Vittorio Bellini (1936-2009) Picasso, genio antipatico, 2007, oil, mixed media, assemblage, magazine paper on canvas, sigled top left; cm. 100 x 80; signed, dated and titled on the verse.

Provenance:
Alzano, Bergamo, Atelier Vittorio Bellini.

Exposition:
“Scene of eternal childhood” (Milan, Italy, Compagnia del Disegno, 20.02-18.04.2008)

This painting was included in the exhibition “Scene of eternal childhood”, organized by the "Galleria Compagnia del Disegno” in Milan, in 2008, focus on the children world; the artist paints simple and stylized drawings on his expressionist works using oil and collage with newspapers and magazines. He imagines that the children passing by the streets sketch their drawings on posters and advertisings; in this way they ingenuosly make the world more joyful and optimist. The message is easy: when we start to look at things with the eyes of a child our lives will be more peacefulness and less complicated.