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Livio Orazio Valentini - An Artist's Spiritual Odyssey (Hardcover)
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Livio Orazio Valentini - An Artist's Spiritual Odyssey (Hardcover)
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An illustrated biography celebrating the life and legacy of a
renowned Italian artist In this illustrated biography of the late
Italian artist, Livio Orazio Valentini, Robert E. Alexander and
John A. Elliott celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned
painter and sculptor while acknowledging his special relationship
with the people of Aiken, South Carolina. Born to a poor family in
1920, Valentini lived most of his life in Orvieto, Italy. With no
money for a formal education, he became a self-taught artist. At
the age of twenty, Valentini was called into military service
during World War II. After being captured by the Germans, he was
confined in Buchenwald and other concentration camps, where he
endured two years of physical labor. For Valentini the confinement
was life-changing; he experienced a spiritual awakening that became
a lifelong odyssey reflected in his art and teaching. Valentini's
art and even his existence centered on his efforts to find freedom.
His paintings, charcoal sketches, and sculptures formed from
terracotta, forged iron, tile, or stone are often a statement on
the human condition, germination and rebirth, and the negativity
and violence of humanity. Valentini often spoke about injustice and
oppression through the metaphor of a caged bird, explaining how
compassion could overcome cruelty and art could bring healing and
hope to conquer fear. While Valentini's art was well known in Italy
and other European countries, it was relatively unknown in the
United States until the 1990s, when Aiken, South Carolina, and
Orvieto, Italy, became linked after a chance meeting between
Valentini and a fellow Rotary Club member from Aiken vacationing in
Orvieto. The connection blossomed into a multifaceted exchange
program for students and citizens that has celebrated culture and
art, including Valentini's.
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