The work of the artist Giulio Paolini (Genoa 1940), one of the protagonists of Arte Povera, has an intrinsic theatrical vocation since the Sixties. The critic Tommaso Trini has called his work "a theater of dramatized ideas". The conceptual matrix, the reflection on the art making, the opening to classical culture and, above all, the continuous dialogue of his painting and installations with the spatial dimension, have to do with the world of the scene. Therefore, the collaboration with the stage in classical and modern theatrical performances is almost a constant in his artistic work since 1969, when he realized the scenes and costumes for Vittorio Alfieri's Brutus at the Carignano Theater in Turin. His scenographies for the opera are also of high quality, in which Paolini fully achieves the goal of the total work of art. My contribution has the aim to focus in particular on two Giulio Paolini’s collaborations for the Wagner’opera: the scenes for Die Walkürie (2005) and for the Parsifal (2007), produced by the Teatro San Carlo of Naples for the direction of Federico Tiezzi. In Paolini’s work the value of tradition and history are pivotal. The artist also for his set designs uses these same elements. For this reason, the artist faces Wagner, on the first hand respecting the theatrical "tradition", on the second hand renewing it in an original, even disruptive way. The paper intends to present this particular aspect of his work for the opera theatre, bringing out the concept of the eternity of the Classic and Museum, already present in Paolini’s art work, in comparison with the Wagnerian message.
Il lavoro dell’artista Giulio Paolini (Genova 1940), uno dei protagonisti dell’Arte Povera, ha sempre avuto, fin dagli anni Sessanta, quando ha partecipato al Gruppo dell’Arte Povera, un’intrinseca vocazione teatrale. Il critico Tommaso Trini definiva appunto il suo lavoro “un teatro di idee drammatizzate”. La matrice concettuale, la riflessione sul fare arte, l’apertura alla cultura classica e, soprattutto, il confronto continuo con la dimensione spaziale delle opere di pittura e delle installazioni ben si prestano infatti al confronto con la scena. Ed infatti la collaborazione con il palcoscenico in spettacoli teatrali classici e moderni è pressoché una costante del suo lavoro artistico fin dal 1969, quando si cimenta con le scene e i costumi per il Bruto di Vittorio Alfieri al Teatro Carignano di Torino. Di grande spessore qualitativo sono anche le sue scenografie per l’opera, nelle quali Paolini raggiunge a mio parere pienamente l’obiettivo dell’opera d’arte totale. Il mio contributo intende soffermarsi in particolare sulle due collaborazioni di Giulio Paolini per l’opera di Richard Wagner: le scene per Die Walkürie (2005) e per il Parsifal (2007), prodotte dal Teatro San Carlo di Napoli per la regia di Federico Tiezzi. La tradizione e il valore della storia sono elementi che dal lavoro artistico vengono da Paolini trasferiti anche nella messa in scena dell’opera. Per tale motivo l’artista affronta Wagner rispettando la “tradizione” teatrale e allo stesso tempo rinnovandola alla luce della sua arte, restando nel contempo lontano da facili spettacolarizzazioni. Il paper intende presentare tali collaborazioni facendo emergere il concetto di perennità del “classico” e di “museo”, spesso presenti nell’opera di Paolini, a confronto con il messaggio wagneriano.
Di Raddo, E., "Un teatro di idee drammatizzate" Giulio Paolini e le scenografie per l'opera di Wagner, <<TITOLO>>, estate-autunno 2020; (XX): 22-25 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/201190]
"Un teatro di idee drammatizzate" Giulio Paolini e le scenografie per l'opera di Wagner
Di Raddo, Elena
2020
Abstract
The work of the artist Giulio Paolini (Genoa 1940), one of the protagonists of Arte Povera, has an intrinsic theatrical vocation since the Sixties. The critic Tommaso Trini has called his work "a theater of dramatized ideas". The conceptual matrix, the reflection on the art making, the opening to classical culture and, above all, the continuous dialogue of his painting and installations with the spatial dimension, have to do with the world of the scene. Therefore, the collaboration with the stage in classical and modern theatrical performances is almost a constant in his artistic work since 1969, when he realized the scenes and costumes for Vittorio Alfieri's Brutus at the Carignano Theater in Turin. His scenographies for the opera are also of high quality, in which Paolini fully achieves the goal of the total work of art. My contribution has the aim to focus in particular on two Giulio Paolini’s collaborations for the Wagner’opera: the scenes for Die Walkürie (2005) and for the Parsifal (2007), produced by the Teatro San Carlo of Naples for the direction of Federico Tiezzi. In Paolini’s work the value of tradition and history are pivotal. The artist also for his set designs uses these same elements. For this reason, the artist faces Wagner, on the first hand respecting the theatrical "tradition", on the second hand renewing it in an original, even disruptive way. The paper intends to present this particular aspect of his work for the opera theatre, bringing out the concept of the eternity of the Classic and Museum, already present in Paolini’s art work, in comparison with the Wagnerian message.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.