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Alighiero E Boetti
Alighiero e Boetti: Life and Art Early Life and Influences Alighiero Fabrizio Boetti, known as Alighiero e Boetti, was born in Turin, Italy, in 1940. His parents were Corrado Boetti, a lawyer, and Adelina Marchisio, a violinist. He initially pursued studies at the business school of the University of Turin but soon abandoned them to dedicate himself to art. Early theoretical interests included philosophy, alchemy, and esoterics. H
e admired authors like Hermann Hesse and painter Paul Klee. Boetti also showed a continuing interest in mathematics and music throughout his life. His early artistic exposure came through discovering the works of German painter Wols and Argentine-Italian artist Lucio Fontana’s cut canvases. His initial paintings, however, were reminiscent of Nicolas de Staël. Artistic Development & Arte Povera In 1962, Boetti moved to Paris where h…