Background
Gerardo Dottori was born on November 11, 1884 in Perugia, Italy. His mother died when he was eight years old.
Gerardo Dottori was born on November 11, 1884 in Perugia, Italy. His mother died when he was eight years old.
Gerardo studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Perugia.
Gerardo started his career as a decorator in 1906 in Milan. Four years later, in 1910, he began to work with the magazine Defense dell'Arte.
In 1911 Dottori went to Rome, where he met Giacomo Balla and became an adherent of Futurism.
In 1915 he fought in World War I, at the same time writing Parole in libertà ("Words in freedom"), which he published under the name G. Voglio.
Five years later, in 1920, Gerardo founded the Futurist magazine "Griffa!". The same year, his works were exhibited for the first time in Rome.
In 1924 he took part in the Futurist Congress, where he had already acquired a certain notoriety, presenting his thesis on Rural Futurism. The same year he exhibited at the Venice Biennale.
During the period from 1926 to 1939, the painter lived in Rome, contributing to various art magazines.
In 1932 he was one of the first Futurists to paint sacred subjects.
Some time later, in 1939, Dottori was appointed to the chair of painting in Perugia, a post he held until 1947. In 1941 he wrote the Manifesto of Umbrian Aeropainting, in which he proposed that the essence of his Futurism lay in the representation of mystically-inclined landscapes.
Dottori carried out many mural commissions, including the Altro Mondo in Perugia and the hydroport in Ostia.
In 1951 Dottori exhibited at Bergamini and the 1953 Biennale of Angelicum and continued to exhibit in the 1950s and 1960s.
In 1989 a retrospective of Dottori's work was presented at the Gallery San Carlo.
il Trittico della Velocità: Il Corsa
il Trittico della Velocità: L'Arrivo
Umbria vergine
Autoritratto
Aurora Volando
The Miracle of Light While Flying
Explosion of Red on Green
Forme ascenzionali (o Forze ascenzionali)
Crucifixion
Gli amanti
Paesaggio Aereo
Armonie di forme contrarie
Lago umbro
Volo su paese (o Studio per A 300 Km sulla città)
il Trittico della Velocità: Il Via
Umbria primavera
Lago-alba
Aurora sul Golfo
Ritmi astrali
Primavera Umbria
