Reggio Emilia Celebrates Luciano Bertoli's Futurist Art
Reggio Emilia pays tribute to local artist Luciano Bertoli three years after his passing. Known for his ties to 1960s movements such as Arte Povera and Conceptual art, Bertoli's innovative painting style evolved into the 2000s. The exhibition showcases a diverse array of his works that delve into humanity's relationship with global challenges. Large assemblages, influenced by Picabia and Duchamp, illustrate the decline of contemporary man. Irony is woven through grotesque figures and machines, drawing on Bosch and Bruegel, as well as 15th-century Tuscan art. A stencil of Simonetta Vespucci nods to Warhol, while mechanical paintings and artificial ice blocks depict futuristic cities. His final pieces explore the sensuality of the body through fractals that intertwine hermeticism and quantum physics.
Key facts
- Luciano Bertoli died three years ago.
- The exhibition is held in Reggio Emilia.
- Bertoli never left his hometown.
- He was influenced by 1960s movements like Arte Povera and Conceptual art.
- His work references Picabia, Duchamp, Bosch, Bruegel, Piero di Cosimo, Botticelli, and Andy Warhol.
- Fractals are presented for the first time in a graphic formula.
- The exhibition includes mechanical paintings and moving machines.
- Bertoli's last paintings explore the sensuality of the body.
Entities
Artists
- Luciano Bertoli
- Martina Corgnati
- Francesca Baboni
- Picabia
- Marcel Duchamp
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Pieter Bruegel
- Piero di Cosimo
- Sandro Botticelli
- Simonetta Vespucci
- Andy Warhol
Institutions
- Artribune
Locations
- Reggio Emilia
- Italy