GIUSEPPE MESSINA - a complete artist
Joseph Messina was born in the ancient Gala, part of the town of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto in the province of Messina, formerly the site of the important monastery of the Basilian Fathers to 1779. In the mid sixties of last century left Sicily and moved to Rome where he met with the great world of culture and, therefore, may be open to wider knowledge.
He is a sculptor and painter, in fact, has created valuable works that can be seen in public and private exhibitions in Italy - where he exhibited alongside artists such as S. Fiume, E. Calabria, R. Guttridge, R. Brindisi ed altri grandi - ma anche all'estero (Russia, Argentina, Sud Africa, Australia, Canada, U. S. A., Inghilterra, Malta e diverse altre città europee); ma ha al suo attivo anche la realizzazione di opere pubbliche. Ciò nonostante ha un particolare interesse per la letteratura e la mitologia classica, ed è grazie a questa sua passione che riesce a realizzare una trilogia ovvero tre poemi endecasillabi dedicati ad Omero, e cioè "Odissea ultimo atto" (Pubblicato a cura del Movimento per la Divulgazione Culturale di Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto) che continua l'Odissea omerica, "La leggenda di Omero" (Ediz. Bastogi) con cui reinventa e rende reale il più classico dei poeti e "Stirpi di Atlantide" (Inedito) che recounts the final hours of the mythical continent, before sinking, and escape to other lands of some of the people. for this trilogy it has received the Special Jury Award (Gold Medal of the Senate) at Palazzo Barberini in Rome, the literary competition dedicated to Antonio De Curtis, in art Totò.
Giuseppe Messina is also the author of several plays, in fact as well as "the mythic realm of Aeolus" (Freedom of reduction of the first poem) wrote "Lament For Placido Mandanici", "Old Testament drama," "I'm not Cyrano de Bergerac" "In the name of the Socrates and others. More than anything he describes himself as a sculptor, it has carried out various works in wood, sandstone, granite, obsidian and bronze is in sandstone of Lecce "Cyclops in the wind" donated to his hometown in 2002, are the twelve bronze sculptures to illustrate her first poem, and the monuments are of the same material, and one dedicated to In Cassata, the historic city of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, than that in honor of the First World War the port of Milazzo Luigi Rizzo, as well as other works funeral. The artist has launched the idea that led to the "Premio Città di Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto," for which he created and won the bronze trophy for "long", the symbol of the city, which have been awarded: the Saints historical currents, the scientist Antonino Zichichi, Kathy Smith, host of "Blue Line" and the actress Francesca Chillemi "Miss Italy" 2003. The
Messina, which has been given authority and prestige, has been invited by school boards to hold seminars for teachers on the themes "image Education and Cultural Heritage" talks, and has been related on "Archaeology between past and present "along with professors of archeology and an expert Tullio Maneri Renato Pitrone Professor of Archaeology at the University" La Sapienza "of Rome, among other things has been called by various institutes of secondary education as a teacher for projects History of Sicily, the Traditions and folklore, Painting and Sculpture and Theatre (Diction, Acting, Mime and Portamento) staging some of his works. In 2006, on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of his artistic career, he was awarded the Silver Plaque of the President of the Republic by President Giorgio Napolitano.
* Summary of the biography made by Professor Maria Torre.
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