Spigno Monferrato. The exhibition of 14 paintings on cycling, lent by the “Fondazione Luigi Longo” of Castellazzo Bormida, can be visited until Sunday 26 May in the cinema Italia in Spigno Monferrato.
These are graphic works by important artists who tell, through their images, events related to cycling, the Tour of Italy and the characters who made this sport great.
The exhibition was inaugurated on Saturday 4 May, on the occasion of the passage of the pink caravan of the Giro d’Italia, the 4th stage of which started on Tuesday 7 May from the Thermal City.
The bicycle is part of our daily life: to go to work, to move around city contexts, to go on outings, etc. Over time it has also become a subject of inspiration for artists who have made it the protagonist of works and art installations. We can cite, as an example, Umberto Boccioni who with his work “Dynamism of a cyclist” represented the cyclist and the bicycle in their dynamic fusion during a journey, as an expression of the modification of the body, speed and strength. Many other artists have put two wheels at the center of their creativity. Examples are: Toulouse Lautrec Jean Metzinger, Mario Sironi, Fortunato Depero, Anselmo Bucci, Aligi Sassu, Mario Schifano and others
The artists present at the Spigno exhibition are: Boschi Dino, Carroll Ruben, Farulli Fernando, Ferrari, Leddi Pietro, Olia Reza, Pini Giuliano, Giacomo Porzano, Saliola Antonio, Sasso Mario, Sughi Alberto and Verrusio Pasquale.
