Innocente (1948) - Cartoline postali settimanali - Saluti da Patrick

Ecleptic, original artist
Born Innocente in Verona in 1948, where he still lives and works. An eclectic artist active since the seventies, he works with installations, painting, sculpture, and performance. In 1972 he carried out in Mantua an action in which he involved the public, inviting them to intervene with color in the shared space to modify it and temporarily possess it.

In 1984 he was one of the founders of the movement “Nuovo Futurismo” (New Futurism), which draws on Italian historical avant-garde and the aesthetics of Pop art and New Dada, considering the changes that have occurred in the world of mass communication. The label was coined by critic and gallerist Luciano Inga-Pin, referring to the work of seven Italian artists. The movement’s critic is Renato Barilli, who in 1994 curated at the Mart, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, the exhibition “Nuovo Futurismo,” which consecrates this artistic tendency already presented in numerous Italian and international exhibitions.

During this period Innocente’s work is characterized by a deliberate use of color, a strong presence in both painting and installations, and a playful component, accompanied by a touch of irony, which will remain a constant in his work over the years. In recent times the bold tones of the eighties and the apparent lightness, even though always ready for a sharp critique of consumer society, have given way to murkier and more subdued tones, manifesting a new artistic phase. At the center of the investigation is the story of our days told and reinterpreted through the artist’s sensibility, through images of faces and moments imprinted in collective memory. The optimism of the eighties is replaced by disillusionment and by greater awareness and propensity for reflection, which can only lead to a deepening of the work.

Following Innocente’s work closely, especially in this creative phase, is the renowned art critic Achille Bonito Oliva, who has contributed with his writings to numerous catalogs of his.