Enrico Paulucci: a painter in goal post

The Juventus Museum hosts from November 19 to February 22, an anthology dedicated to Enrico Paulucci, one of the top goalkeepers of Juventus, guardian of the poles of the Juventus youth in the 20s of last century.

After exposure "Invasione di campo" at JMuseum staged another cultural meet about art, time and ball.
From Wednesday, November 19, in fact, the temple of the history of Juventus will exhibit the works of Enrico Paolucci, painter of the generation in 1901 with a past of Juventus goalkeeper.
It was the early 20' that Juve won a championship was little older than Paulucci and played in a field with wooden grandstand, shoes bolted to the feet, and the dressing rooms right under the grandstand.
The exhibition, entitled "EnricoPaulucci: a painter in the door", organized in collaboration with the Archives Paulucci, told through paintings, drawings, gouaches, photographs and unpublished writings as the passion for painting is by the artist lived in step with that of calcium, in the days of "green fields and daisies, shoes and shirts bought to race with joy and simplicity in a meadow just outside the city" (in the words of Laura Riccio, curator of the exhibition).
The exhibition consists of 20opere ranging from "Juventus. A game "to" The Painter Juventino. Self Portrait "and" It will never be so beautiful football. (Self-youth) "and also include landscapes, still lives and works in classical inspiration.
From the day of its opening to the public on November 19, will remain open until February 22, 2015.
Image after image is told a story at the center and of course Juventus Turin are: the beginning of the twenties, the Genoese painter born in 1901 militates in juvenile eagle, wearing the jersey goalkeeper and getting to play some friendlies with the first team. Simultaneously, he attended in the city artists such Chessa, Levi, Galante, Menzio and Boswell, which will constitute the "Group of Six".
In 1928 he went to Paris where he met French painting from Impressionism forward, with an emphasis on works by Picasso, Matisse, Dufy and Braque. In 1939 he was appointed professor of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, which runs from 1955, or the year after his show at the Venice Biennale.
His works have been shown around the world: London, Paris, Linz, Prague, Cairo, Sao Paulo, Stockholm, Barcelona, New York and the Scandinavian countries to name just some of the places that have had the honor of hosting his paintings . That now finally arrive at JMuseum, in a short time totally unique.
In the pictures of the team at the time, yellowed by time, Enrico Paulucci pose, still very young, arms folded, bold attitude and look straight into the camera.
"After me came Combi, great goalkeeper [...] I dived well, I was a goalie" plongeur ", but sometimes the ball I escaped out of hand. But no brushes, already used them for my first paintings, "the artist writes in October 1997, two years before leaving.
Although "will never be so beautiful football" - to quote Paulucci - syncretism between art, culture and balloon operated by JMuseum with this latest exposure contributes to fuel that certain, eternal charm.
Veined, once again, of dyed eagle.

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