Tina Aimone

Appreciated by both the public and critics, Aimone’s imagery is widely regarded in Italy.

Aimone’s work is noted for its romantic intensity.  An intensity which has been achieved through the artist’s use of differing but complimentary combinations of soft colours.

Tina Aimone paints a range of subjects from landscapes to portraits, still life to religious iconography. Read more

Pistoia born Italian sculptor, to whom I spoke today, Luigi Galligani, produces art based on, in the words of the artist himself, ‘Mediterranean myths’. You may agree that his work could be said to be refreshingly original and modern interpretations of figures having their origins in Roman and Greek antiquity.

Working mainly in terracotta and bronze, Galligani’s work is both intriguing and thought provoking. Indeed, his mythically inspired themes have understandably attracted the attention of various galleries around the world.

Born in 1957, Galligani trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence and Carrara. He currently works from his studio which is located in Castellina in Chianti, near Siena.

This artist’s work has also achieved critical acclaim, and he has been hailed as:

"…one of the latest generation of “masters” of Italian sculpture" - Francesco Gurrieri Art Diary Critic, 2003

Here is a selection of Galligani’s pieces:

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Should you wish to see more examples of Galligani’s work, then they can be viewed in various locations both around Europe and in North America. The list below provides the locations and dates of exhibitions displaying this artist’s work:

• Rarity Gallery Mykonos Greece (April - October 2008)
• Interart Sculpture Garden Heeswijk - Dinther Holland (May - October 2008)
• Sculpture Exhibition Chateau Neercanne (Gallery bell’Arte ) Maastricht - Holland (May - September 2008)
• Personal Exhibition Gallery bell’arte Maastricht - Holland (November 2008)
• "The Odissey Within" Agora Gallery, New York (December 2008)

More details, and examples of Galligani’s work and information about the artist himself, including contact details, can be found on his personal website: Luigi Galligani

With thanks to Mr Galligani, firstly for having taken the time to speak to me, and for having very kindly given his permission, orally, for Italy is in to display some examples of his work.

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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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.

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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.

Born in 1970 in Pavia, Italy, Marta Dell’Angelo’s first exhibition was held in Rome in July 2000 at the la Tartaruga Gallery of Plinio De Martiis.

Marta Dell’Angelo won the first edition of Premio New York in 2002, an event which was sponsored by both the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Italian Academy at Columbia University.

Examples of her work have also been displayed in Paris and Milan.

Working in oils and pencil, her subjects are often women. She appears to have penchant for mixing subtle and bold colours to very good effect.

Some examples of her work can be seen here:

Qui Brescia

and here:

Chicken Gang

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Working mainly in watercolours, Ferrigno’s work attempts to capture the character and feel of Sicilian scenes. Much of his work features the buildings and thoroughfares of small Sicilian towns and villages. The imagery in Ferrigno’s works is likely to appeal to those of Sicilian origin, or possibly even those wishing to possess something which brings back happy memories of places visited during a vacation on this fascinating Mediterranean island. Read more

Gianpietro Carlesso was born in Bolzano, Italy in 1961, and he lives and works in Cormòns, Italy.

After completing his education at the Trentino State Art Institute, he went on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino. His held his first exhibition in conjunction with the Valente Contemporary Art Gallery.

Thanks to having won a scholarship from the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg he spent 1989 and 1990 in Germany in a studio located on the site of the Krupp Steelworks in Rheinhausen. This scholarship in the Rhur basin made a particularly important contribution to his artistic training.

As a result of this experience he came into close contact with the history of continental European sculpture and developed an appreciation of the imposing dimensions of sculptures from beyond the Alps.

It was while resident in Germany at his studio in the Krupp Steelworks in Rhienhausen, that he produced his first large-scale sculptures for a series of museum and public exhibitions. At the same time he worked with the celebrated Gallery 44 in Düsseldorf and the Sander gallery in Darmstadt.

After returning to Italy he spent two years teaching sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino before dedicating himself entirely to his own work. He also worked with the Niccoli gallery of Parma and the Schrade Galley of Ulm.

It was in this period that his work came to be characterised by a specific search for “deconstruction”. The initial fruits this influence upon his work were presented for the first time at the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, Italy.

During the mid-90’s he and his family moved to the Friuli region of Italy where Gianpietro came into contact with proprietors and institutions from the near East and this resulted in his participation in a number of exhibitions and projects, he also continued to work with the Rein-Side Winkelmann Gallery in Dussledorf.

Gianpietro’s sculptures are featured at the Winkelmann Gallery in Dussledorf, the Mannheim Galley, the German Post Office in Dortmund, the Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, the Bolzano Museum of Modern Art and in various private Italian collections of note.

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Please Note:

Although we are more than happy to put people in touch with Gianpietro Carlesso, we feel we ought to point out that attempts to ‘bypass’ galleries stocking his work in an attempt to obtain a lower price will cause problems for the artist.

In much the same way as a business, Gianpietro uses distributors to sell work on his behalf. To an extent this means that such outlets have a form of ‘exclusive’ supply agreement with him.

If Gianpietro is seen to be avoiding such agreements, then he will end up with no distributors, and thus no outlets for his work. This means no income for him, or his family. This would be a shame, and it is the last thing I would wish to happen, as I am sure my readers will appreciate.

However, if you live in a country or town where Gianpietro has no distributors, then direct contacts are fine, especially if you wish to display or sell his work.

In light of the above, if you still want to contact Gianpietro, please get in touch - although I will strictly vet any requests and if I smell scam/fraud, then your contact will become free space on my hard drive.

Roberta Rossi’s work is characterised by striking imagery and bold colours. Her works are highly varied and include group and individual portraiture, still life, buildings and landscapes. Sometimes her work is surreal, and at other times she attempts to present her interpretation of reality.

Roberta Rossi also belongs to two artists associations: the Rosetum Artists’ group and the Via Bagutta Painters’ Cultural Group.

Italian contemporary artist Roberta Rossi was born in Castelnuovo Garfagnana, but now lives and works in Milan Italy.

Trained artistically by Giancarlo Bertani, Tina Jacobs, and Valerio Pilon, Rossi’s work demonstrates her interest in the Italian Novecento Futurist movement.

Her works can be found in private collections in France, the United States and Italy.

See examples of her work here: The Work of Roberta Rossi

Roberta Rossi’s work is not yet on display in Italy is in’s Gallery, but it can be seen in Galleria Barga in Bargia, near Lucca in Tuscany, Italy.

Italy is in can put potential purchasers or those who would like to commission or view Roberta Rossi’s work in touch with this artist.

The lifelike works of Alessandro Scarabello are spell binding. At least they are for this Italian contemporary art hunter.

Some examples of the work of this young Roman painter can be seen at The Gallery via della Barchetta 11, in Rome.