Mario Faraoni. Mai senza Rosso Pozzuoli

It is not uncommon in the history of art there are significant personality whose edges fade with the passing years. Mario Faraoni, born in Cremona in 1914, and then lived in Pinerolo, is one of those painters who participated actively in the artistic context of his time, whose figure is still, to this day, waiting to be rediscovered.
From 5 to 20 September 2014, on the centenary of his birth, the Association Mario Faraoni offers three major exhibitions through which to read the entire works of this artist by nature shy but participatory cultural humus of his time in relation to the cultural context in which he worked. A rediscovery of the value of this painter, described by Bernardi Martian "an excellent portrait of the landscape," and Luigi Carluccio "a fine artist, delicate and sensitive."
The exhibition features a selection of the most important works of the Pharaohs, divided by thematic areas: in Turin (Piedmont Region Exhibition Hall), the human figure, his portraits of intimate and delicate, in Pinerolo (Civic Collection of Art in Palazzo Vittone) production dedicated to the tradition of landscape and Torre Pellice (Civica Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea Philip Scroppo) graphics production, made of machines that reveal the side of her immediate and modern pictorial stroke.
On the occasion of the exhibitions will be realized a monograph with critical texts and images of the most significant works published by Alzani Publisher. Critical essays edited by: Bruno Quaranta, Mario Marchiando Pacchiola.

Mario Faraoni, born in Cremona in 1914, and then lived in Pinerolo, is one of those painters who participated in the artistic context of his time, but that figure is still, to this day, waiting to be rediscovered. Age he devoted himself to sculpture under the guidance of Bazzaro in Milan and Turin Bistolfi, and then choose to deal definitively painting. Despite not coming from an academic environment and had in part a self-taught training, was an important name in the Piedmont landscape, in fact, working with artists such as Francesco Menzio, Massimo Quaglino, Domenico Valinotti. From 1948 to 1974 he exhibited in Italy and abroad, and in 1963, he was invited to paint the true picture of the Matterhorn, along with names of international caliber such as Dali, Fautrier, Hartung, creating the volume, the Matterhorn and its palette Art Gallery and the Art of the Matterhorn. In the last years of his life he retired in Pinerolo, away from the mundane and clamor, continuing his intense activity as a landscape and portrait painter.
The project is sponsored by the Mario Pharaohs, recently formed to rediscover and enhance the figure of the artist through the preservation, protection and promotion of his works, with the coordination of Lorraine Tadorni, curator and art critic. It is made with the collaboration of: Piedmont Region, City of Pinerolo and Ipercoop Association Amarte, Civic Collection of Art in Palazzo Vittone Pinerolo, Galleria Civica d'Arte Contemporanea Philip Scroppo Torre Pellice, Alzani Publisher. Mediapartner The Echo of the chisone, Radio Grp Turin. Under the patronage of the City of Turin.

Other locations:

Opening: September 6, 2014, at 18
Civic Collection of Art in Palazzo Vittone
Piazza Vittorio Veneto 8 Pinerolo
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday at Sunday at 16.30-19 10.30-12 and 16.30-19
Free entry 

Opening: September 7, 2014, at 18
Civica Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea Philip Scroppo
Via Roberto D'Azeglio, 10 Torre Pellice
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 15:30 to 18:30 hours on Friday and Saturday 10.30-12.30
Free entry

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