Guido Strazza's photographic archive revealed in Rome exhibition

At the Istituto Centrale per la Catalogazione in Rome, an exhibition showcases the photographic collection of Guido Strazza, an influential Italian painter and engraver born in 1922 in Santa Fiora. The display highlights his journey from flight school in Fano in 1943 to South America in 1948, with notable stops in Venice, Milan, Amsterdam, and Rome. Strazza's pivotal meeting with Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in 1941 redirected his artistic exploration towards the sign, delving into an emotional landscape. His black-and-white images capture the Andes in 1949, indigenous cultures, and ceremonial processions, merging nature with emotion. In 1950s Milan, he encountered Lucio Fontana and visited Galleria del Naviglio, leading to the incineration of his 'failed paintings.' In Rome, he engaged with critics like Maurizio Calvesi and Gillo Dorfles, revealing how Strazza intertwined movement, sign, and nature in his visual narrative.