This is a painting of my daddy, Luciano Torsi.
oil on canvas, 20x30 cm ; 8 inch x 11,8 inch
about him:
He is mentioned on the “Annual” of the tuscan painters, on the “Centro Arte Diffusione” of Florence, on “Gli anni ’60 nell’aria italiana” of Piacenza and on the “Italian Artistic Market of the 1800/1900”. He’s also mentioned in the “European contemporary Painting Dictionary” of Milano and also quoted in Bolaffi Paintings Catalogue N°8 (1973) and N°11 (1978).
Luciano Torsi has been a remarkable presence in the livornese exhibition of “Premio Rotonda” since 1964. He has made personal exhibitions in many italian localities (Lido di Jesolo, Empoli, Roma, Camp Darby, Siena, Viareggio, Firenze,Novara, Torino, Pinerolo, Racconigi, Avigliana, Bari and La Spezia), and abroad :Lima (Perù), Cincinnati (Ohio), Pensacola (Florida), Toronto (Canada), Paris (France).
Many are the prizes received:
1966 = 3rd Prize on “Coppa E.N.A.L.”
1967 = Gold Medal “RA.DE.CO.”
1968 = Silver Medal “E.P.T.”
1977 = Prize “Dante Alighieri”
1979 = International award “Due Mondi”
1983 = International award “Wagner”
1983 = National “Premio della Cultura-Quercia d’Oro” award
1983 = Prize “Biennale Città di Arezzo”
1983 = International Critics Award
1996 = 1st Prize “Biennale Accademia degli Etruschi”
1998 = 1st Prize “Biennale di Livorno”
He’s also an academic professor “Della Tiberina” in the Institute of Culture and Arts in Rome. The works of Maestro Torsi has been analyzed and reviewed by R.Natali, Domenica. Amodei, Pfandt, Damari, as well as by “La Nazione”,“Il Telegrafo” and “Il Tirreno” magazines."
take a look to his flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucianotorsi/
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