Vincenzo Milazzo (born 5 April 1956, in
Taranto,
Italy) is an
Italian naïve
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painter
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known for his use of
reverse glass painting technique.
Biography
Vincenzo Milazzo started painting using this technique since mid '70s
Naïve
Naivety (also spelled naïvety), naiveness, or naïveté is the state of being naive. It refers to an apparent or actual lack of experience and sophistication, often describing a neglect of pragmatism in favor of moral idealism. A ''naïve'' may b ...
participating in a long series of solo and group exhibitions, often bringing first prizes and special mentions.
He began exhibiting in Taranto and in the neighboring cities, participating in exhibitions at the ExpoArte of
Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
and in private galleries in
Martina Franca, the city in which he currently lives. Over the years he has collaborated on numerous initiatives for the rediscovery and cultural valorization of his land's traditions, which also are the main subject of his artistic representations.
In Italy he has exhibited his works at the literary center of Lazio and in several places in Emilia, the land of the Italian naïve art, where he exhibited his artworks in the Antoniano of
Bologna, at the
Santissima Annunziata, Parma The Santissima Annunziata, also called the Basilica del Paradiso, is a Renaissance architecture, Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church and convent located on Via Massimo D'Azeglio in Parma, Italy.
History
The church was built on a site of a con ...
, the Italian exhibition of naive painters of
Carpi and the National Museum of Naïve Art 'Cesare Zavattini' in
Luzzara.
The new millennium has seen the presence of his works abroad first in the United States, in a solo exhibition at the
Algonquin Club
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of
Boston, inaugurated by the Italian
Nobel laureate
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Franco Modigliani, and then in Japan, in Tokyo and Kurashiki, with the foundation Italia in Giappone.
Solo exhibitions
* 2013 Exhibition "I paesaggi del cuore" in the ex-Cpi rooms in Locorotondo;
* (2002–present) Permanent exhibition at the Art Gallery La Lanterna in
Martina Franca;
* 2001 Kurashiki and Tokyo (Japan) with the Foundation Italy in Japan,
Apulia
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Region - Department of Agriculture and A.PR.OLL;
* 2001 Algonquin Club in
Boston, USA;
* 2000 Ducal Palaces' rooms in Martina Franca;
* (1996 - 1998) Permanent exhibition at his studio in Martina Franca;
* 1994 Exhibition in La Nevaia Gallery in Martina Franca (Ta);
* 1993 Pro-Loco Hall of
Locorotondo, Bari;
* 1992
Aragonese castle
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of Taranto;
* 1991
Palazzo Galatone in
Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
;
* 1990 Restaurant u Curdunne Locorotondo (Ba);
* 1990 Municipal Hall of
Ancona;
* 1989 Salon of Società Artigiana in Martina Franca (Ta);
* 1989 Pro-Loco Hall of
Locorotondo, Bari;
* 1988 Residence La Source,
Portonovo,
Ancona;
* 1987 Pro-Loco Hall of
Locorotondo, Bari;
* 1987 Art Studio Scatigna in Martina Franca;
* 1987 Literary Center of Lazio,
Rome;
* 1987 ExpoArte in
Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
;
* 1985 Academy Dioscures in Taranto ;
* 1981 La Pietra Gallery in Martina Franca;
* 1980 Subfor Gallery in
Taranto;
* 1979 La Pietra Gallery in Martina Franca;
* 1978 La Pietra Gallery in Martina Franca;
Group exhibitions
* 2000 National Award Festival of Naive Art Museum "Cesare Zavattini"
Luzzara (RE);
* 1999 Old Refectory of S.S. Annunziata,
Parma;
* 1998 National Award Festival of Naive Art Museum "Cesare Zavattini"
Luzzara (RE);
* 1998 UNICEF Zonal Conference - Municipal Library, Martina Franca;
* 1998 Naif Review - Antonian of Bologna;
* 1997 National Award Festival of Naive Art Museum "Cesare Zavattini"
Luzzara (RE);
* 1997 Naive Painters Exhibition -
Carpi,
Modena
Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...
;
* 1997 27th edition of the Giannino Grossi award for Naïve painters - Pro-Loco of
Varenna,
Lecco;
* 1996 National Award Festival of Naive Art Museum "Cesare Zavattini"
Luzzara (RE);
* 1995 National Award Festival of Naive Art Museum "Cesare Zavattini"
Luzzara (RE);
* 1993 Painters in the historic center - Società Operaia lounge rooms, Martina Franca;
* 1993 First Biennial of the Ionian Sea - Aragonese Castle, Taranto;
* 1992 Sotto le stelle Gallery - Piazza Castello, Taranto;
* Summer 1990 Review - Piazza XX Settembre, Martina Franca;
* 1987 Artists at the Napoleonic Fort - Portonovo, Ancona;
* 1986 ExpoArte - Bari;
* 1986 Review of painters from Martina - Public Library, Martina Franca;
* 1985 XI
Festival della Valle d'Itria - Cloister of San Domenico, Martina Franca;
* 1985 Academy of Dioscures, Taranto ;
* 1981 Exhibition of small format art - La Pietra Gallery, Martina Franca;
* 1980 Art Exhibit City of Mottola -
Mottola;
* Crispianart 1980 -
Crispiano;
* 1978 Art Exhibit City of Mottola -
Mottola;
* 1977 The Blessed
Giles of Taranto - Convent of San Pasquale, Taranto ;
See also
*
Naive art
*
Reverse glass painting
External links
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20th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Naïve painters
1956 births
Living people
20th-century Italian male artists