This week’s atist Twitter backgrounds showcase the colourful works of Italian painter Gino Severini, born in 1883 in Cortona, Italy.
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He came from a poor family and got interested in art when he moved to Rome with his mother in 1899.
In 1900 he met painter Umberto Boccioni with whom he visited the studio of Giaccomo Balla. It was Balla who introduced Severini to Divisionism (painting technique where colours are separated into individual dots or patches to interact visually – it is the viewer who combines the colours as opposed to the painter mixing them together).
In 1906 Severini moved to Paris where he was “born intellectually and physically”.
He was living in Montmartre where he met Modigliani, Picasso and other artists.
He joined the Futurist movement in 1910. Futurism was an Italian art movement of the early 20th century, glorifying the beauty of modern life. Although futurism originated in Italy, it could also be found in Russia and England.
Severini was less attracted to the machine theme than his fellow Futurists. He expressed Futurism through the form of the dancer.
He abandoned Futurism after WWI, where he became more interested in conservative and analytic paintings.
In the 1940s, Severini’s style became semi-abstract but he returned to Futurism in the 1950s by using dancers, light and movement in his works.
Severini died in 1966 in Paris but was buried in his hometown Cortona in Italy.
There is an exhibition (27 April to 25 July, 2011) showing Severini’s work at the Orangerie Museum in Paris, France.
If you liked our Gino Severini Twitter designs, you should take a look at our other artist Twitter backgrounds.
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Gino Severini 1024×768 Wallpaper – Blue font:
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