Mino Maccari

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Mino Maccari was born in Siena in 1898, in a family of the petty bourgeoisie, with his father, literature professor, which perhaps led him to make traditional studies, graduating in law. From an early age, however, proved to have a lively intelligence, an extrovert and a particular talent for drawing with charcoal.
As a rebellious spirit, During his university years he participated as an artillery officer in World War I, after which he resumed his studies and graduated. He began to do an apprenticeship at the studio advocated in Colle Val d'Elsa, places where the original family and in his spare time he began to devote himself to painting and printmaking.
In 1922, accomplice of restless mind again, took part in the march on Rome and later, in 1924, was called to take charge of printing the magazine "The Wild", on which were also published her first recordings. At the beginning of 1926 permanently left the forensic ambitions to take over the magazine he held until 1942. "The Wild" after a period of the first avowedly fascist mold, revolutionary and anti-bourgeois, then changed her course, due to the evolution of political events, turning his attention to art, the political and satirical laughter.
In addition to the pages of his magazine, frequent were his interventions on the most important Italian newspapers as "La Stampa", “Quadrivio”, “Italia letteraria”, "Omnibus" and others, as were his numerous folders of graphics and illustrations.
At the same time, in the years between 1927 and 1930, began to be known as a painter to the general public by participating in various national exhibitions.
In 1938 XXI held a solo show at the Venice Biennale, and exhibited at the Gallery The Rainbow, Always in the capital of Veneto, while in 1948, even at the Venice Biennale, won the International Prize dell'Incisone.
He died in Rome in 1989.

Through engaging paintings, Personal, Quick facts but strong brushstrokes and color accents often violent, joined the section of his live graphic sign was recognized by critics. Able to bring in his works all the accents, symptoms, the realities of Italian life, with an air of documentary. Artist who always sailed against the current, both in life and in his art. Fascist convinced first, at a time when it was dangerous to be, staunch opponent and then, when the regime had already obtained the general consensus. He was a painter, engraver, writer, journalist, poet, able to gather intelligence and push the European art of that period through its publications. A personality so strong and disruptive took him years to deal with the many different areas through his works. He is not never placed as a judge of the Italian customs, but rather as a reporter fun, and amused, vices and weaknesses of the company. The later interest in the painting never removed him from his main passion, that the design.

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