Dear Research Diary,

Today I went to work on the assignment that Professor Yawn gave me, which was to find out what was happening in the art world in post-war Italy, coinciding with the Neorealist movement (1945-1952). This was somewhat challenging because nothing particularly significant occurs in Italy at the time. Futurism, Novecento, and the Scuola Metafisica come before, and Arte Povera comes after.. but what happens in between??

I began research and with one article I found so many answers! 20th Century Italian Art by Joseph Vincent Lombardo, published in 1952 in Art Education is a nice, comprehensive guide to the first half of the century. Although most of it speaks of Futurism, I found some useful snippets! The most relevant discovery: the Fronte nuovo delle arti. This was a group of Italian artists formed after WWII aiming to revitalize Italian art and combat post-war pessimism. Wow! I had no idea such a group existed. I searched around and found a list of names, and briefly took a look at their art. Here are some I picked out!

Emilio Vedova

Ennio Morlotti

Armando Pizzinato

Alberto Viani

Renato Guttuso

Carlo Levi

Interesting... more to come!