Tramatura - Original Screen Print by Emilio Scanavino - 1971 1971

Tramatura is an original print realized by Emilio Scanavino in 1971 Black screen print on paper. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower margin. Artist's proof. Edited by Grafica d'Arte Lombardi. Emilio Scanavino was born in Genoa on February 28, 1922. He graduated from the art school and, after the Second World War, he began to work for the Municipality of Genoa as a technical designer until 1950 when, after his success at the 25th Venice Biennale, he decided to devote himself only to his art. After a stay in London in 1951, the painter moved towards a more geometric and less figurative composition. Typical of this period are the subjects linked to religious life, the result of reflection on the strong Catholic faith of his mother and on the theosophy of his father that have always influenced him. In these years the painter came into contact with the leaders of Spatialism such as Fontana, Dova and Crippa; of the Nuclear movement such as Baj and Dangeloe; of the Cobra group such as Corneille and Jorn. Between 1953-54, the Genoese artist's pictorial work was consolidated in a more defined way, highlighting his tendency to create a monochromatic space within which the signs overlap, giving rise to informal elements. After numerous successes and awards both in Italy and abroad, Scanavino died in Milan on November 28, 1986.