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Livio Orazio Valentini: An Artist s Spiritual Odyssey by Alexander, Robert E.;Elliott, John A.;Valentini, Livio Orazio is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<P>An illustrated biography celebrating the life and legacy of a renowned Italian artist</P><P>In this illustrated biography of the late Italian artist, Livio Orazio Valentini: An Artist's Spiritual Odyssey, 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.</P><P>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.</P><P>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,

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Author

Alexander, Robert E.;Elliott, John A.;Valentini, Livio Orazio

Publisher

The University of South Carolina Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781611178982

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Art, Memoir, Biography