Angelo Accardi (born 1964) is an Italian artist.
Biography
Born in 1964 in
Sapri
Sapri is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is one of the southernmost towns of the region of Cilento and its population is 6,783.
History
The town of Sapri has ancient origins an ...
,
Campania
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, Italy, Accardi moved to
Naples
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to study art at the Art Academy of Naples but did not complete his formal education, opting to establish his own studio in the early 1990s.
Accardi's early work was focused on the human figure and abstraction.
By the late 1980s, he had shifted his attention to
marble sculpture
Marble has been the preferred material for stone monumental sculpture since ancient times, with several advantages over its more common geological "parent" limestone, in particular the ability to absorb light a small distance into the surface b ...
, drawing inspiration from Greek and Roman classics.
In the early 1990s, Accardi began incorporating social themes into his paintings.
In 2006, Accardi joined the
avant-garde
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group Tantarte and exhibited in
Shanghai
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.
In 2011, his work was recognized by art historian Marco Vallora, who selected him for inclusion in the
54th Venice Biennale
The 54th Venice Biennale was an international contemporary art exhibition held in 2011. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Artistic director Bice Curiger curated its central exhibition, "ILLUMInations".
Awards
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In 2018, Accardi's work, ''Misplaced'', was exhibited at Eden Fine Art Mayfair in
London
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.
Accardi's works are distributed internationally by Eden Gallery and since 2021, he has been working with the Deodato Art Gallery in Italy.
In 2022, his work, ''Nonsense Makes Sense'', was exhibited at the Deodato Art Gallery.
Work
Accardi's artistic style is characterized by a blend of surreal and realistic elements, focusing on narrative and multiple interpretations.
His paintings often incorporate elements from artists such as
Klimt
Gustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known for his paintings, murals, sketc ...
,
Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...
, and
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Fox Lichtenstein ( ; October27, 1923September29, 1997) was an American pop artist. He rose to prominence in the 1960s through pieces which were inspired by popular advertising and the comic book style. Much of his work explores the relations ...
.
These classical references are juxtaposed with figures from contemporary
popular culture
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F is the sixth letter of the Latin alphabet.
F may also refer to:
Science and technology Mathematics
* F or f, the number 15 (number), 15 in hexadecimal and higher positional systems
* ''p'F'q'', the hypergeometric function
* F-distributi ...
or mass art, sometimes contraste ...
, including characters from ''
Minions'' and
Matt Groening
Matthew Abram Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is best known as the creator of the television series ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), ''Futurama'' (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2 ...
's ''
The Simpsons
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''.
In his early career, Accardi's work was influenced by what he refers to as the Italian "figura" tradition, emphasizing the human form, along with pictorial and symbolic elements.
His collections such as ''Human Collection'', ''Misplaced'', and ''Blend'' reflect his interest in the interaction between humans, space, and society.
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
20th-century Italian male artists
21st-century Italian male artists
Sapri