Vasco Bendini

Vasco Bendini was an Italian informalist painter.

Life and career

Born in Bologna, Bendini studied at the Accademia di [Belle Arti di Bologna|Bologna Academy of Fine Arts], under Giorgio Morandi and Virgilio Guidi. In 1956 he was invited to show his work at the 27th edition of the Venice Biennale. This was followed by two more participations, each time with a solo presentation of his work, in 1964 and 1972.
After a period close to informalism, especially to the "last naturalism" theorized by, Bendini expanded his visual language to other forms, including Neo-Dada, Arte Povera and conceptual phases. In the late 1970s he eventually re-embraced an Informalist style in his paintings.