Aligi Sassu: A Sardinian Visionary Bridging Futurism and Surrealism Aligi Sassu (17 July 1912 – 17 July 2000) was an Italian painter and sculptor whose distinctive style—characterized by bold forms, monumental bull imagery, and a rejection of naturalistic representation—established him as a pivotal figure in Sardinian art history and cemented his place within the broader landscape of 20th-century avant-garde movements. Born in Milan, Lombardy, to Lina Pedretti (from Parma, Emilia) and Antonio Sassu (from Sassari, Sardinia), Sassu’s upbringing instilled in him a deep connection to both social…