Antonio Tamburro Painter Italy 1948

Antonio Tamburro was born in 1948 in Isernia, Italy. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. He moved to Rome in 1968 and completed his studies at their Academy of Fine Arts. In Rome Tamburro began to exhibit his works in several prestigious galleries, having a good success with audiences and critics. He returned to his hometown, in 1969, where he painted a series of frescoes in the Church of San Felice. Between 1970 and 1973, Tamburro attended the cultural circles in Rome and Milan, making friends with Orfeo Tamburi, Domenico Purificato, Giorgio De Chirico, Fausto Pirandello. His first solo exhibition was in 1972 at the Town Hall of Perugia. In these paintings there is a reference to the origins, with a strong and almost violent colouring of stamped expressionism. In 1974 he exhibited in Milan at the gallery "La Porta". This is also the year in which he became interested in social problems, especially the abandonment and the solitude of the mentally ill, inspired by realistic reportage. Four years later, in 1978, he was called to teach at the School of Art in Spoleto leaving in 1981 to devote himself exclusively to painting.In 1979, some of his works were published in "Art in Umbria” by edition Siglarte and his works began to be published in various other art magazines.
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