Nicola Samorì (born 1977) is an Italian

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and

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Life

Samorì was born in 1977 in

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. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and currently lives and works in

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Career

Samorì is known for his contemporary interpretations of 16th and 17th century European artworks, although he makes also frequent references to older art styles. His work is best described as dark and

baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

, with canvases often damaged by scraping, diluting, slashing, and tearing. Referring to his physical manipulation of the painting surface, R.C. Baker of the

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said that "Samorì's rereadings of old master oils are a revelation".

Exhibitions

Samorì's work was a part of the Italian Pavilion at the 2015

Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...

Collections

Samorì's work is included in the Taylor Art Collection in Denver, Colorado as well as other numerous private collections internationally.

Works

Nicola Samori, Rapture, 2010.jpg, ''Rupture'', 2009 Nicola Samori, J.V., 2009.jpg, ''J.V.'', 2009

References

External links

Official website

Exhibition, TRAFO Center for Contemporary Art
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