Amadeo Luciano Lorenzato

Considered the seminal artist of his generation, Amadeo Luciano Lorenzato was drawn to the natural world and symbols of daily life. Largely a self-taught painter, Lorenzato developed a singular body of paintings centered on his fastidious observations of the everyday subjects he encountered in his hometown of Belo Horizonte, Brazil , depicting landscapes, still lives, and scenes from his neighborhood. His aim was not to replicate his environment but rather to translate it through a simplified vision of reduced geometric forms utilizing rich, handmade pigments and defined brush strokes. Lorenzato considered painting an everyday activity, a natural extension of himself, and “a form of spiritual survival.” Born to Italian immigrants, he began his artistic career as a painter’s assistant and studied fine arts in Vicenza. His European travels exposed him to the works of masters such as Matisse, Picasso, Cézanne, Courbet, Van Gogh, Monet , and Manet, significantly shaping his style. Returning to Brazil, Lorenzato focused on painting full-time following a leg injury in 1956. Though appreciated during his lifetime by his contemporaries, Lorenzato was long considered a regional artist, with his work remaining largely unknown outside of Brazil. The recent attention to Lorenzato’s work has led to an overdue re-examination of the artist and his place within the broader context of Brazilian modernism and international art history. Amadeo Luciano Lorenzato (b. 1900, Belo Horizonte, Brazil ; d. 1995, Belo Horizonte, Brazil ). Some of the artist’s solo exhibitions include Mendes Wood DM , Paris (2024); David Zwirner , New York (2024); Gomide&Co , São Paulo (2021); Mendes Wood DM , Brussels (2020); David Zwirner , London (2019); S|2 Gallery , London (2019); Mendes Wood DM , New York (2019). Additionally, his work was included in group exhibitions such as: Mendes Wood DM , New York (2024); KARMA , Thomaston (2024); Taka Ishii Gallery , Tokyo (2024); Modern Art , London (2023); El Museo del Barrio , New York (2022); MASP , São Paulo (2022); Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel , São Paulo (2020); Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo , São Paulo (2018); Bergamin & Gomide , São Paulo (2014); Museu de Arte da Pampulha , Belo Horizonte (1995); Centro D’Arte La Bitt a , Rome (1989); Petit Palais , Paris (1973). His work has also been included in the 60th Venice Biennale (2024) ; 3rd Trinnale of Bratislava , Bratislava (1972). Lorenzato’s work features in collections such as Fiorucci Art Trust , London; Fundação Clóvis Salgado , Belo Horizonte ; He Art Museum , Guandong; Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) , São Paulo; Museu de Arte da Pampulha , Belo Horizonte; Nouveau Musée National de Monaco , Monaco; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo , São Paulo.