Gino de Dominicis Biography
A controversial and mysterious protagonist of the art scene from the 1970s to his death in 1998, Gino de Dominicis defined himself as a painter, sculptor, philosopher and architect. His work is independent and cannot be framed by a specific artistic movement, all of which he rejected.
His reputation developed as much out of absence as it did from presence: he avoided the press and refused to have any of his works reproduced photographically.
His first show was at Rome's Galleria L'Attico in 1969 and his first appearance at the Venice Biennale was in 1972 with a shocking performance called Seconda soluzione d'Immortalità (L'Universo è Immobile).
Fascinated by occultism and ancient cultures, particularly the myth of Gilgamesh and Urvasi, he believed that art was not communication, but creation, magic and mystery, and he often used alchemical and religious archetypical elements such as crosses, pyramids, stars and geometric figures.
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