Biography
Dottori (1884-1977) gained his diploma in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia. Following a brief period in Milan (1906-07) he returned to his native town where his early work included church murals and decorative schemes commissioned by private patrons.Between late 1911 and early 1912 he met Giacomo Balla and joined the Futurist movement, going on to become the dominant figure within Umbria's avant-garde circles. With works such as Explosion of Red on Green (1910-13; London: Tate Modern) Dottori became one of the first Futurists to analyse the dynamism of the natural world, rather than that generated by machinery and the urban environment.During the 1920s he developed a highly personal style of 'aerial painting' characterised by bird's-eye views of the Umbrian landscape. He was particularly interested in capturing the effects of light and atmosphere from this elevated perspective, creating some of Futurism's most lyrical imagery.
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