82ea-ea1964f26909.jpg?v=1789581970","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9788857236261-secondhand-nuvolo-and-post-war-materiality-1950-1965","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}