Aldo Mondino. Opere Anni '60
from 07 April 2012 to 03 June 2012
Pietrasanta (LU)
Sole, 1967
lampadine colorate su legno
scultura composta da 7 elementi: 200 × 30 cm ognuno
Galleria Cardi Pietrasanta (LU) is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition Aldo Mondino. Works from the 1960s, on Saturday 7 April 2012 at 7 pm.
The exhibition is accompanied by Cabinet 05. Aldo Mondino, curated by the Cardi Gallery: a display window installation at the headquarters of the Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Pisa Livorno in Piazza Duomo, Pietrasanta.
Aldo Mondino (Turin 1938 – Turin 2005; he lived in Turin, Paris, Rome, Milan and Altavilla Monferrato), a multifaceted artist, never hesitated to call himself a ‘painter’. From his training in Paris, he absorbed a passion for Surrealism, which he described as his first great love.
Irony and the Word, though expressed in an eclectic and multi-material manner, are a constant presence in Mondino’s work. The frequent puns in the titles or on the canvases are proof of this. Often, the words precede the painting or sculpture, becoming not only its title but the very subject of the work.
The exhibition features a core of works concentrated between 1964 and 1968, which bear witness to Mondino’s creative output from the ‘Quadri a quadretti’ to the ‘Quadri con i palloncini’; the inclusion of a work such as ‘Sole’ from 1967 is significant, as it is one of the few pieces created by the artist using electricity.
The Quadri a quadretti draw inspiration from children’s colouring books; they are painted on Masonite (a material Mondino considered less painterly and more educational than canvas) and divided into two parts. One half features a coloured subject, whilst the other is open to public participation. At times, the artist would place a container of paints next to the painting to encourage the viewer to participate.
In 1964, the ‘quadri a quadretti’ took as their subject the emblematic image from a work by the painter Casorati: a mother holding a child in her arms. From the same year is Tenda, a work through which Mondino aims to physically draw the viewer into the painting. The work on display, La porta, features the same image and concept, where the same Casorati painting depicted on the curtain replaces a hotel room number and its corresponding key ring.
The Quadri con i palloncini are a series of works, created between ’65 and ’68, through which Mondino reflects on painting. These works are painted canvases to which a string is attached, with a coloured plastic balloon tied to it (cut in half to create a perfect trompe-l’oeil). A distinctive feature of these works is the optical illusion caused by the balloon’s upward movement, which, via the string, appears to distort certain painted elements.“The Balloons pull elements of the painting upwards, whilst in some cases it is the entire painting that flies towards the ceiling.”A.M.
Works from the same period, yet representing opposing ideas, are the Cadute: a series of paintings characterised by sheets of Plexiglas screwed onto the canvas which, in theory, by preventing the paint from adhering, cause it to fall off.
Aldo Mondino took part in several editions of the Venice Biennale: in 1964, 1976 and 1993 with a major solo exhibition at the Giardini. It was on this last occasion that Mondino invited the Dervishes of Konya to dance in the hall.
The exhibition is accompanied by Cabinet 05. Aldo Mondino, curated by the Cardi Gallery: a display window installation at the headquarters of the Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Pisa Livorno in Piazza Duomo, Pietrasanta.
Aldo Mondino (Turin 1938 – Turin 2005; he lived in Turin, Paris, Rome, Milan and Altavilla Monferrato), a multifaceted artist, never hesitated to call himself a ‘painter’. From his training in Paris, he absorbed a passion for Surrealism, which he described as his first great love.
Irony and the Word, though expressed in an eclectic and multi-material manner, are a constant presence in Mondino’s work. The frequent puns in the titles or on the canvases are proof of this. Often, the words precede the painting or sculpture, becoming not only its title but the very subject of the work.
The exhibition features a core of works concentrated between 1964 and 1968, which bear witness to Mondino’s creative output from the ‘Quadri a quadretti’ to the ‘Quadri con i palloncini’; the inclusion of a work such as ‘Sole’ from 1967 is significant, as it is one of the few pieces created by the artist using electricity.
The Quadri a quadretti draw inspiration from children’s colouring books; they are painted on Masonite (a material Mondino considered less painterly and more educational than canvas) and divided into two parts. One half features a coloured subject, whilst the other is open to public participation. At times, the artist would place a container of paints next to the painting to encourage the viewer to participate.
In 1964, the ‘quadri a quadretti’ took as their subject the emblematic image from a work by the painter Casorati: a mother holding a child in her arms. From the same year is Tenda, a work through which Mondino aims to physically draw the viewer into the painting. The work on display, La porta, features the same image and concept, where the same Casorati painting depicted on the curtain replaces a hotel room number and its corresponding key ring.
The Quadri con i palloncini are a series of works, created between ’65 and ’68, through which Mondino reflects on painting. These works are painted canvases to which a string is attached, with a coloured plastic balloon tied to it (cut in half to create a perfect trompe-l’oeil). A distinctive feature of these works is the optical illusion caused by the balloon’s upward movement, which, via the string, appears to distort certain painted elements.“The Balloons pull elements of the painting upwards, whilst in some cases it is the entire painting that flies towards the ceiling.”A.M.
Works from the same period, yet representing opposing ideas, are the Cadute: a series of paintings characterised by sheets of Plexiglas screwed onto the canvas which, in theory, by preventing the paint from adhering, cause it to fall off.
Aldo Mondino took part in several editions of the Venice Biennale: in 1964, 1976 and 1993 with a major solo exhibition at the Giardini. It was on this last occasion that Mondino invited the Dervishes of Konya to dance in the hall.
Sole, 1967
lampadine colorate su legno
scultura composta da 7 elementi: 200 × 30 cm ognuno
Sole, 1967
lampadine colorate su legno
scultura composta da 5 elementi, dimensioni totali: 175 × 330 cm
La porta (Accoppiamento), 1964
porta di legno e applicazioni in plastica dipinta
226 × 72 × 18 cm
G. Gondola, 1963-1964
acrilico su masonite
180 × 130 cm
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