Achille Perilli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 January 1927 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 16 October 2021 (aged 94) Orvieto, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Painter Sculptor |
Achille Perilli (28 January 1927 – 16 October 2021) was an Italian painter and sculptor.[1]
Biography
Born in Rome on 28 January 1927, Achille Perilli attended classical secondary school and earned a degree in literature with a thesis on Giorgio de Chirico. After World War II, he founded the group Forma 1 alongside Carla Accardi, Ugo Attardi, Pietro Consagra, Antonio Sanfilippo, and Giulio Turcato. He was a master in abstractionism, as seen in his exhibitions at the Venice Biennale in 1952, 1958, 1962, and 1968.[2][3] From 1948 to 1986, he participated in the Rome Quadriennale on five separate occasions.[4] From 1963 to 1964, he participated in the touring exhibition Peintures italiennes d'aujourd'hui in Beyrouth, Damas, Teheran, Ankara and Tunis.[5] In 1995, he became a member of the Accademia di San Luca and received the award from the President of the Republic of Italy Oscar Luigi Scalfaro in 1997.[6]
References
- ↑ Crinò, Lara (17 October 2021). "È morto il pittore Achille Perilli, maestro dell'astrattismo italiano". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "Mostre Collettive". Achille Perilli (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mostre Personali". Achille Perilli (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Addio ad Achille Perilli, maestro dell'Astrattismo". Arte Magazine (in Italian). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "La Quadrienniale di Roma". Arbiq (in Italian).
- ↑ "Achille Perilli". Accademia Nazionale di San Luca (in Italian).
- ↑ "Morto Achille Perilli, maestro dell'astrattismo italiano". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.