Sergio Lanna A.k.a. Sir Joe - contemporary painter

Biography

I was born on January 8, 1963 in Rome where I live with my wife Laura and my two children Leonardo and Alice.

I have a degree in Molecular Biology but I work in the railway engineering field.

I work in the studio that was also the studio of the 20th century Italian painter and sculptor Adriana Daru

As a child I won a drawing competition at the "Corriere dei Piccoli" on the theme of the circus.

After a traditional path (landscapes, still lifes, portraits, author copies) my style is defined in 2019 with the elaborations and manipulations of famous works but I never completely abandon traditional painting.

In 1990 I participated in three exhibitions ("The Second World War", "The Monsters", "The Superheroes") dedicated to comics at the "Metropolis" bookshop in Rome.

In 2008 they were included in the International Encyclopedic Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art.

In 2012 I created the illustrations of my novel "Voci" (on Amazon)

In 2017 I created the graphics for the board game "O.o.p.a.r.t." by F. Angeletti and L. Balestreri (not yet published)

In 2019, 2020 and 2021 I participate in various exhibitions

Since 2019 I have been making covers of my songs published by Tilt Music Production (available in the main Online Stores)

In 2020 I won the "Pablo Picasso" competition organized by Maison D'Art in Padua

I also made several three-dimensional models for 3d printing (available on Redpah)

As a child Iwon a drawing competition at the "Corriere dei piccoli" on the theme of the circus;

In the 80s Itook part in 3 exhibitions on comics at the "Metropolis" bookshop in Rome

In 2008 I was included in the "International Encyclopedic Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art" with the oil painting "Bavaria" which portrays the castle of Neuschwanstein and I received a "Diploma of Merit" from the modern art gallery "Alba" in Ferrara for the " Alba Award 2008”;

In 2012 I created the illustrations for my novel "Voci" (on Amazon);

In 2017 I created the illustrations for the prototype of the board game “O.O.P.A.R.T.” by Fabrizio Angeletti and Luca Balestreri;

33rd place in the Gigarte Online Competition (www.gigarte.com) "Free your creativity" #3 of March 2019 with the oil painting "Bavaria";

77th place in the Gigarte online competition (www.gigarte.com) "Free your creativity" #4 of October 2019 with the pencil and charcoal drawing "Self-portrait alla Escher";

23rd place in the Gigarte online competition (www.gigarte.com) "Free your creativity" #5 of December 2019 with the oil painting "G10cONdA da picasso";

In 2019 I exhibit in via della Lungaretta in Rome;

In 2020 I won the "Pablo Picasso" competition organized by the "Maison d'Art Academic Center" in Padua with inclusion in the historical archive of fine arts;

In 2021 I participated in the painting exhibition "1000 easels" in Amelia (TR);

In 2022 I participated in the "VII Visual Arts Exhibition" in Fiano Romano (Rome);