Born in 1929 in Sicily, Turi Simeti settled in Rome in 1958, where he regularly visited Alberto Burri's workshop. He started painting and made his debut amongst the artists of the Art Informel movement. In 1960 in Milan, Simeti met Fontana, Manzoni, Castellani and Bonalumi. In this climate of vibrant dialogue, the artist took part in the changes occurring at that time in European art history. Simeti's first Milanese years led to a considerable number of experiences where the surface of his canvases became a space to be conquered with radical elements, drawn both from minimalism and the notion of the monochrome. Simeti creates in his works different types of tension on several formats, frequently relying on small-scale canvases to produce startling dimensions. Employing the motif of the oval, he has attempted to develop an irregular writing system that liberates the surface of the canvas from the principles of materiality, allowing nothing but silence.
Turi Simeti
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Turi Simeti, Trittico nero, 1976
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 88 cm -
Turi Simeti, 3 ovali bianchi, 1978
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm -
Turi Simeti, Posters for the exhibition Zero Avantgarde
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Turi Simeti, 13 ovali bianchi, 2013
Acrylic on shaped canvas
200 x 150 cm -
Turi Simeti, Un ovale nero, 1978
Acrylic on shaped canvas
140 x 140 cm -
Turi Simeti, Due ovali bianchi, 2014
Acrylic on shaped canvas
150 x 200 cm -
Turi Simeti, Sei ovali rossi, 2014
Acrylic on shaped canvas
180 x 120 cm -
Turi Simeti, Dodici ovali bianchi, 2015
Acrylic on shaped canvas
200 x 100 cm -
Turi Simeti, Dittico bianco e nero, 2014
Acrylic on shaped canvas - Diptyque
80 x 160 cm -
Turi Simeti, Sei ovali gialli, 2015
Acrylic on shaped canvas
100 x 100 cm -
Turi Simeti, Quattro ovali neri, 2015
Acrylic on shaped canvas
100 x 200 cm -
Turi Simeti, Due ovali verdi, 2004
Acrylic on shaped canvas
80 x 80 cm -
Turi Simeti, 24 ovali rossi, 1967
Acrylic on shaped canvas
100 x 120 cm -
Turi Simeti, Pittura Oggetuale
Poster -
Turi Simeti, Collage con rete metallica, 1960
Collage on canvas
75 x 45,5 cm -
Turi Simeti, Collage di buste, 1961
Collage of envelops on canvas
56 x 45 cm -
Turi Simeti, Composizione, 1961
Collage of burnt paper on canvas
64 x 80 cm -
Turi Simeti, Ex collage, 1965
Imprint on canvas
58 x 66 cm -
Turi Simeti, Collage di carte con bruciature, 1961
Collage of envelops on board
22 x 26,5 cm -
Turi Simeti, Collage con bruciature, 1961
Collage of envelops on board
22 x 26,5 cm -
Turi Simeti, Collage di carte con bruciature, 1961
Collage of envelops on board
22 x 26,5 cm -
Turi Simeti, Collage con bruciature, 1961
Collage of envelops on board
22 x 26,5 cm -
Turi Simeti, Quattro quadrati neri, 1973
Acrylic on shaped canvas
60 x 60 cm -
Turi Simeti, Due ovali neri, 2010
Acrylic on waxed shaped canvas
33 x 22 cm -
Turi Simeti, Due ovali grigi, 1987
Shaped waxed canvas
19 x 15,5 cm -
Turi Simeti, Rilievo su rete metallica , 1972
Shaped metallic netting
46 x 56 cm -
Turi Simeti, Un ovale nero, 1975
Acrylic on shaped canvas
30,5 x 30,5 cm -
Turi Simeti, Un ovale giallo, 1968
Acrylic on shaped canvas
20 x 20 cm -
Turi Simeti, Un ovale ocra, 1964
Collage of canvas on canvas
29 x 24,5 cm -
Turi Simeti, Due ovali argentati, 2014
Waxed shaped canvas
30 x 19 cm -
Turi Simeti, Tre ovali, 1982
Raku ceramic
22 x 33 cm -
Turi Simeti, Segno nero, 1973
Acrylic on shaped canvas
60 x 60 cm -
Turi Simeti, Nove ovali neri, 1963
Collage on linoleum
40 x 30 cm -
Turi Simeti, Trintacinque ovali neri, 1966
Rubber on canvas
40 x 40 cm -
Turi Simeti, Settantadue ovali neri, 1962
Cardboard on canvas
150 x 130 cm -
Turi Simeti, Centosessantanove ovali neri, 1963
Collage of wood on canvas
200 x 150 cm -
Turi Simeti, Superficie blu con piccoli ovali, 1967
Acrylic on shaped canvas
90 x 55 cm -
Turi Simeti, Quaranta ovali verdi, 1966
Acrylic on shaped canvas
29 x 29 cm -
Turi Simeti, Trittico, 1984
Acrylic on shaped canvas
84 x 117 cm -
Turi Simeti, Quadrato su quadrato, 2005
Shaped waxed canvas
100 x 100 cm -
Turi Simeti, Polittico nero, 1979
Acrylic on shaped canvas
100 x 120 cm -
Turi Simeti, Cinque ovali gialli, 2014
Acrylic on shaped canvas
180 x 180 cm -
Turi Simeti, Due ovali bianchi, 2015
Acrylic on shaped canvas
180 x 180 cm -
Turi Simeti, Sei ovali blu, 2015
Acrylic on shaped canvas
100 x 200 cm -
Turi Simeti, Sei ovali bianchi, 2014
Acrylic on shaped canvas
180 x 140 cm -
Turi Simeti, Nove ovali bianchi, 2015
Acrylic on shaped canvas
140 x 180 cm -
Turi Simeti, Dittico bianco, 2014
Acrylic on shaped canvas
120 x 300 cm -
Turi Simeti, Tre ovali bianchi, 2015
Acrylic on shaped canvas
200 x 150 cm -
Turi Simeti, Trittico grigio, 2015
Acrylic on shaped canvas
130 x 390 cm -
Turi Simeti, Tre ovali neri, 1993
Plexiglas
81 x 122 x 12 cm -
Turi Simeti, Distruzione d’un aliante, 1971
Eleven containers
36 x 40 cm (6), 50 x 40 cm (5) -
Turi Simeti, 17 foto della performance, 1971
Photographs
Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions
Selected press
- Henri-François Debailleux, 'Disparition de l'artiste italien Turi Simeti', Le journal des Arts, March 2021 — 234.1 kB
- Natacha Carron, 'Turi Simeti at Almine Rech Gallery', Art Viewer, 13th July 2015 — 787.4 kB
- Claude Lorent, 'Une marque italienne monochrome et minimale', LA LIBRE BELGIQUE, June 26th 2015 — 762.7 kB
- Hans-Maarten Post, 'Is Dat Nu Kunst', HET NIEUWSBLAD, June 27th 2015 — 306.5 kB