Lino Bianchi Barriviera Biography
Lino Bianchi Barriviera was born in Montebelluna on 3 September 1906. Initially, he studied technique at the request of his family and concluded his studies in Florence in 1927, however he also cultivated his artistic training since 1925, starting to engrave and frequenting the studio by Raoul Dal Molin Ferenzona. Between 1927 and 1929 he lived in Treviso with his family, except for a short trip to Libya in 1927 and for a stay in Verona in 1929. During these years, he collaborated with «Illustrazione Trevigiana» and participated at the annual exhibitions organized by the fascist committees in 1927 and 1929. In 1932, Bianchi Barriviera moved to Venice and attended the engraving school of the Academy of Fine Arts as a guest. Two years later, he moved to Rome with the family. In 1937 he was offered the chair of engraving at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, and in the same year he made a second trip to Libya which resulted in a portfolio of thirteen engravings. Between 1938 and 1939, during a study mission in Ethiopia, he had the opportunity to follow the archaeologist Monti Della Corte on an expedition to the Lasta area, with the task of carrying out surveys of the twelve monolithic churches of Lalibelà ; from this experience he created a cycle of engravings completed in 1957 with the edition including plans, sections, axonometries and details of the decorations of the churches. During the Second World War, between 1940 and 1943, Bianchi Barriviera participated in the group of "War Painters" at the invitation of the Ministry of the Navy. Subsequently, from 1950 to 1954, he took over the direction of the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and in 1956, he obtained the chair of engraving at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where he taught until 1976. In the following period, he directed a training course for burin engravers at the State Printing Office and Mint. In the last years of his life, with the slowdown of his artistic production, Lino Bianchi Barriviera dedicated himself to writing a manual of engraving techniques, L'incision e la stampa origine, published in 1984 by Neri Pozza. He engraved mainly in etching, dedicating himself to applied arts, wall decorations, drawing as well as painting. He has participated in personal and collective exhibitions and has received numerous awards and recognitions. He died on August 14, 1985.
