Enio Iommi

Enio Iommi
Born (1926-03-20)March 20, 1926
Rosario, Argentina
Died May 13, 2013(2013-05-13) (aged 87)
San Justo, Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Occupation sculptor, writer
Parent(s) María Iommi
Santiago Girola Iommi


Enio Iommi (March 20 1926 – May 13, 2013) was an Argentine visual artist who was particularly well known for his work as an abstract sculptor. In 1946 he co-founded the avant-garde Concrete-Invention art movement, which was Argentine branch of the larger concrete art movement.

Biography

Enio Iommi was born on March 20 1926 in Rosario, Santa Fe in Argentina.[1] Iommi founded the Association of Concrete Art-Invention in 1946, when he signed the Inventive Manifesto together with his brother Claudio Girola, Lidy Prati, Tomás Maldonado, Raúl Lozza, Manuel Espinosa, Edgar Bayley, Alfredo Hlito, Oscar Núñez and Jorge Souza among others. In 1975 he was appointed to the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes.[1] Iommi died on 13 May 2013 in Buenos Aires.[2]

Public collections

Iommi's works can be found in a number of public institutions, including:

References

  1. 1 2 "Enio Iommi Biography", Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Argentine sculptor Enio Iommi dies at 87|BuenosAiresHerald.com
  3. ↑ "Enio Iommi", MALBA, Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Iommi, Enio", Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Retrieved 22 September 2014.


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