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Tullio Vietri

Through the years

Through the years
Vietri’s work is an uninterrupted “chronicle” by images, interpreting the human condition in the season of reconstruction and economic boom, of the Cold War and advanced industry, of mass communication and the global village. A selected and representative documentation of everyday life that takes shape through an emblematic iconography of Volti e Persone (Faces and People), Piazze e Strade (Squares and Streets), Auto e Case (Cars and Houses), Alberi e Campagne (Trees and Countryside), and, through a synthetic and univocal expressive language that emblematically integrates forms and visual codes of the mass media repertoire.

Vietri observes reality, sees its contradictions and dangers, catches the signs of change. His painting reflects this transformation, taking on specific connotations that refer back to specific historical periods, here schematically referred to as decades.

Vietri observes reality, sees its contradictions and dangers, catches the signs of change. His painting reflects this transformation, taking on specific connotations that refer back to specific historical periods, here schematically referred to as decades.

The 40s/’50s

Tullio Vietri’s artistic personality matured in a long process of training and experimentation that came to fruition in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In fact, it was during this period that he adopted an explicit and no longer modified ethical-aesthetic position. Figuration is an essential choice for interpreting social reality and its transformations, for analyzing the socio-economic and cultural dynamics at work, and, at the same time, a fundamental process of inner clarification of each individual personality.
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Gli Anni ’40/’50

The ‘60s

Post-war reconstruction gave rise to a new, dynamic society, projected towards continuous growth. During these years, Vietri reached full artistic maturity and systematically focused his attention on the new ways of living and producing, on ongoing processes.

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Gli Anni ’60/’70

The ‘70s

New scenarios open up that demand new keys to interpretation and a strong civil commitment, for Vietri and specifically for the world of culture and art. These are tormented years, also for him personally, who distances himself from the art world on radical critical positions and progressively isolates himself.

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Gli Anni ’60/’70

The ‘80s

The great tensions of the previous decade are eased in a new wave of prosperity. The development model and lifestyle are once again
the focus of attention in Vietri’s art.

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Gli Anni ’60/’70

The ’90s

In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War ended, but other wars didn’t. Vietri’s passionate humanism rebels against the idea of war, the defeat of a civilisation that renounces rationality and disperses the profound meaning of democracy.

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Gli Anni ’60/’70

The 2000s

The world is increasingly globalized and torn by conflicts, between commercial competition and clash of civilisations.

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Gli Anni ’60/’70

Events & News

News and information on new events related to Tullio Vietri and ongoing activities within the Atelier.
Highlights of special moments, near and far.
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    The Atelier

    The atelier preserves the family’s rich pictorial and graphic collection (approximately 1,500 pieces, between paintings and graphics). It periodically organizes temporary exhibitions within its spaces, in order to promote knowledge about the collection, displaying the works in rotation.

    It is located in Bologna in Via Saragozza 135 under the historic portico of San Luca.
    The Atelier can be visited, by appointment, from October to June. Guided tours available.

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    The Museum

    The Biblioteca Civica, managed by the Oderzo Cultura Foundation, displays the core of the collection owned by the Municipality of Oderzo, by the artist’s behest, custodian of his artworks (about 4000 pieces including paintings and graphics).

    It is located in Oderzo (TV) in Via Garibaldi 80 at the Civic Library.
    It can be visited during library opening hours and by appointment.

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