The artworks to be displayed have been drawn from the entries of 705 Artists from Celeste.Prize, and its Italian arm, Premio.Celeste.

Now the commission of judges comprising Mark Gisbourne, Adrienne Goehler, Victoria Lu, has whittled this number down to those 10 which will form part of the ‘dependtendency’ Venice 2009 exhibition.

Four of the 10 winners are Italian.

Another 10 artists works have also be selected to be featured in a special ‘dependtendency‘ exhibition catalogue.

The artists whose work will be displayed on the Isola della Certosa are:

1. Erdogan Bulut,
2. Massimo Cristaldi,
3. Claudia Gambadoro,
4. Giuseppe Gonella,
5. Hektor Mamet,
6. Seung Hee Kang,
7. Peter Monkman,
8. Sara Rossi,
9. Ira Schneider,
10. Yea Jin Song

Of the above ten winners, four are Italian artists – Massimo Cristaldi, Claudia Gambadoro, Giuseppe Gonella, and Sara Rossi.

Details and notes, plus links to the works by the Italian artists, follow.

Claudia Gambadoro

This is Catania artist Claudia Gambadoro’s winning entry:

Notes on artwork: Drawing as a form of conquest…
A childhood game or the building of a whole reality.
Balance/order soon becomes chaos.
Every sign leaves a trace,
Accumulation, the sum total, excess impending,
The environment is saturated by deafening noise
That doesn’t leave room for a new reality.

BOX from claugam on Vimeo.

Massimo Cristaldi

Catania photogragher Massimo Cristaldi’s winning entry:

Notes on artwork:
Ground Zero. A thought on the consequences of a terrorist act that made all of us more aware of the interconnections between East and West of the World.

Giuseppe Gonella

Venetian artist Giuseppe Gonella’s winning entry – Installation, Fantasy / Visionary.  To see the artwork, please click on the link below.

Notes on artwork: Yesterday with tomorrow, there are around 1600 drawings.

A cube of variable dimensions filled with signs.  A cube of infinite traces designed to comprehend and follow an account comprising of memories, forms, and objects.  These traces are formed from everyday waste, from the uncertainly of memory and of the individual.  Traces which are drawings employing various techniques, with waste used as fragments that once combined create a story, a diary, a poetic reminder which I hope, as far as is possible, gives the viewer a dimension of intimacy which may for part of the essence of anyone.

Translated by me, Alex Roe, because there was no translation on the English Celeste.Prize site.

Sara Rossi

Perugia artist Sara Rossi’s winning entry.

Notes on artwork: Serie M 01
Walking around in streets of New York in 2006, I started taking pictures.
This was the beginning of “Meeting People”, a journey of encounters between the faces hidden behind the doorbells and those observing them.

The heart of the project is created by collage creations and acrylic painting on canvas on which the pictures are printed.
The wide black surfaces are loaded with strength, also thanks to the collage creations which give thickness to the subject.
The silver assumes the symbolic character representing the composition’s fulcrum.

The Other Winning Entries

The other winning entries can be seen here:  ‘dependtendency‘ Venice 2009

Works Featured in the dependtendency Catalogue

To see the works which will be featured in the event catalogue:  Works in Catalogue

Remember that the ‘dependtendency’ exhibition is to be held on Venice’s Island of Certosa from the 4th to the 7th, June 2009.

Should you wish to have a taste of what you can expect to see, you should visit the Fotografia Italiana site here.

The dates, location, and times of the Carmelo Nicosia exhibition are below:

When the exhibition is on:

• Today until Saturday 19 July 2008.

Opening Hours:

• From Tuesday to Friday, 3 pm to 7 pm.

The Venue:

• Fotografia Italiana arte contemporanea, Corso Venezia, 22 – 20121 Milan, Italy – Telephone: +39 02 784100

Admission:

• Free.

Italy has no shortage of photographers exploring this medium to create contemporary art. Indeed, there is an association dedicated to the promotion of the work of Italian photographers. This Milan based association, the simply named Fotografia Italiana – Italian Photography, was founded quite recently by art collector, Nicoletta Rusconi.

The aims of Fotografia Italiana are clear – its prime objective is to encourage Italian photographers to undertake artistic research.

For those interested in photography as a contemporary art medium, the Fotografia Italiana website is well worth visiting, and there is an extensive section in English.

Not to be missed is the ‘Artists’ section which contains a long list of photographic artists, some of whom, such as Alessandro Vicario , have their own websites where examples of their works may be explored.

In addition to profiling photographic artists , Fotografia Italiana also has a mine of information on current and forthcoming exhibitions.

You may start your voyage into the world of contemporary Italian photographic art here: Fotografia Italiana