Fiorenzo Tomea Biography
Tomea Fiorenzo (Zoppè di Cadore, 1910 - Milan, 1960) Fiorenzo Tomea was an Italian artist of the 20th century. Thanks to his acquaintance with the painter Masotto he was sent towards the Academy of Fine Arts in Verona. Subsequently he went to Milan where he met artists such as Sassu, Cassinari, Cantatore and Messina and the critic Edoardo Persico, who introduced him to works by Rosai, Carlo Carrà, metaphysical painting, Cèzanne and Van Gogh. Subsequently he stopped in Paris to study the impressionists and met Italian artists who lived there, such as De Chirico, Severini, Guttuso, de Pisis. He later began to exhibit and participate in various exhibitions until arriving at the Venice Biennale in 1942. Tomea mainly painted skeletons, candles, masks, still lifes and some landscapes, and over the years his colors became increasingly lighter and less dramatic, reflecting his acquired inner serenity. In 1943 he moved to Umbria, dedicating himself to religious painting and the creation of mosaics and frescoes for churches. Tomea subsequently returned to the original subjects, simplifying the colors and composition.
