Having adopted the theme of ‘hyper-realism’, Racheli’s recent works feature ‘fleshless’ sculptures. His subjects, though, are not objects which normally have flesh. Indeed, he portrays a more mundane but quite diverse rage of objects, such as washbasins and motorbikes.

The fruits of his recent endeavours are eye catching, if somewhat disturbing, pieces.

Examples of this artist’s unique creations are on display at the Galleria Enrico Astuni in Pietrasanta.

Italy is in has not yet acquired permission to display Rachelli’s works, but examples can be seen here .

One of Racheli’s most startling pieces is what must be one of the most original interpretations of a motorbike ever seen. It is recommended that viewers use the ‘view image’ function, usually found by right clicking on a mouse, because the photo initially visible is somewhat distorted.

Actually, Italy is in’s Alex Roe, who was covering the MiArt 2008 Contemporary and Modern Art Exhibition in Milan for another on-line publication, first spotted Racheli’s work at this event. He found it enthralling.

The distinctive originality of this artist means that his work begs to be followed, and who knows in which direction his creativity will take him.

Racheli now lives and works in Parma, Italy.

With their seemingly bright bold colours, Fiore’s works combine geometric designs with the gentle curves and forms of the principle elements of trees. From branches and twigs, to trunks and entire woodlands. Yet, despite the use, at times, of a variety of powerful colours by the artist, the resulting images are both striking, and, at the same time, encourage the viewer to hesitate and contemplate each element of the work. Indeed, it is almost as if the artist is provoking reflection on the part of the viewer.

On show will be a selection generously sized images which have been inspired by sections from Paolo Puppa’s play “L’albero di Giuda” – ‘Judah’s tree’. Puppa (profile in Italian) is a professor of theatre history at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

The Musée Arts et Histoire , can be found at 103 rue Carnot , Bormes Les Mimosas, on the Cote D’Azure, France. If you happen to find yourself in the area at the time, then this exhibition of Fiore’s work presents a great opportunity to view and get to know this artist’ at first hand.

Visit Gaetano Fiore’s personal website , which is available in German and Italian, to see more of his work.

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.