(gino Bonichi) Scipione Biography
Scipione, pseudonym of Gino Bonichi (Macerata, 25 February 1904 – Arco, 9 November 1933), was an Italian painter and writer. Born in the Marche region, Scipione moved to Rome in 1909. In 1919 the first signs of tuberculosis appeared, for which he was admitted to a sanatorium, where he remained until 1924. Already in 1924 Scipione met the painter Mario Mafai. Scipione and Mafai attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome together but in 1925 they both had to leave the Academy due to a dispute with the director. In the summer of 1929, a long stay in Collepardo gave Scipione, by unanimous recognition from critics, vigor and artistic maturity. In 1928 Scipione founded the Roman school, known as the "Via Cavour School", with Mario Mafai, Renato Marino Mazzacurati and Antonietta Raphaël. , a group of artists active in Rome who opposed the conservative "Novecento" movement. They reproached the "Novecento" for conservatism, the fascist tendency and neo-romanticism. Scipio died at just 29 years of age from tuberculosis. Scipione's paintings are characterized by great energy and nervousness, expressed with the use of bright colors. His views of Rome are marked by dark colors and oppressive, anguished shapes. Scipio was also a designer, poet and writer. His works are internationally renowned and were exhibited in the 1955 documentary 1 exhibition in Kassel.
