Vasco Bendini (27 February 1922 – 31 January 2015) was an Italian informalist painter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Bendini studied at the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts, under

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and Virgilio Guidi. In 1956 he was invited to show his work at the 27th edition of the

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. 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

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and conceptual phases. In the late 1970s he eventually re-embraced an Informalist style in his paintings.Carlo Pirovano (cured by). "Bendini, Vasco" in ''La pittura in Italia : Il Novecento : 1945-1990, vol. 2''. Milano, Electa, 1993. .

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* 1922 births 2015 deaths Painters from Bologna 20th-century Italian painters 20th-century Italian male artists Italian male painters Italian contemporary artists 21st-century Italian painters 21st-century Italian male artists Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna alumni {{Italy-painter-20thC-stub