Nino Longobardi Explained

Nino Longobardi
Birth Date:30 November 1953
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Known For:painting, sculpture
Movement:Transavantgarde

Nino Longobardi (born 1953) is an Italian artist, known for painting and sculpture.

Biography

Nino Longobardi was born on 30 November 1953 in Naples, Italy.[1] [2] [3] He was primarily a self taught artist.[4] In 1968, Longobardi met curator and art dealer Lucio Amelio, who introduced him to many artists and opportunities.[5]

The 1980 Irpinia earthquake took place near Naples, causing a lot of damage, while changing Longobardi's art work and career.[6] As a result of the earthquake, Amelio hosted a series of art exhibitions and created a body of curated work titled Terrae Motus Collection (Collezione Terrae Motus). The exhibitions stretched over several years and featured over 50 artists (including Longobardi) highlighting the theme of earthquakes.[7]

After the earthquake, Longobardi started focusing his work on the human figure and the theme of life or death.[8] [9] His paintings began to display imagery such as skulls, swimmers, and nude figures posing.[10] [11] He used a limited color palette, often in black, white, browns, tans, and grays.[12] Sometimes the work would have repeated imagery, visually similar to printmaking.[13]

In 1982, Longobardi's work was featured in the exhibition "Italian Art Now: An American Perspective" at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, alongside other Italian artists, Sandro Chia, Enzo Cucchi, Gilberto Zorio, Giuseppe Penone, Luigi Ontani, and Vettor Pisani.

Longobardi had his art studio and home in the Palazzo Tarsia, in the historic center of the city Naples.[14]

The sculpture pavilion “Codice Italia” was exhibited at the 56th Venice Biennale, and included work by Nino Longobardi.[15] His work is included in many public museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[16] Madre Museum, Museo ItaloAmericano, Princeton University Art Museum,[17] among others. Longobardi was interviewed in the documentary film, Lucio Amelio/Terrae Motus (1993) directed by Mario Martone.[18]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nino Longobardi. 2020-11-16. Fonderia Nolana. en-US.
  2. Book: Shannon, Joe. Representation Abroad. 1985. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 213. en.
  3. Book: Marks, Claude. World Artists 1980-1990: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary. Kraljic. Matthew A.. 1991. H.W. Wilson. 978-0-8242-0827-1. 238. en.
  4. Web site: Untitled - Nino Longobardi. The Museo Italo-Americano.
  5. Web site: Collection: Nino Longobardi. 2020-11-16. Museo Madre, Madre Napoli. en-US.
  6. Web site: 6 January 1984. Earthquake Altered Italian Artist Career. subscription. 2020-11-16. Newspapers.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 98. en.
  7. Web site: Collezione Terrae Motus. 2020-11-16. Reggia di Caserta. it-IT.
  8. Book: Artforum International. 1997. Artforum International Magazine. 62. en.
  9. Book: Flash Art. 1987. Giancarlo Politi. 111–112. en. Nino Longobardi, Bugdahn and Szeimies.
  10. News: Glueck. Grace. 1983-04-15. Art: One Man's Biennial Assembles 102 Artists. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-16. 0362-4331.
  11. News: Russell. John. 1982-04-11. Art View: The Art of Italy Today. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-16. 0362-4331.
  12. News: Glueck. Grace. 1982-04-02. Art: At The Guggenheim, 7 Italian Shows in One. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-16. 0362-4331.
  13. News: Brenson. Michael. 1985-05-10. What's Up Uptown, Art: In Galleries, A Personal Touch. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-16. 0362-4331.
  14. Web site: Gradogna. Sergio. 2008-06-01. Nino Longobardi.L’estro che rende le forme leggere. 2020-11-16. Charme. it-IT.
  15. Web site: Venice Biennale: ‘Codice Italia’ pavilion unveiled. 2020-11-16. www.italianinsider.it.
  16. Web site: Collection: Nino Longobardi. 2020-11-16. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  17. Web site: Nino Longobardi. 2020-11-16. Princeton University Art Museum.
  18. Web site: 19° Torino Film Fest, Lucio Amelio/Terrae Motus. 2020-11-16. Torino Film Fest. en-US.

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