Alberto Savinio, real name Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico (25 August 1891 - 5 May 1952) was an Italian writer, painter, musician, journalist, essayist, playwright, set designer and composer. He was the younger brother of notorious metaphisical painter Giorgio De Chirico. His work often dealt with philosophical and psychological themes, and he also was heavily concerned with the philosophy of art.
Throughout his life, Savinio composed five operas and authored at least forty-seven books, including multiple autobiographies and memoirs. Savinio also extensively wrote and produced works for the theater. Savinios work received mixed reviews during his lifetime, often due to his pervasive use of surrealism. He was influenced by and a contemporary of Apollinaire, Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob, and Fernand Léger.
Born in Athens, Andrea De Chirico was the third child of Evaristo De Chirico and Emma Cervetto De Chirico (a Genoese noble). At the time of his birth, Andreas parents were living as Italian expatriates in Greece while his father worked as an engineer for the Societé des Chemins de Fer de la Thessalie, working on the Greek railway system. His older brother, three years his senior, was the renowned artist Giorgio De Chirico. Andrea also had an older sister named Adele who died six months before his birth. Later in his life, Andrea would later reflect upon his foreign birth as a special opportunity to determine his own destiny through determination of his own national identity.
Judgments of Savinios work varied wildly according to phase his life and the reviewer. Many of Savinios most critically praised works are also amongst his most disliked and misunderstood. This is largely due to Savinios frequent and controversial use of Surrealism and Sincerism as media for creative expression.
In recent years, Savinios works have seen something of a revival. This posthumous rebirth of Savinios work can be largely attributed to a growing understanding of Surrealism in the public consciousness. It is fair to say that in many ways Savinio was well before his time, a fact that both distinguishes him and accounts for much of the negativity amongst his contemporary critics.
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Throughout his life, Savinio composed five operas and authored at least forty-seven books, including multiple autobiographies and memoirs. Savinio also extensively wrote and produced works for the theater. Savinios work received mixed reviews during his lifetime, often due to his pervasive use of surrealism. He was influenced by and a contemporary of Apollinaire, Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob, and Fernand Léger.
Born in Athens, Andrea De Chirico was the third child of Evaristo De Chirico and Emma Cervetto De Chirico (a Genoese noble). At the time of his birth, Andreas parents were living as Italian expatriates in Greece while his father worked as an engineer for the Societé des Chemins de Fer de la Thessalie, working on the Greek railway system. His older brother, three years his senior, was the renowned artist Giorgio De Chirico. Andrea also had an older sister named Adele who died six months before his birth. Later in his life, Andrea would later reflect upon his foreign birth as a special opportunity to determine his own destiny through determination of his own national identity.
Judgments of Savinios work varied wildly according to phase his life and the reviewer. Many of Savinios most critically praised works are also amongst his most disliked and misunderstood. This is largely due to Savinios frequent and controversial use of Surrealism and Sincerism as media for creative expression.
In recent years, Savinios works have seen something of a revival. This posthumous rebirth of Savinios work can be largely attributed to a growing understanding of Surrealism in the public consciousness. It is fair to say that in many ways Savinio was well before his time, a fact that both distinguishes him and accounts for much of the negativity amongst his contemporary critics.
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