Enzo Brunori Italian, 1924-1993

Enzo Brunori (Perugia, Italy, 1924 – Rome, Italy, 1993)

Enzo Brunori was born in Perugia in 1924. After graduating from the Art Institute, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts with the renowned Futurist painter Gerardo Dottori, who encouraged him to move to Rome.

During his years in Rome, the artist was actively involved in the debate between abstract art and realism. In 1951, he held his first solo exhibition at the Il Pincio Gallery, organised by the Art Club director Enrico Prampolini.

During these years, he carried out an “abstract-concrete” research that made him popular among critics and, disregarding the various influences of the time, he went as far as Cubism.

 The painter, who was also highly appreciated abroad, took part in the Venice Biennale in 1956, together with Burri and Dorazio. In 1960, Brunori refused to take part in the Venice Biennale, thereby upsetting the critics, and took up teaching. However, he never stopped painting: he directed the Art Institutes of Cortina and Civitavecchia, then taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in L'Aquila and, since 1977, in Rome.

Despite his success, he became increasingly selective about the opportunities to exhibit his work. In 1988, the city of Perugia dedicated a retrospective exhibition to him.

The artist died in Rome in 1993.

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