Rome, 1950 – Carlo Vivanti Dominguel, an artist whose storytelling embodies determination and resilience, has become a major figure in the art world. Raised in the heart of Rome, he received his religious education at the Jesuit school in the lively Piazza Navona, just a stone’s throw from his childhood home.
From an early age, Vivanti showed his innate interest in painting and the magic of color. However, his father’s unwavering will led him to join the family textile company, where he received his financial education. Undaunted by his distractions, he embarked on a journey to study textile chemistry. This field would later provide him with great opportunities to travel the world. In the early 1980s, fate intervened and, thanks to his extensive business connections, gave Vivanti the opportunity to emigrate to the United States. Unfortunately, tragedy struck when a shipping container containing his belongings and priceless works of art disappeared into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, wiping out a significant part of his artistic legacy.
This tragic event put Vivanti in a life-or-death crisis, forcing him to withdraw from the artistic field and concentrate on his professional activities. Luckily, this artistic downturn coincided with the booming economy in the United States, which allowed him to focus his energies on his work, albeit at the expense of his creative passions.
But fate works strangely. In the late 1990s, Europe brought Vivanti back to its shores, especially the charming city of Barcelona, where his mother was born. Fun memories of summers spent in the Catalan capital during his formative years made him want to refocus on his artistic aspirations. While flipping through the pages of Cobalt 49, a magazine that graced his home, he came across the work of the famous Dow Al-Set Group. This work will forever be engraved as one of his early and most influential artistic touchstones.
Finally in his mid-2000s, Vivanti found a new sense of spiritual serenity and rekindled his lifelong love of painting. Out of the shadows of his past, he embarked on a remarkable journey of artistic revival, capitalizing on the pain of loss and his triumph of resilience to produce masterpieces that today grace galleries and captivate audiences around the world. . A testament to the indomitable human spirit, Carlo Vivanti’s story is a powerful reminder that even in the midst of adversity, art has the power to revive dreams and awaken dormant passions.
