Roberto Aloi
Born in Palermo in 1897, Roberto Aloi was a self-taught painter; he held his first personal exhibition in Ravenna in 1918.
In 1920 he moved to Milan, becoming from then on a lively presence on the national art scene. From 1927 he was one of the “baguttiani”, taking part in several Venice Bienniali, Quadrienniali in Rome and major exhibitions abroad. His early work reveals features of symbolism, art nouveau and Futurism. He lost most of his production in 1943 when Milan was the object of incendiary bombing attacks.
From 1958 he also turned his attention to sculpture, producing repoussé work in copper, silver and gold for churches and public buildings. He executed pictures, tapestry and repoussé work for the turbine steamships Cristoforo Colombo, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raffello. From 1934 he also wrote a number of books for the publishing house of Hoepli, on the subjects of architecture and modern interior decoration.
Roberto Aloi died in 1981, in the garden of his house-studio in Berzo San Fermo near Bergamo.
