John Malesci

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John Malesci (1884-1969) was born in Vespignano, small town, which composes with others Vicchio, Mugello. Economic conditions forced the young family Malesci to start very early in the work as a craftsman.
The young artist took advantage from the beginning every free moment at his disposal to engage in what soon became one of his greatest passions, that the design. His sketches and struck his fellow villagers that the Florentine painter Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931), which, after being contacted by a friend of the family Malesci, expressed favorable judgments about the activity of the young, trying to push his family to allow him to develop his talent through an academic. The economic conditions did not allow family members to leave, however, to Malesci Vicchio.
The turning point in his career and his life was his meeting with another artist, far more talented, Factors that John, who welcomed him in his studio for free, around 1903, after seeing some of the promising young productions. The great Tuscan artist was able to see some drawings and some clay shaped by Malesci and knew immediately that it must be a talented young man.
Factors, for his personal character, decided to bind and push more poor students, often chosen by him personally, which followed closely,demanding continuous improvements. So, the young Malesci, soon became very dear to the master, with whom he studied six years, until his death in 1908. Malesci remained close to the figure of factors throughout its life, first as a student, bound by affection and esteem, and later as a continuer of his memory.
The teaching was rigorous Factors, based primarily on the design, with particular attention to capturing forms, volumes, l’ombreggiatura, then go to the color.
The activity of the young artist began exhibiting at the Society for Fine Arts in Florence, between 1904 and 1906. For his participation was necessary to be qualified as a painter, from him a document obtained by the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Florence, signed by the Secretary, by the Director and certified by Giovanni Fattori.
Malesci John began to attend the house of his Master, entering in confidence and friendship. So, in 1908, when John died Factors, he discovered that he was appointed his heir. The news was received positively, but also with the fear of being at or less than perpetuate the memory of the great Artist, respecting the wishes. The unexpected and challenging heritage led him to constantly work to promote the memory from audiences and critics, also contributing to its reevaluation.
In the following years he continued his exhibitions in Tuscany and at the same time, driven by the desire to promote his master abroad, in 1913 organized an exhibition, dedicated to him, The Excelsior in the hall of the Gallery of Paris, which should be followed in other European capitals. But, repeated entries on the imminent outbreak of war in Italy urged to bring Malesci works.
He married in 1915, but already in 1917 was called up to give its contribution to the country. He did not live at the forefront of the war, was commissioned to private motorists, but the experience of the conflict will inevitably influence its production. The document the works, media of luck, during breaks granted by the service, during which he sketched and drew groups of soldiers, figure, places and landscapes of fighting near the front line. As a painter, he was also commissioned the safety of a fresco by Giambattista Tiepolo, placed on the ceiling of Villa Berti Soderini in Nervesa, operation conducted between real dangers, because the building was exposed to enemy fire.
Discharged in 1919 he returned to his homeland, that same year he was hit by a massive earthquake, which meant that the artist was involved in several rescue operations of the arts, Superintendent appointed by the Galleries of Florence.
In later years he participated in several major interventions such as: Roman of the First Biennial 1921, The Florentine Spring 1922 and exhibition-competition and Ussi Stiebbert always in Florence 1924.
In these years, the real test was for him In 1925, however,, when he exhibited at the Gallery in Florence Niccolini, with about eighty paintings, the very first major solo exhibition of the artist.
There followed a move to Milan, where his works were already getting quite a success at The Art Gallery Review. Make short stay in Genoa, Rome and the first in the Netherlands puntante, but returned to Milan, decided to confront a new reality, more open. Here in 1929 exhibited in a solo show at Gallery Micheli, where she had the honor of being introduced and praised by Carlo Carra. The Milan became a second home for him, continued his exhibitions and was devoted mainly through exhibitions at the Gallery Bolzani and publication of the monograph is dedicated to him signed by George Nicodemi.
In these years of intense activity was often back in the lands of origin, but also love of Belgium, Netherlands, Brittany and Normandy, source of inspiration for an artist always looking for new views, new landscapes and new lighting effects to portray conditions.
The last exhibition was held at dalu personally supervised in Milan 1964, the Galleria Vinciana, which took the opportunity to celebrate the eightieth birthday and the sixtieth career.
After retiring in Liguria, died in Milan in 1969 during one of his return to the city Ambrosian.

Through a keen observation of the real John Malesci wanted to deal with real issues, derived from everyday. He learned from his teacher, Giovanni Fattori, to approach the nature expressing its originality, Never charge his works of emotion and pathos but never appears arid. Being welcomed at the offices of this great artist was for the path of a fundamental shift Malesci, favorite pupil and then becoming the first heir. All the work of John Malesci is considered a fact instinctive. Leading by only their own experiences came to certain results, not using other solutions already in use for a. The initial approach to the true, turned into an examination of forms that served the artist for his compositions and as previously expected the inspiration from the things themselves, then began to relate the latter with his own feelings. In this way, portraying his subjects tried to dig into the personality of the characters, the solemnity of the landscape and the vitality of the animals. Throughout his career were recurring themes in his interest as a target: portraits, landscapes and animals. Basic essential and common to his works, however, was the design, according to the artist who needed minor tricks to painting than to be eloquent, as this was a direct offshoot of the artist, without mediation. The greatness of the painter stood in the ability to integrate fully into its themes, with a strong and sincere feeling of membership that guided the hand, Enlarged to transmit through brushstrokes moods.

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