Gaetano Fiore’s distinctive minimalist style which involves combining abstract and natural forms facilitates the creation of images which are striking in both their simplicity and their employment of a mix of geometric and fluid shapes. His images are also characterised by the use of what at first glance appear to be striking combinations of dominant colours.

In actual fact, however, although the colour and shades of colour he uses are indeed bold, the colour combinations always manage to compliment each other, resulting in visually appetising imagery.

Fiore’s talents were first recognised in 1986 by the Neapolitan art critic Luigi Eboli. Soon after Fiore held his first exhibition at the Galleria Salammbo in Paris.

Thanks to his wife, U. Rieger, Fiore’s work has been exhibited in Germany, where Fiore has also come into contact with various German artists and galleries.

Since 1997, Fiore has come under the tutorship of noted Italian contemporary artist Salvatore Emblema , whose work has had a great influence on Fiore’s style.

Interestingly enough, Fiore has also works as a scenographer for a number of theatres around Italy. Indeed, he has worked with the Globe in Rome, and the Nuovo Theatre in Salerno. Additionally, Fiore’s scenographic work also caught the eye of noted Italian actor, theatre director, writer and musician, Tato Russo - who is the artistic director of the Bellini Theatre in Naples.

Another curiosity is that Fiore is considered something of an expert on Afro-American music. Actually, one also wonders whether Fiore’s imagery has been influenced by traditional African art.

His interest in Afro-American music has brought him into contact with Carlos Ward and Bill Dixon , with whom he often shares and exchanges both musical and pictorial musings.

When not painting, Fiore can be found at the Zenale and Butinone Institute in Bergamo, Italy, where he works as teacher of graphic advertising design.

Gaetano Fiore was born in 1960 near Naples, Italy, and still studies at Naples’ Fine Art Academy .

Fiore has two children, and lives in Bergamo.

Gaetano Fiore has a personal website, in Italian and German, where more of his work can be viewed:

Gaetano Fiore

Some more examples of Fiore’s work is visible below.

Just click on a picture to see a larger version.

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For those who are not aware, artprice is one of the largest art databases on the Internet.

Indeed, artprice has two databases:

• a database of artists, and
• an auction catalogue database (290,000 catalogues), can be searched.

All that is needed to search the databases is the artist’s name and surname, which, of course you will be able to find on Italy is in .

Registration with artprice only becomes necessary if you find something you wish to look at in more detail. Registration is free, although those more seriously into collecting or investing in art, may wish to take out one of artprice’s subscription plans .

artprice is very useful for discovering how well established an artist is, in that the service can provide information about individuals, their work, and for how much examples of their work are selling.

Should an artist listed on Italy is in not be found lurking within artprice’s huge databases, then this is not necessarily a bad sign. Indeed, quite the opposite, in that Italy is in is living up to its raison d’etre, which is to help people discover artists and their work.

If you happen to be someone who has searched for an artist featured on Italy is in within artprice because the works of an artist on this site have piqued your curiosity, then congratulations! You too have come across an artist who is not yet well known at an international level, and the fact that you searched means that you considered that this artist could be within artprice’s databases, and if the artist is not, then your search indicates that most probably the artist concerned deserves to be.

Another advantage of not finding an artist within artprice is that his or her work may be purchased for commissioned for a more reasonable price.

However, should this site help artists find their way into artprice, then this will be good for the artist, who will be then be encouraged to produce more, and thus increase their contribution to the art world in general.

Popularity arising from this site may also help sway the opinions of art critics, both outside and within Italy. Again, this can be beneficial to the artist concerned.

If enough people like and acquire the works of a particular artist, then the standing of the artist will increase.

This is what Italy is in ’s aim is - to encourage people to discover artists, spread the word, and develop interest, and in doing so, encourage artistic endeavour.

If you help us to achieve this aim, then thank you!

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Artist Angelo Mazzoleni is an interesting and original painter and his original and striking work has already a interest.

Although primarily self-taught, he has attended courses at the Carrara Academy in Bergamo, and commenced his artistic work when only young under the guidence of under the guide of some masters.

Born in Florence on in 1952, Angelo Mazzoleni, who now lives and works in Bergamo, Italy, has been painting for more than 27 years.

More information about this artist can be found on and his work, which are available for purchase, can be viewed on his section of Artmajeur

Italy is in will be inviting Angelo Mazzoleni to display a selection of his work.

Engraver and printmaker Maria Pina Bentivenga is a Rome based artist who trained in the Painting Department of the Rome Academy of Fine Arts.

Her work is visible on her personal website: Maria Pina Bentivenga

Maria Pina Bentivenga is also a member of the Incisori Veneti Association, which she joined in 2003.

She teaches Graphical Special Techniques at Rome University of Fine Arts.

Her work has already received critical acclaim.

Fragmenta
by Guglielmo Gigliotti
“ When Maria Pina Bentivenga paints or etches, she does not do it to simply reproduce images that she has seen but to develop, step by step, her long and meticulous studies on the nature of marks and line. These are the elements that she uses as the basis for her work and with them is able to create images that can stand on their own. „

Italyisin hopes that Maria Pina Bentivenga will agree to allow Italyisin to display some examples of Maria Pina Bentivenga’s work shortly.

Welcome to Italy is in , the site dedicated to tracking down and displaying the works of contemporary Italian artists. In this section we are going to explain our raison d’etre. We hope you enjoy your stay, and, more importantly, that you decide to return regularly to see what’s new.

Dedication

This site was inspired by an Italian sculptor I know quite well - Gianpietro Carelesso. The purpose of Italy is in is, quite simply, to tell the world about Italian contemporary art and artists.

Contemporary Art

By contemporary art, we mean painting, sculpture, photography, and digital art, plus any other medium that can be considered to be art.

What is the Scope of Italy is in? Why?

Run by myself, Alex Roe, and my researcher, Gaetano Salvo, Italy is in aims to track down and publish information about as many artists and their work as we can find. Why? Simple! Because we want to help Italian artists publicise and sell their work. If as a result, we encourage others to embark on artistic endeavours, wonderful! The world will be a better place as a result.

We are not art critics!

We do not intend to criticize the work displayed on this site, because we both know that taste in art is highly personal. However, that said, we are not going to publish any old work unless we consider it has some artistic merit.

The Gallery

In order to give as much space as possible to the display of the work of artists featured on this site, Italy is in also has a Gallery area. The Gallery is divided into specific areas for each artist who chooses to display his or her work there.

The Gallery is a free resource, and we would like to keep it free for as long as we can. Some of the work displayed in the Galley is available for purchase. If you the work of a certain artist interests you, then please contact Alex Roe , and he will put you in touch with the artist concerned or his or agent.

Thanks for visiting and reading.

Our best regards,

Alex Roe and Gaetano Salvo

Exhibition of the works of Riccardo Mantovani Adelchi

Where:

• PAC - Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, Via Palestro 14, Milan

When:

• Now until 15 June 2008

Opening hours:

• Mondays 2:30pm to 7:30pm; Tuesdays to Sundays 9:30am to 7:30pm; Late Opening - Thursdays: 9:30am to 10:30pm.

For those of you who are unsure as to the difference between modern and contemporary art is, modern art is the term given to works produced between the late 19th century and around the start of the 1970’s.

Contemporary art, on the other hand, is generally considered to be any work produced from the late 1970’s to the present. Furthermore, if the artist concerned is still living, and was born after 1980, then his or her work is probably considered as being contemporary art.

At times it can be difficult to decide whether to label items as being modern or contemporary art, as there is some overlap of the periods to which the definitions refer.

If you are interested in knowing more about contemporary Italian art, then some knowledge of Italian terms commonly used in connection with art will help you understand what you are looking at.

Here are some commonly used terms:

acquerello –watercolour
acquerello su carta — watercolour on paper
acrilici — acrylic
autentica dell’autore –authenticated by the artist
bronzo –bronze
carta — paper
cartoncino — card
cera –wax
datato — dated
firmato — signed
inchiostro — ink
matita –pencil
olio su tela — oil on canvas
pastelli –pastel
pennarello –felt tip pen
rame — copper
smalto –enamel
tecnica mista — mixed technique
terracotta –earthenware/terracotta
titolo –title
titolo ed anno al retro –title and year on rear
valutazione –valuation or estimate

Galleria Pace is a gallery and auction house specialising in modern and contemporary art which has been operating in Milan for 50 years, is located in Piazza San Marco 1, Milan. It has an extensive selection of contemporary and modern art works available. The gallery deals in paintings, objects d’art, and sculpture.

Many of the items on offer are the work of Italian artists. The gallery also functions as an auction house.

An auction of modern and contemporary art is scheduled for 29th May, 2008 at 9.00. Prior to the auction, the lots on offer may be viewed from the 24th May 2008 to 28th May 2008. An auction catalogue may be downloaded here . The action includes the work of noted Milanese artist Giancarlo Cazzaniga .

Galleria Pace is open from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm and then from 3.30 pm to 7.00 pm. It is closed on Mondays and on public holidays. Additionally, the gallery is closed during the month of August and at Christmas.

Appointments for viewing can be made by calling +39 02 6590147, sending a fax to +39 02 6592307, or sending an email to ‘pace at galleriapace dot com’.