Franco Volpi - Maestro contemporaneo - Artisti affermati
Franco Volpi
Franco Volpi was born in 1952 in the province of Bergamo. He studied art following a personal path, with a careful analysis of ancient and modern masters, with a predilection for works and artistic currents where colour, bold and expressive, is the pulsating part, as in Matisse.
He took part in training courses and deepened his knowledge of drawing and oil painting techniques, with particular attention to the study of the human figure and landscape. His creative path led him to combine commercial photography with his pictorial vocation.
For him, the world of photography became an opportunity to confront the thousands of nuances of the human soul, captured and narrated in his daily experiences as in a long and rich street photography reportage. A wide range of human types that will be a source of inspiration for his pictorial life, which has become increasingly active and fertile in recent years.
The artist paints the nature that moves him, but prefers portraits, fascinated by the search for the interiority of the subject.
"I think that the heart of painting is to try to instil emotions beyond the physical appearance of a subject, which, taken as a reference, is the starting point for creating impressions and emotions. I therefore find it interesting to paint what I observe not to reproduce it, but to reproduce the emotions that the sight of it instils."
Art expert Franco Bulfarini says of the artist: "... Franco Volpi, although he looks to the past, nevertheless follows and pursues his own very personal path, his is the soul of a contemporary that opens up with spontaneity to an intimate and passionate way of seeing. There are several of his works that I could define as 'atmospheric'; they are works that focus strongly on the chromatic effect...'.
Some paintings can be found in the latest issue of the series Art and Contemporary Artists. In recent years, he has taken part in numerous solo and group exhibitions of national and international relevance, such as the art3f International Contemporary Art Fair in Monaco, the Artist of Italy Award 2021 and the Raffaello Sanzio International Prize 2020.
The artist is also a member of the 'Artisti di Bottega' association, which is led by the artist, art expert and event organiser Franco Bulfarini.
Interviews, comments and/or art reviews (edited by):
- Tutor of PitturiAmo
- Dr. Antonio Castellana, art critic
- Franco Bulfarini, artist and art expert
- Franco Bizzoccoli, art critic
- Sara Alessandri, journalist - Interview for the Riviera Time News magazine
- Plinio Perillo - Poet and literary critic
Texts and catalogues
- 1st Large Online Volume 'Biography / Contemporary Art' of Contemporary Artists from 1950 to Nowadays, Edizioni La Notizia, 2022
- Group exhibition catalogue The Top 200 chosen by Antonio Castellana, 2nd ed. 2022, Benetton Museum of Treviso, Arte Collezioni
- Exhibition catalogue *Collective exhibition "Visioni altre - Contemporanea Expo" at Italian Art Touch, Palazzo Ricci Curbastro, Bologna. Curated by Galleria Palazzo Paveri Fontana, Cordaro Editore, 2022
- Catalogue personal exhibition Intimate Dialogues between nature, places, traditions, faces and feelings, Pinacoteca G. Morscio - Dolceacqua (IM), 2021 - Critical text by the artist and art expert Franco Bulfarini
- Catalogue Artist of Italy Prize, edited by www.pitturiamo.com, 2021
- Catalogue Raffaello Sanzio International Prize, edited by www.pitturiamo.com, 2020
Exhibitions
The artist Franco Volpi has taken part in various artistic events over the years. Below is a selection of his solo and group exhibitions:
2022
- (26 October - 4 November 2022) Collective exhibition 'The Top 200 chosen by Antonio Castellana', II ed. 2022, Benetton Museum in Treviso
- (15 - 31 July 2022) Personal exhibition 'Places, traditions, faces and feelings', Stazzo Museum, Budoni (SS)
- (24 - 26 June 2022) Participation in the International Contemporary Art Fair art3f Principality of Monaco, stand QueenArtStudio Gallery
- (June 2022) Group Show 'With art we start again 2022', Proloco di Ravarino, Associazione Artisti di Bottega
- (15 - 29 January 2022) Gabetti in Arte Collective Exhibition - Spazio Espositivo Gabetti, Cremona. Curated by Dr. Antonio Castellana, Daniela Belloni
- (13 - 28 January 2022) Group show "Visioni altre - Contemporanea Expo" at Italian Art Touch, Palazzo Ricci Curbastro, Bologna. Curated by Galleria Palazzo Paveri Fontana, Cordaro Editore
2021
- ( 9 - 22 December) Collective exhibition "Artista Leader" - PitturiAmo Gallery, Caltanissetta
- (1 November - 1 February 2022) New collective exhibition of contemporary art "Return to the Pleasure of Art" by AdB at the spaces of Sesamo Spa - Commercial area of NOCSAE in Baggiovara Modena
- (11 - 19 September) Personal exhibition Intimate dialogues between nature, places, traditions, faces and feelings, Pinacoteca G. Morscio - Dolceacqua (IM)
- (27 August - 5 November) Selected for Premio Artista d'Italia - Collective exhibition and travelling video exhibition in Barletta, Bologna, Ferrara, Florence, Milan, Monza, Naples, Padua, Palermo, Parma, Perugia, Rome, Venice.
- (24 July - 8 August) Personal exhibition "Sentieri di Natura Umana" (Human Nature Trails) at the Didactic Hall of the Municipality of Aprica (SO)
- (10 July - 21 August) Biennial collective exhibition "Profondo Blu" III ed. - Art Saloon Gallery Ariccia (RM)
- (June - October) AdB's collective exhibition "Return to the Pleasure of Art" in the spaces of Sesamo Spa - Commercial area of the NOCSAE of Baggiovara Modena
2020
- Participation in the International Raffaello Sanzio Prize contested art area via Margutta
- Participation in a television art sale on Rete Italia held by Dr. Antonio Castellana
2019
- Collective Biennial II ed. - Art Saloon Gallery Ariccia (RM)
- Personal exhibition at the didactic room of the directional centre of the municipality of Aprica (SO) summer period
2018
- Collective Biennial I ed. - Art Saloon Gallery Ariccia (RM)
- Personal exhibition at the didactic room of the directional centre of Aprica (SO) Christmas period
2017
- Collective exhibition at the Art Saloon Gallery of Ariccia
- Personal exhibition in Bergamo
- Collective exhibition "Italian landscapes" at the Giuliani Gallery of Fiano Romano
2016
- Publication on "Art and contemporary artists"
Articles and reviews in newspapers and magazines
- PitturiAmo Magazine, quoted in "International Art3F Fair Munich 2022, ed. 22 June 2022
- Riviera Time News, ed. 17 September 2021
- Riviera Eventi, ed. 17 September 2021
- Sanremonews.it, ed. 13 September 2021
- Primalariviera.it, ed. 10 September 2021
