Luigi Spazzapan Biography
Spazzapan Luigi (Gradisca, 1889 - Turin, 1958) Luigi Spazzapan was an Italian painter of the first half of the 20th century, considered one of the greatest exponents of post-war abstract painting. In 1923 he participated in an exhibition on futurism in Padua, an artistic movement he had known through the futurist group formed by artists such as Giorgio Carmelich, Sofronio Pocarini and Mirko Vucetich. In 1925 he won the silver medal at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris. Thanks to the trips he made in his youth to cities such as Vienna and Munich, the artist managed to create his own artistic style, assimilating the artistic languages of the secessions, Art Noveau, futurism and expressionism. From 1929 to 1932 he approached the ideals of the Turin Six, creating his own style and profoundly influenced the informal experience, preserving the poetics of his works. In 1935 he participated in the II Quadrennial of Rome and the XX Biennale of Venice in 1936. At the end of the Second World War he organized in Turin together with Umberto Mastroianni and Mattia Moreni a national exhibition entitled "Italian Art of Today - Turin Prize", showing the latest trends in Italian art. Subsequently he participated in the Sao Paulo Biennial in Brazil and obtained the chair of decoration at the Art Institute of Modena. In addition to drawing, characterized by a nervous trait typical of the artistic currents of the Central European secession and expressionism, Spazzapan also dedicated himself to industrial projects for wall decorations.
