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Ennio Finzi Biography
Ennio Finzi, born in Venice in 1931, is an Italian Postwar & Contemporary painter whose work has been recognized and featured in various prestigious venues, including the State Hermitage Museum. His journey into the world of art began at a young age, driven by a profound interest in painting and music. Although he briefly attended courses at the Institute of Art in Venice, Finzi's true education came from his exposure to the avant-garde movements and the masters who led them.
The reopening of the Historic Archives of the Contemporary Arts in Venice after the 1948 Biennale was a pivotal moment for Finzi. It was during this time that he immersed himself in the study of avant-garde masters, which significantly influenced his artistic development. His encounters with Atanasio Soldati, who spent time in Venice, played a crucial role in shaping his subsequent works, which were characterized by bright chromatics and rigorous formal symmetry.
Finzi's early "inventions" were a testament to his innovative spirit, where rhythm, color, light, and tone became the fundamental elements of his research. The influence of Virgilio Guidi and Emilio Vedova, with their strong ideological and expressive brushstrokes, respectively, also left a mark on his artistic approach. The discovery of dodecaphonic music introduced Finzi to the principle of "dissonance," which he then applied to his visual art, leading to a period of intense exploration of the semantics of brushstroke, light, and tone.
By the late 1950s, Finzi's work underwent a transformation, influenced by the insights of Lucio Fontana, whom he met in Milan. His gestured turbulence and expressive urgency gave way to a more reflective dimension, aligning with gestalt theories on the phenomenology of perception. During this period, the principles of optical art informed his research, particularly the phenomenon of retinal conservation of images.
However, by 1978, Finzi experienced a crisis due to a waning interest in the principles of structural visuality. This led to a renewed energy and enthusiasm in the 1980s, as he rediscovered the immediacy of painting. He began to explore themes related to color with a newfound abandon, free from ideologically closed regimes. His work once again became a dominant space where color and non-color, light and shade, alternated and competed on the canvas. Black, in particular, was used to probe the secret resonance of non-existence in the invisibility of painting itself.
Finzi's professional label of "non-style" is a testament to his constant questioning of working style and his avoidance of any preconceived stylistic form. His career has been marked by successive stages of development characterized by greater chromatic sumptuousness and sudden elimination of luminosity, where energy is concentrated in a potential state. This incessant questioning and the dream of surprise in painting have led to constant regeneration and catharsis in his work.
Throughout his career, Finzi's artworks have been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from modest to significant, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. His record price at auction was achieved in 2022 for "I versi del colore," which sold at Studio d'Arte Borromeo. His works have been included in major biennials and have attracted a following of art enthusiasts and collectors.
Finzi's biography is not just a chronicle of his artistic achievements but also a reflection of his philosophical approach to art. He has continually followed the dream of surprise in painting, emphasizing constant regeneration and catharsis. His work is a dialogue with the viewer, an invitation to experience the resonance of color and form beyond the visible, touching upon the most profound aspects of human perception and emotion.
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