Ivo David, Italian American Surrealist Oil Painting Ivo David Trilogia Chromatic Surrealism, 1991

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Trilogia Homage to Orazio Tanelli (Italian poet) Hand signed middle left and titled extensively and signed and dated verso. 1991 … Read more Trilogia Homage to Orazio Tanelli (Italian poet) Hand signed middle left and titled extensively and signed and dated verso. 1991 Dimensions: 30 X 24 inches. A painter and poet born in Italy in 1935, Ivo David is the founder of the artistic movement "The Fusionism, '56" originating in Europe. His first original Manifesto of Fusionism, '56 and his book of poems Memories of an Artist are registered with the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. "Through my chromaticism, I overtake the original shape defined in neat contours and suggest an authentic and original painting that exalts the vibration of light, the function of chiaroscuro, the rhythm of movement without quite indulging in certain Feminine nuances that are found in baroque and rococo art. My teachers and ideals have been Rembrandt, Salvador Dali, Marc Chagall, Paul Gauguin, Koch, William Blake, Amedeo Modigliani, Giorgio De Chirico, Renato Guttuso and Vincent Van Gogh." He received his first art lesson from his beloved father, Arduino David who was an artist in Italy. His work is Expressionist Surrealism. In 1960 Ivo David had his first exhibition at the Galleria del Ponte in Naples, Italy. Many other art shows followed in Europe and Italy. In 1964 his works were exhibited at the Crespi Art Gallery, New York City; Seton Hall University (CIC), NJ; Robert Treat Grand Salon, NJ; Salon of Modern Art, Paris; City Hall, Paris; Muse de D'Unet, France; Les Salon des Nations a Paris; Ramapo University, NJ; New York University, NY; Chateaubriand, NY; Las Malamut Art Gallery, NJ; Penn and Ink Gallery, NY. He has also shown at A.E. Backus Gallery in Fort Pierce, vibrant paintings depicting local scenes around Indian River and Fort Pierce. The Artist Guild Gallery in Vero Beach and at the Art by the Sea show at the Vero Beach Museum of Art. His paintings have also been shown in many European galleries including the prestigious Biennale Internazionale in Florence, Italy. This work has a Man Ray, Dada Sensibility to it. Ivo David is an Italian American painter and founder of "Fusionism '56" as described in his Manifesto of Fusionism. He creates impasto oil paintings of landscapes and the people in them and religious paintings including a series devoted to The Divine Comedy with works depicting Dante's Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise. Many of the paintings and drawings of The Divine Comedy are in the permanent collection at the Museo Dantesco di Torre dè - Passeri. Casa di Dante, Museo Fortunato Bellonzi, Abruzzo, Italy. He was born in 1935 in the Italian town of San Leucio del Sannio in the southern province of Benevento, Italy. His father, Arduino David, made his living as an artist, decorating churches, public buildings and homes with his easel paintings and murals. His studio was in the family’s home; Ivo recalls it as a wondrous place filled with paintings of saints, familiar landscapes, portraits and the occasional nude. He was in awe of his father, a taskmaster who sometimes allowed his young son to assist him. Ivo and his art have been featured in numerous publications including the prestigious Dante E San Francesco by Corrado Gizzi.David is listed in Who's who in American Art, L'Academie Du Perigord, France; International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England; Encyclopedia of Living Artists, USA; Dizionario Enciclopedico Internazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Ed. Alba, Ferrara, Italy; Whos who among the Italian Americans, NIAF. His works are in many collections nationally and internationally. See less