Mirko Basaldella
Mirko Basaldella | |
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| Born | September 28, 1910 Udine,Italy |
| Died | November 24, 1969(aged 59) |
| Occupation(s) | Sculptor and painter |
| Years active | 1928-1960s |
Mirko Basaldella(28 September 1910 – 24 November 1969) was an Italian sculptor and painter.
Early life and education
[edit]Mirko was born inUdine,Italy on September 28, 1910, the second of three brothers (Dinowas the eldest, andAfrothe youngest). He grew up in a family of artists: his father Leo (1886 – 1918) was a painter and decorator, and since youth Mirko and his brothers showed a precocious artistic talent. Mirko studied at theAccademia di Belle Arti di Veneziaand at theAccademia di Belle Arti di Firenze;in 1928, he first exhibited his work in Udine, alongside the paintings of his two brothers. Dino, Mirko and Afro later attended the Institute of Applied Arts inMonza,where they studied under the sculptorArturo Martini.[1][2]
Career
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In 1934, Mirko moved toRome,where he held his first solo exhibition in 1936 at the Galleria della Cometa.[1][3]In the same year he exhibited his work at theVenice Biennale,together with other artists associated with the so-calledScuola Romana(includingGiuseppe Capogrossi,Alberto Ziveri,Guglielmo JanniandRenato Guttuso).[2]
In 1955, Mirko won the first prize for sculpture at theSão Paulo Art Biennial.In 1957, he moved toCambridge, MassachusettswhereJosep Lluís Sertappointed him to direct the Design Workshop atHarvard University;Mirko stayed there until 1963, when he joinedEduard SeklerandRobert Gardnerin the newly-created Department of Visual and Environmental Studies.[4]In 1962, he was elected a member of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]
Death and legacy
[edit]He died in Cambridge on November 24, 1969.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^abcdCrispolti, Enrico, ed. (1987).Dino, Mirko, Afro Basaldella(in Italian). Mazzotta. p. 306.ISBN9788820207519.
- ^abBasaldella, Mirko.Treccani.Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^Basaldella Mirko.Dizionario biografico dei friulani.Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^Ragain, Melissa S. (2021).Domesticating the Invisible: Form and Environmental Anxiety in Postwar America.University of California Press.p. 66.ISBN9780520343825.
- ^Waroff, Deborah R. (November 26, 1969).Mirko Basaldella, Director Of Design Workshop, Dies.The Harvard Crimson.Retrieved February 6, 2021.
