Niele Toroni

Niele Toroni

Niele Toroni (Switzerland, 1937) is a Swiss painter renowned for his minimalist approach, characterized by the repetitive application of a no. 50 paintbrush at regular 30 cm intervals on various surfaces. This methodical practice challenges traditional notions of authorship and representation in art.

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Niele Toroni

Feu, 1990

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It's not me who leaves imprints; it's a no. 50 paintbrush.
- Niele Toroni
Niele Toroni is a Swiss painter who paints with a style he defines as "Travail-Peinture." He uses brushstrokes made from a no. 50 paintbrush and repeats his strokes at 30 centimeter intervals at a perpendicular angle. Niele Toroni is credited with pioneering the practice of Travail-Peinture and has executed his works on cloth, canvas, gallery walls and floors. All of his markings are distinct; yet referred to as the same. He transforms space by creating a field where formal tensions between uniformity and difference come out. Toroni's method never wavers; he paints free of representation and continues to abide by his own rule- he will paint in autonomy.

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