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Museo Marino MariniThe 90th anniversary of the First World War

The Great War as seen by artists
[Jane Whittle]

The Marino Marini Museum is holding an interesting exhibition for the 90th anniversary of the 1914-1918 war. It is interesting to see the effects that the First World War had on art nearly 100 years ago, as well as seeing it presented from the Italian front, rather than from the trenches of France and Germany. The 1915-18 war was a tragic period in Europe and the world. It was so horrifying that it was almost impossible for people to comprehend or rationally understand and this also applied to painting, as the dreadful massacre of bodies and minds, Europe’s youth, that distinguished this conflict, brought a completely new concept of war that was very difficult to express in art. European figurative artists never really managed to translate its horrors into great works of art.

Many images have survived the First World War: quick sketches done in the trenches and other examples of military art, like postcards for the troops, satyrical cartoons, war monuments and memorials.
The show at the Marino Marini Museum studies the 1914-18 war through the vision of Italian artists engaged in the war operations.
The four sections contain 150 works of painting, sculpture, drawing and etching ranging from the Futurist interventions by Carrŕ, Balla and Severini, to delicate and intimate works by Sironi, Bucci, Viani and the Barbieri brothers, all of whom fought at the front, and other artists. It also includes a section on war propaganda and memorials.

Whether you are for or against war, this is a fascinating exhibition of work by people who really experienced all its horrors and perhaps will help us understand that in this, at least, nothing has changed...


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