"Painting with light" is a term which has been used to describe photography, and certainly, the work of some photographers is art. As with other mediums, photography requires observation and interpretation to achieve images which provoke thought and discussion. Such images can become possessions as prized as the work of noted painters or [...]

Artprice recently published an article - Contemporary sculpture in excellent shape - on the strength of the contemporary sculpture market, particularly with regard to ‘installation’ type works.
This is good news for Italian sculptors who work in this sector. Indeed, one Italian sculptor, Maurizio Cattelan , is just behind the top three sculptors in [...]

Simone Racheli is Florence born Italian artist who trained primarily as a sculptor at Florence’s Fine Arts Academy.
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 [...]

‘Struggling artist’ is a phrase which will be well know to plenty of those attempting to peruse a career as an artist, and many still need to maintain day jobs to help deal with those mundane things such as paying off mortgages, bringing up children, and feeding themselves and their families.
However, many artists come up [...]

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 [...]

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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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]