Mario Moretti Biography
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1917, Mario Moretti, painter, sculptor, graphic designer, goldsmith and ceramist, trained at the Academy of Art in Venice and made his debut as a painter in 1936. During the Second World War he was taken prisoner and interned in a concentration and during the period of imprisonment he created a large number of watercolors and drawings published in 1944 by the Cultural Initiatives Center of Pordenone. In the 1940s he began to approach ceramic material and since 1950 he has been working in his laboratory in Via dei Forni Vecchi in Pordenone, called "Moretti Ceramiche" where he creates figurative works, often unique pieces, many of which are of a religious nature. In 1951 Mario Moretti was present, with the ceramics "Maschere" and "Albero della cuccagna", at the Faenza Prize, where he obtained a commendation from the jury. Between 1952 and 1962 he took part in the Venice Biennials and the Rome Quadrennials. In 1970, an important personal retrospective was dedicated to him at the Sagittario Art Gallery in Pordenone. Mario Moretti died in Pordenone, his adopted city, in August 2008.
