1. Elio Luxardo, F.T. Marinetti, 1930
2. Italo Bertoglio, Le case di fronte, c. 1937
3. Luigi Veronesi, Fotogramma, 1936/1977
4. Luciano d'Alessandro, Mauthausen: Il Dormitorio, c. 1960
5. Alberto Galducci, Untitled, 1952
6. Aldo Spadoni, La Bianca Parete, 1954
7. Vittorio Ronconi, Camogli - Le sue case, c. 1960
8. Franco Grignani, Ritmi, 1967
9. Giuseppe Goffis, Messaggio Per Ursula (Bussana Vecchia), 1961
10. Ezio Quiresi, Parigi - Canne Fumarie, 1965
11. Vittorio Ronconi, Migrazione, c. 1960
12. Ulisse Bezzi, In Preghiera, 1970
13. Ferruccio Ferroni, Valori Cromatici, 1953
14. Tullio Stravisi, Il Temporale, 1953
15. Mario Giacomelli, On Being Aware of Nature, 1954–2000
16. Augusto Cantamessa, Breve Orizzonte, c. 1955
17. Mario Giacomelli, Presa di conscienza sulla natura, 1976/1990
18. Emilio Sommariva, Untitled, n.d.
19. Carlo Mantovani, Tricromia dalla Cavana, n.d.
20. Stanislao Farri, Estate, 1959
21. Stanislao Farri, Reggio Emilia, 1959
22. Nino Migliori, Untitled, 1954
23. Vittorio Ronconi, Il Lancio, c. 1959
24. Pietro Donzelli, Flood in Polesine, 1960
25. Mario Cresci, Untitled, 1979
26. Pino Dal Gal, Capo Testa (Sardinia), 1977
27. Mario Finazzi, Studio No. 21, 1950
28. Mario Perotti, Untitled, c. 1935
29. Luigi Ghirri, Untitled, 1976
30. Giuseppe Goffis, Mexican Fiesta, c. 1960
31. Riccardo Moncalvo, Alla Mostra, 1954
32. Franco Fontana, Untitled, 1975
33. Enrico Cattaneo, Paesaggio, 2000
34. Alberto Galducci, Architettura, c. 1952
35. Alberto Galducci, Untitled, n.d.
Keith de Lellis Gallery presents a group exhibition of Italian photographers that experimented with abstraction in the twentieth century. Featuring works by Mario Giacomelli, Luigi Veronesi, Pino Dal Gal, Augusto Cantamessa, and more, this exhibition explores the various ways these artists approached the creation of abstract imagery using the photographic medium.
From curving natural forms to rigid architecture, bodies in motion to static objects, the subjects of these photographs can be found in all aspects of life, whether arranged by the artist or captured as found.
These images have been manipulated to the point of abstraction physically, as with Giacomelli’s landscapes, in the darkroom, as with Veronesi’s photograms, or simply through careful composition, lighting, and timing of the exposure. In some cases, the photographic material is itself the subject, with no camera involved at all. Enrico Cattaneo created artificial landscapes on light-sensitive paper using only chemistry and light.
Featured artists: Elio Luxardo, Pino Dal Gal, Mario Cresci, Giuseppe Goffis, Mario Giacomelli, Pietro Donzelli, Vittorio Ronconi, Franco Grignani, Franco Fontana, Mario Perotti, Alberto Galducci, Carlo Mantovani, Riccardo Moncalvo, Luigi Ghirri, Nino Migliori, Luigi Veronesi, Carlo Monari, Italo Bertoglio, Emilio Sommariva, Ferruccio Ferroni, Augusto Cantamessa, Tullio Stravisi, Ulisse Bezzi, Enrico Cattaneo, Mario Finazzi, Stanislao Farri, and Aldo Spadoni.
This exhibition will be on view at the Keith de Lellis Gallery through January 13, 2018.