The essay reconstructs the activity of the outsider artist Livio Poggesi, from his beginnings in the painting atelier of the neuropsychiatric hospital of Arezzo, in 1958, until his death, which occurred in this hospital in 1985. The paintings of Livio Poggesi , a self-taught with fifth grader who liked to paint, write and study, reflect the emotional and sentimental agitations of his life: dreams, memories, anxiety and visions are transmitted to us through his paintings. However, Livio is not an artist because he suffers from mental pathologies; on the contrary, he is a brilliant artist with some mental disorders. They are works free from any formal heritage and from any cultural and stylistic influence (previous or contemporary styles and movements), creations that go beyond our habits and models.
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Chapter Title
«Io penso che questo riesce benino». Vita e opere di Livio Poggesi 1934-1985 | Livio Poggesi
Authors
Paolo Torriti
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0400-2.12
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Subtitle
Livio Poggesi e l’atelier di pittura dell’Ospedale neuropsichiatrico di Arezzo, 1958-1978
Editors
Luca Quattrocchi, Paolo Torriti
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Number of Pages
210
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0400-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0399-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0400-2
Series Title
Quaderni del Dipartimento di Scienze storiche e dei beni culturali