Art Appreciation
Giorgio de Chirico was an Italian artist who played a major role in the development of the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced surrealists. He is known for his unique style of painting, which combined classical architecture with mysterious, dreamlike imagery.
Born on July 10, 1888 in Volos, Greece, de Chirico studied drawing and painting at Athens Polytechnic. After his father Evaristo de Chirico's death in 1905, the family relocated to Germany. There de Chirico entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
It was in Munich that de Chirico first became interested in the classical architecture that would later become a central element of his work. In 1909, he moved to Florence, where he began experimenting with a new style of painting that would later be called scuola metafisica, "metaphysical art."
Many of his paintings featured empty cityscapes or abandoned interiors, with shadows and light creating a mysterious, dreamlike atmosphere. His metaphysical paintings resonated with Surrealists who wanted to tap into the irrational and the mysterious.
Sources:
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https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/ab-art-base/giorgio-de-chirico-metaphysical-painting-life-works
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