Umberto Verdirosi is a painter, actor, sculptor and poet who was born
in Piedmont in northern Italy. He lives in Rome where he has his
studio, and another one in Orvieto. His father was a Sicilian and his
mother came from Veneto. After his classical education he spent his
youth in various theatre companies. At 20 he formed a tent theatre
with his own company, which he led until 1968 when he stopped
dedicating himself to theatre and production and decided to devote his
life to painting and sculpting.His works can be found all over Europe
and in the United States, from Canada to Florida, and in New Zealand
and Australia. He has exhibited at the Export Art in New York, in
Miami and Sarasota (Florida) and in most Italian cities. Alongside his
studios he has permanent exhibitions in Rome and Orvieto.He
illustrated Shakespeare's Sonnets in 1980 prefaced by Diego Fabbri,
headed by the English text and translated by M. A. Marelli. Forty oil
paintings in all. Arnoldo Foà and Vittorio Vettori presented the book
"Shakespeare by Verdirosi" at the Remo Croce bookshop in Rome.
Verdirosi is the author of four other books with texts in English and
Italian.Characters such as Harlequin, Pulcinella and Pierrot often
appear in Verdirosi's paintings. These are characters from the
commedia dell'arte that used to be a popular form of improvised
theatre in Italy where it originated in the 16th century, or even
before, and can perhaps be seen as the prototype of Shakespearean
comedy.
in Piedmont in northern Italy. He lives in Rome where he has his
studio, and another one in Orvieto. His father was a Sicilian and his
mother came from Veneto. After his classical education he spent his
youth in various theatre companies. At 20 he formed a tent theatre
with his own company, which he led until 1968 when he stopped
dedicating himself to theatre and production and decided to devote his
life to painting and sculpting.His works can be found all over Europe
and in the United States, from Canada to Florida, and in New Zealand
and Australia. He has exhibited at the Export Art in New York, in
Miami and Sarasota (Florida) and in most Italian cities. Alongside his
studios he has permanent exhibitions in Rome and Orvieto.He
illustrated Shakespeare's Sonnets in 1980 prefaced by Diego Fabbri,
headed by the English text and translated by M. A. Marelli. Forty oil
paintings in all. Arnoldo Foà and Vittorio Vettori presented the book
"Shakespeare by Verdirosi" at the Remo Croce bookshop in Rome.
Verdirosi is the author of four other books with texts in English and
Italian.Characters such as Harlequin, Pulcinella and Pierrot often
appear in Verdirosi's paintings. These are characters from the
commedia dell'arte that used to be a popular form of improvised
theatre in Italy where it originated in the 16th century, or even
before, and can perhaps be seen as the prototype of Shakespearean
comedy.
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