Pair of ceramic vases by Nanni Valentini for Ceramiche Arcore

Nanni Valentini (1932 – 1985)
Nanni Valentini began by attending the art academy for ceramic decoration in Pesaro in 1945 before moving on to the Istituto d'arte per la Ceramica in Faenza, where he continued until 1953. He started to collaborate with Bruno Baratti’s studio in Pesaro and to attend the academy in Bologna. In 1956 he was admitted to
the circle of Liverani’s Galleria La Salita and formed friendships with Gastone Novelli, Emilio Villa and Gino Marotta. He won the first prizes at the XIV Faenza Competition and the XI Vicenza Ceramic Exhibition, followed by many other awards in the subsequent years.
In autumn 1957 he moved to Milan, where he exhibited at the Triennale and began to project the Serie natura with Luigi Massoni. He associated with Arnaldo and Giò Pomodoro, Ettore Sottsass and Lucio Fontana. The latter organised the first one man-show for Valentini in the Milanese Ariete gallery in 1958. In 1960 Valentini exhibited with Giò Pomodoro in the Galleria del Giorno in Milan and had a one-man show in the Salone Annunciata in the same city. In 1967 he was represented in Milan with a one-man
exhibition of paintings and sculptures in the Salone Annunciata, followed by a one-man show in the Galleria Segnapassi in Pesaro. He began to teach in the art institute in Monza, where he was remained until 1985.
In 1977 he moved to the studio in via Tiziano 42, Arcore and had a one-man show of sculptures and works on paper in Lo
Spazio in Brescia.