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Afro Libio Basaldella (March 4, 1912 – July 24, 1976) was an Italian painter and educator in the post-World War II period. He began as a member of the Scuola Romana, and worked together with Alberto Burri and Lucio Fontana. He was generally known by the single name, "Afro".
Afro Libio Basaldella è stato un pittore italiano, considerato tra i più importanti artisti del secondo dopoguerra. Tra i principali esponenti dell'Arte informale italiano, appartenne, negli anni trenta, anche alla Scuola romana.
Afro (Afro Basaldella) was an Italian painter of abstract and figurative art. He created three works that are online at MoMA, including The Yellow Book, Boy with Turkey, and Untitled.
Trasformato in Fondazione nel 2009, nel 1976 nasce ARCHIVIO AFRO. Dalla morte del pittore ad oggi, l’Archivio si è occupato di promuovere, sviluppare e coordinare iniziative e attività culturali volte ad accrescere la conoscenza e gli studi sulla personalità e le opere di Afro.
Afro Libio Basaldella, known professionally as Afro, was born in Udine, Italy on March 4, 1912. He trained in Florence and Venice, where he received a diploma in painting in 1931. The following year he spent time in Milan where, with his brother Mirko, he frequented Arturo Martini’s studio.
Learn about Afro, an Italian painter and educator who worked with Alberto Burri and Lucio Fontana. See his artworks, such as The Struggle, and his biography from Wikipedia.
Afro was an Italian artist celebrated for his gestural abstract paintings. His mature style was influenced by the work of Abstract Expressionists, particularly Arshile Gorky. Born Afro Libio Basaldella on March 4, 1912 in Udine, Italy, he began exhibiting at the age of 16 and studied painting in both Florence and Venice.
