La temperatura scende sempre piu’, anche l’ arte e’ metaforicamente protesa verso il basso, insieme con la cultura, la democrazia, l’ onesta’. Leggevo di Damien Hirst e del suo infame teschio in platino con diamanti....
Ricordo la prima volta che ho venduto dei miei lavori. Sono uno di quei momenti difficili da scordare perche' donava valore alla persona come artista. E' bizzarro immaginare che qualcuno sia disposto a pagarti per qualcosa che non sembra un vero mestiere (anzi, per molti eÕ quasi lÕ antitesi dellÕ avere un mestiere)....
Quanta pazzia puo’ contenere la testa di un artista e quanto di pazzo vi e’ ancora nell’ arte? La pazzia dell’ arte e’, molte volte, la normale realta’ attraverso una verita’ piu’ sottile, una verita’ silenziosa cha fa specchio nell’ anima dello spettatore. ...
2001-2002 Graphic Design studies at London College of Printing - BTEC Diploma Graphic Design
2002-2005 Illustration studies at London College of Communication - BA (hons) of Arts - Illustration
FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Printmaking Studies – London College of Communication – 2002
Photography Studies – CMP ABC Double Award in Photography for Designers – London College of Communication - 2006
Advanced screen printing studies – London College of Communication – 2007
Member of the Royal Alumni Association
Member of the East London Printmakers studio
EXHIBITIONS
May 2010 – Print for Peace 2010 – Arte AC Tecnologico Institute - curated by Guadalupe Victorica – Monterrey - Mexico
March 2010 – C’era una volta Pasolini – group show – curated by Rosa Biagi – Galleria Terre Rare – Bologna - Italy
March 2010 – F.A.C.T.S. 10th Annual Awards Dinner – Center for the Study in Political Graphics – Los Angeles - USA
February 2010 – London Fashion Week – commissioned installations for MariaFrancesca Pepecollection – Somerset House – London
December 2009 – The Grand Plasto-Baader-Books – Kaleid Gallery – London – curated by Deeqa Ismail
December 2009 – Alexandria MiniPrint Biennal – Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center – Egypt – curated by Fatma Hendawi
November 2009 – Segni 20x20 – Micro Macro Gallery – Turin – curated by Delia Gianti
October 2009– One Night Only – group show - Shoreditch Town Hall – London – curated by the Print Collective.
October 2009 – Quijiang International Print Festival 2009 – selected artist – Quijiang Farmers’s Printmaking Institute – Quijian - China – curated by Wuon Gean Ho., Weimin He, Yili Li.
September 2009 – Eco Art Project ’09 – selected artist – curated by Gianluca Marziani & Pino Fortunato - Rome
September 2009 – IMPACT Centerpiece 09 – selected artist – SpikePrint Studio - Bristol
August 2009 – Pasquale Siniscalco Gallery - Milan
August 2009 – Estetica 09 – group show – Church of S.S. Annunziata – curated by Francesco Roselli -Calitri (AV) – Italy
July 2009 – Premio Spazi Evasi ’09 – Shortlisted Artist - Francavilla al Mare (CH) – curated by Mario Gallo
July 2009 – Unplug – Solo show – EstremaDura Café Gallery – Verbania – Italy – curated by Cinzia Zanetti
June 2009 – Eleven – Group show – Banside Gallery – London – curated by Janet Wilson
June 2009 – Ex Libris – Group show – Meliusz Center – Debrecen – Hungary – curated byFerenc Keresi
May 2009 - 2nd Guanlan International Print Biennial – Guanlan Museum – Shenzen – China – curated by Zhang Yuanfan e Li Baoquan
May 2009 – Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts – Museum House of Humour and Satire – Gabrovo - Bulgaria
April 2009 – Sorry If I’m Not in Line – Factory-Art Contemporanea – Trieste – curated by Beatrice Castrini
April 2009 - Ex Libris Mini Print Biennal - Sint Niklaas Dienst Museum - Belgium
March 2009 – CDO’s and Double Clubs – August Art Space – London – curated by Giacomo Picca
March 2009 – Adreanlina 09 – Former Jewish Fish Market- Rome – curated by Ferdinando Colloca
February 2009 – Wonderland – Brothers Grimm Museum – Kessel – Germany – curated by Katja Rosenberg
February 2009 – shortlisted artist for “O’Tubbazz” Visual Art Competition – Saviano (Naples) – Italy
January 2009 – Vigna degli Artisti 09 -Shortlisted artist
December 2008 – Light One Night – Group Show – ArteOra Gallery – Foggia – Italy – curated by Gigliola Fania and Mose’ La Cava
November 2008 – Temptation – Group show – Cupola Gallery – Sheffield – curated by Ian Gracey and Karen Sherwood
November 2008 – Urban Jungle – Group show – London City Hall – curated by Katje Rosenberg and the East London Printmakers studio.
October 2008 – Orange Calls Italy- Shortlisted for the final group show – PolarExpo Space – Bergamo – Orgaized by Orange Cultural Association
September 2008 – ArteIngenua Second Act - Group show exhibition of the shortlisted artistsfrom the ArteIngenua prize 08 – Guido Iemmi Art Studio – Milan - Italy
September 2008 – ConcorsoFumetto Giovani 2008 – Shortlisted final artist– Awarded with a Special Mention Jury Prize – illustration – Foggia Provincial Museum of Modern Art - Italy
September 2008 – Second Impressions – Group show from the East London Printmakers sudio – Romford Art Institute – Romford, Essex – curated by Ann Norfield
September 2008 – E17 Art Trail – Group show from the East London Printmakers studio – Kelmscott School – walthamstow – London – Curated by Katja Rosenberg
July 2008 – Sustainability – artistic project curated by Maria Ostaszewska and Barbara Kalijuk – Latajaka Gallery – Warsaw - Poland
June 2008 –Wonderland– Group show – Deutsches Maerchen und Wesersagen Museum - Bad Oeynhausen – Germany – curated by the East London Printmakers studio.
June 2008 – Lessedra International Mini Print – Group show curated by Georgi Kolev – Lessedra Contemporary Art Gallery – Sofia - Bulgaria
May 2008 – Evento MUSAE 08 – Group show promoted by Museo Urbano Sperimentale Arte Emegente – Tourism Palace – Jesolo (VE)
May 2008 – Decarbonart – Group show from the East London Printmakers studio – Greater London City Hall – London – curated by Katja Rosenberg
March 2008 – Art Fusion – Live painting performance – The Hub – Aldgate East - London
January 2008 – I Am Ten – Group show for the 10th anniversary of the East London Printmakers studio – Bankside Gallery - London
December 2007 – Tetovo IV International Biannial of mini prints – Museum of Tetovo Area – Organized by the Ministry of Culture – Republic of Macedonia
October 2007 – Dontpanic Design Exhibition – Group show of poster illustration – in collaboration with Mucha Marcha promotions and Dontpanic Media – 93 Feet East - London
October 2007 – Less Common Event – Group show curated by Denise Heard- The Arts Gallery – Bond Street – London
September 2007 – Shortlisted for San Fedele Visual Arts Prize - San Fedele Gallery – curated by Matteo Galbiati - Milan - Italy
September 2007 – Media Poster exhibition – Group show of poster illustration – promoted by DontPanicMedia– Cargo – Shoreditch - London
August 2007 – EVENTO MUSAE 2007 – Group show in collaboration with the
Museo Urbano Sperimentale Artisti Emergenti – Motta Monte Corvino – Italy
July 2007 – PROPAGANDA III WORLD TOUR 2007 – Group show of screenprinting posters. In collaboration with START SOMA galleryand CSPG Center for the Study of Political Graphics Los Angeles – Opening exhibition at the Phoenix Hotel – San Francisco
July 2007 -World Annual Print Show - Lessedra Contemporary Art Gallery – Sofia- Bulgaria
June 2007 –Triangle Artists Open Studios - Arts Unwrapped 2007 – Group show curated by the East London Printmakers Studio – Hackney – London
June 2007 – Innovative – Group show sponsored by Don’ t Panic Media, Playstation Season – Manchester International Festival 2007 – 3ROOMS Manchester Central Pavillon
May 2007 – PRE:CURSORI 2007 – Group show of paintings – Aragona Castle Museum Gallery of Taranto – curated by Mimma Schirosi and Martino Lo Russo – Italian Ministry of Culture IX Edition Week od the Arts.
April 2007 – Illustration group show – Literature DepartmentGallery - Florence University. In collaboration with DEA Cultural Association and Medecins Sans Frontieres
March 2007 – Private group show – Curated by Luke Morgan – Bethnal Green London
July 2006 – Draw Drawing 2 - Group show of drawings and illustrations – Foundry Gallery – Shoreditch – London -London Biennale 2006
June 2006 – Italian Factory 2006 – Group Show of paintings – Finalist in the competition – Casa del Pane Gallery- Milan
June 2006 – XHIBIT ’06 – Group Show of paintings, sculptures, installations – The Arts Gallery – Holborn – London
April 2006 –Painting and drawing group show – Alhambra Café Gallery – Aldgate East - London
March 2006 – Secuestro Express – ICA Institute of Contemporary Arts - London
March 2006 – Cinderella’ s shoe – Collective exhibition of illustrations – Ascoli Piceno – Italy
December 2005 - In the city: Eye for Art – Painting group show - Curator Space Gallery - London
October 2005 - From here to here - Opening exhibition of in collaboration with the London Underground (Circle Line Project) - London Design Festival - London
June 2005 – Those Who Wonder - Collective exhibition of illustrations from the London College of Communication – Scholar’ s House Studios – London
February 2005 - Ofcom Office of Communications - collective exhibition of prints and paintings - Riverside House Southwark - London
November 2004 - The Sound of Print - Symposium- Victoria and Albert Museum - London
October 2004 - Ad Fab - Solo painting exhibition - Red Gate Gallery - London
May 2004 – Group Show of illustrations – Berlin Design Mai–In collaboration with Shift Magazine - Germany
March 2004 - Conversation - collective exhibition of illustrations from the London College of Communications - London
September 2003 - Ichiza Project - Freelance project in collaboration with Crossroad Works LTD - Tokyo
ARTIST TALK
May 2008 - Print and the City – Estorik Collection of Modern Italian Art - London
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Victoria & Albert Museum – Londra
London Undergound- Londra
University of the Arts London
St. Mary’s Hospital
MAGAZINES
Zoot Magazine – Stockholm- Sweden
EosArte – Italy
ART EVENTS ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE
Curatore della mostra collettiva The Print Collective: One Night Only –29 Ottobre 2009 – Shoreditch Town Hall – Londra
Curatore della mostra Link – ArteOra Laboratorio d’Arte Contemporanea – Foggia – prossimamente nel Maggio 2010
Mi chiedo spessissimo dove sia il vero centro di aggregazione dell' arte contemporanea nel mondo. Per molti anni ero convinto che fossero citta' come New York, Londra, oppure Parigi,Roma, Berlino......
Riusciranno i cinesi a farci un mazzo cosi'? Questa domanda sara' il soggetto del prossimo sondaggio. certamente sara' anche il soggetto dei governi occidentali per i prossimi trent' anni, prima che sia troppo tardi....
Oggi il cielo sembra agitato, noi gente lontana dai mari guardiamo in alto. Sensazioni d' autunno, tutto passera', forse fra una settimana ritorneremo al mare......
A fresh new start, si riparte. I will keep in contact with the human being. I will try use art to deconstruct ideas , to decompose the actual balance because it worth less than zero. ...
Mi chiedo spessissimo dove sia il vero centro di aggregazione dell' arte contemporanea nel mondo. Per molti anni ero convinto che fossero citta' come New York, Londra, oppure Parigi,Roma, Berlino...... 
