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Antonio Berni

Antonio Berni (1905 - 1981) was active/lived in Argentina, France.  Antonio Berni is known for Social commentary painting.

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Antonio Berni,  Argentine artist known for his socially committed art.

Berni had his first exhibition when still a teenager and received a scholarship to study painting in Europe in 1925. After visiting Madrid he settled in Paris, where he studied with the painters André Lhote and Othon Friesz. He received a second scholarship in 1927 that enabled him to come into contact with the Surrealists.

While in France he explored Surrealism, revolutionary politics, and the psychoanalytical writings of Sigmund Freud. He began to produce paintings and collages that reflected the influence of Surrealism and of Giorgio de Chirico in particular. The Nap and Its Dream (1932), for example, is a cryptic image in which a shuttered villa and an empty car overlook the sea, from which an enormous industrial tower and a fancifully shaped stone structure emerge.

Berni returned to Argentina in 1930. In 1933 he established a leftist group called Nuevo Realismo (“New Realism”)   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2357 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Antonio Berni

   Antonio Berni  Born:  1905 - Rosario, Argentina
Died:   1981 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known for:  Social commentary painting

Antonio Berni,  Argentine artist known for his socially committed art.

Berni had his first exhibition when still a teenager and received a scholarship to study painting in Europe in 1925. After visiting Madrid he settled in Paris, where he studied with the painters André Lhote and Othon Friesz. He received a second scholarship in 1927 that enabled him to come into contact with the Surrealists.

While in France he explored Surrealism, revolutionary politics, and the psychoanalytical writings of Sigmund Freud. He began to produce paintings and collages that reflected the influence of Surrealism and of Giorgio de Chirico in particular. The Nap and Its Dream (1932), for example, is a cryptic image in which a shuttered   ...  Displaying 750 of 2357 characters.

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