Nicola Carrino
(Taranto, 1932 - Rome, 2018)
Nicola Carrino was a professor of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts until 1992 and a member of the National Academy of San Luca. His first solo exhibition took place in 1958. Until 1962 he used a painting style showing several different influences, ranging from Realism to Informal. From 1962 to 1967 he was part of the Group 1 in Rome, conducting research on plastic-construction. In 1969, he created the Costruttivi Trasformabili, modular sculptures made in iron and steel, and the so-called Intervention of Transformation in art galleries and urban space. Since 1967, Carrino designed and created sculptures and environmental resolutions in relation to the urban space, the landscape, and within public buildings. In 2002, he curated the International Conference The synthesis of the arts today for the National Academy of San Luca.
Among his solo and group exhibitions, we can mention: Biennale Internazionale d’Arte (Venice, 1966; 1970; 1976; 1986); Paris Biennal Exhibition (Paris, 1967); Nicola Carrino. Sculture e rilievi 1962-1969 (Galleria Christian Stein, Turin, 1969); Biennal Exhibition of Sao Paolo in Brazil (Sao Paolo, 1971; 1979), La Quadriennale di Roma (Rome, 1965; 1973; 1986; 1999); Nicola Carrino. Costruttivi Trasformabili (Salone Annunciata, Milan, 1970); Nicola Carrino. Metodo di pensiero e di lavoro / Costruttivo 1/69. Trasformazioni, Film, Incontri (Galleria Primo Piano, Rome, 1975); Nicola Carrino. Costruttivi Trasformabili / Processi 1.10 di Trasformazione, Intervento Marlborough 76 (Galleria Marlborough, Rome, 1976); Nicola Carrino. Umformbare Konstruktion 1975-1977 / Transformationsprozesse 1.10, Intervention (Galerie Denise René Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf, 1977); Nicola Carrino. Costruttivo Trasformabile 1.10 T.77 (Galerie Denise René, New York, 1978); Nicola Carrino. Costruttivi Trasformabili 1979-1977 (Galerie Walter Storms, Munich, 1979); Nicola Carrino. Azione e Trasformazione, dall’informale ai Costruttivi Trasformabili 1957-1985 (Galleria Comunale d’Arte Contemporanea, Arezzo, 1986); Nicola Carrino. Trasformazione dello Spazio / Luogo scultura 1/90, 3 Sculture / 3 Rilievi / Ambiente (Galleria Mara Coccia, Rome, 1990); Nicola Carrino. Interkolumnie / Intercolumnio. Costruttivi ’98. Projekt Bozen, Form, Ort, Zeit / Costruttivi ’98. Progetto Bolzano, Forma, Luogo, Tempo (Museo d’Arte Moderna, Bolzano, 1998); Carrino-Uncini. Costruire, opere dal 1960 (Erica Ravenna, Rome, 2005); Nicola Carrino. Ritratti accademici (Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, 2012).
