Aldo Alberti Biography
Aldo Alberti (Busto Arsizio, 21 November 1912 – Busto Arsizio, 22 January 2014) was an Italian painter. From a young age Alberti showed an inclination for drawing which was immediately noticed by the artists of his hometown who, with their influences, contributed to his artistic and personal growth. Having refused to enroll at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, he made his way into the world of art as a self-taught by frequenting art libraries and the studios of other painters. His debut dates back to the 1930s, when he took part in some collective exhibitions organized by the fascist union. In 1935 he left Busto Arsizio to take part in the Second World War, during which he was taken prisoner and transferred to Germany, to the Schongau concentration camp. During his imprisonment he spent his time drawing to find consolation for the suffering of imprisonment. Returning home in 1945 he devoted himself entirely to painting and continued to paint for the rest of his life. His first solo exhibition dates back to 1952 at the Crespi Gallery in Busto Arsizio, which hosted a second exhibition in 1954, the year in which he also exhibited for the first time at the Pagani Gallery. In the 1960s he began to participate in prestigious group exhibitions, such as that of 1966 at the National Biennial of Contemporary Sacred Art in Bologna, Milan and Rome. In 1970 he took part in the Art and Sport exhibition promoted by CONI and organized at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Florence. In 1977 he became a member of the Free Artists Association of the province of Varese and took part in all subsequent collective exhibitions organized by the association. In the same year he exhibited at Imago, experiences of contemporary painting and sculpture, in Samarate. In 1990 he participated in the Arte in Permanente exhibition at La Permanente in Milan. Also in Milan, in 1994 he exhibited at the Lyricity and image exhibition at the Ciovasso Art Gallery. In his hometown, Busto Arsizio, he returned to exhibit in 1995 as part of the Arte a Busto Arsizio exhibition set up at Palazzo Marliani-Cicogna (which still hosts some of his works) and Palazzo Bandera. In 2000 the city of Busto Arsizio dedicated an anthological exhibition to him curated by Elena Pontiggia. In 2005 Luigi Piatti published a monograph dedicated to Aldo Alberti.
