Memories of my life

The work of Georgio de Kiriko (1888-1978), the founder of the movement "metaphysical painting", is rich and diverse. The artist, who proved himself to be brightly and original in the field of painting, graphics, sculpture and scenography, also left a significant mark as an artistic critic and writer. "Memories of my life" (Memorie Della Mia Vita), the first part of which was released in Italy in 1946, not only allow you to understand de Kiriko’s personality more deeply, but also help to interpret the artist’s picturesque world rich in mysterious symbols in a new way
The conviction of de Kiriko is the correctness of his judgments, confidence in his own virtues, intolerance to everything that does not correspond to his ideas about decency, morality, good taste, sincerity to self -forgetfulness, sometimes turning into self -enforcement and self -promotion, make up both strong and weak The sides of his book. But this is what makes "memories ..." with an invaluable document that helps to understand the nature of the creative individuality of one of the leading masters of the 20th century