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Kokocinski in his studio in Tuscania

Paintings and sculptures by Kokocinski Alessandro Kokocinski (born Alejandro Kokocinski, on 3 April 1948, Porto Recanati) is a painter, sculptor and set designer, of Polish-Russian origin[1][2].

Early Life

Born in the refugee camp at Porto Recanati, to a mother who had escaped Nazi deportation and a father who had fought with the Anglo-Polish forces[3] , in late 1948 he and his family moved to South America. He spent the first few years of his life in the Misioneras and Iguazù forests, and in Paraguay and the Chaco region. In Buenos Aires he witnessed the bombing of the Casa Rosada, and the fall of Perón (1955).

Career

As a very young man, he joined the circus in the Argentine capital[4]. He soon moved into theatre, having studied set design at the school of Saulo Benavente[5]. He designed the sets for “El Guapo del Novecento”[6]. After being filed on police record by the military regime, he was forced to take refuge in Santiago de Chile. His drawings of political protest were exhibited at various universities in Chile. His works were presented by the art critic Mario Pedrosa , and by writers Enrique Araya and Delia del Carril.

He worked on the Allende government’s agrarian reform, in partnership with the Catholic University of Santiago de Chile. Kokocinski was already in Europe by the time Allende fell from government. He exhibited first in Hamburg and later in Rome, presented by Rafael Alberti (who dedicated a poem to him, entitled “Alejandro Kokocinski 1971, pintor”[7]. He settled in Rome and became a pupil of Riccardo Tomassi Ferroni, with whom he shared a studio in Trastevere, together with Carlo Quattrucci[8][9].

In 1986 he moved to the Far East and lived there for a few years, travelling between South East Asia and China . In the late 1980s he moved to Germany, where he lived for four years.

He then returned to Italy for good, and there founded the “Kosa” theatre company with the actress and singer Lina Sastri. He designed lighting, costumes and sets for six of the company’s shows, all directed by and starring Sastri[10][11]. In 2003 he moved to Tuscania (Lazio), where he moved his studio into an ancient, deconsecrated church[4][12][13] . He set up the Fondazione Alessandro Kokocinski[14] in the town, an organization aimed at supporting the creativity of young artists (from Italy and all over the world), through training and specialization courses, residential training programmes and exhibitions and events[15][16].

References

  1. ^ "Alessandro Kokocinski biografia". Corriere della Sera. Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. ^ Fanti, Mario. "Kokocinski - L'uomo e l'artista" (PDF). Centrostudiportorecanati.it. Centro Studi Portorecanatesi. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. ^ Grasso, Sebastiano (12 May 2003). "L' acrobata di cavalli al circo dell' arte". Corriere della Sera. Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b Vivante, Lucy. "A CONVERSATION WITH ALESSANDRO KOKOCINSKI ABOUT ERIC HEBBORN". http://lucyvivante.net/. Retrieved 13 June 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  5. ^ Roca, Cora (2013). Saulo Benavente escritos sobre escenografía (PDF). Buenos Aires: INTeatro. p. 7, 11, 20, 29. ISBN 978-987-28375-5-6. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Carlos Antón y su participación en Un guapo del 900 (1969)". http://carlos-anton.idoneos.com/ (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  7. ^ {{Cite thesis|last=Marin Urena |first=Francisco Javier|title=La Figura del Angél en la Generación del 27|type=PhD|page=303|url=http://digitum.um.es/xmlui/bitstream/10201/2048/1/MarinUrea.pdf%7Cyear=2003%7Cpublisher=Universidad de Murcia})
  8. ^ Sassi, Edoardo (7 November 2011). ""Rissa a Trastevere" la storia di un quadro". Corriere della Sera. Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  9. ^ "A Roma in mostra una "Rissa d'autore" in un quadro di Carlo Quattrucci". www.adnkronos.com (in Italian). Adnkronos. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Lina". http://www.linasastri.it. Retrieved 13 June 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  11. ^ Tricomi, Antonio (10 October 2002). "Lina Sastri in scena la donna, l'eroina e la santa". La Repubblica (in Italian). p. 14. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  12. ^ Sica, Gabriella (5 February 2009). "Tuscania, gli strati della Storia terra di draghi, frati e pellegrini". La Repubblica (in Italian). LaRepubblica.it. p. 14. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  13. ^ "XXI GIORNATA FAI DI PRIMAVERA Luoghi aperti in Lazio" (PDF). www.culturalazio.it (in Italian). 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  14. ^ "fuori roma". La Repubblica (in Italian). laRepubblica.it. 9 September 2012. p. 17. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Concerto Banda musicale R. Eusepi Chiesa di S. Silvestro 09.09.2012". http://www.comune.tuscania.vt.it/. Comune di Tuscania. Retrieved 13 June 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  16. ^ "Tuscania-Shanghai a passo di arte". Viterbo News 24 (in Italian). Viterbo News 24. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

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