For those of you lucky enough to find yourself in Italy during the upcoming months, and are looking to experience art in one of the world’s most artistic counries, make sure to take a trip to one of the following exhibitions:
First up: Verona. Open now at the Palazzo della Gran Guardia, is an interesting exhibition solely based on the artistic style of divisionism. This style utilises the repetitive pattern of imperceptible and individual dots to separate colours and create dazzling effects of light.
This neo-impressionist style of work arose in the 1880s and has been the tool for the creation of many compelling works since. The most notable examples of this technique are the works of Seurat, Van Gogh and Mondrian, all of which have pieces featured in this exhibition.
Second on your list should be Rome, at its exhibition on thework of Henri Toulous-Lautrec at the Museo Ara Pacis. Born to an aristocratic family in the French Pyrenees in 1864, Toulouse-Lautrec surronded himself in art from a young age. He was drawn to the bohemian lifestyle of Montmartre, where his art-nouveau style flourished as he began painting the more gritty and taboo subjects of Parisian life. Lautrec had dealt with a lifelong disability, the burden of which eventually led him to alcoholism and the use of prostitutes, many of whom are the subject of his works. This alcohol abuse and the eventual contraction of syphilis lead to his death in 1901, leaving behind a substantial collection of art. This exhibition takes the public on a detailed tour through his colourful, bohemian lifestyle via his illustrations and lithographs.
Verona
Seurat – Van Gogh – Mondrian: il Divisionismo Europeo
30th October 2015 – 13th March 2016
Palazzo della Gran Guardia
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Museo Ara Pacis
4th December 2015 – 8th May 2016
09:30-19:30
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