Giorgio Distefano
Through his mastery of western painting techniques and art history, he primarily employs mixed media in his creations, transforming cultural symbols into contemporary landscapes. A broad understanding of painting styles and materials deepens his research in the fields of photography and sculpture, showcasing his unique personal style in the visual arts.
通过对西方绘画技巧和艺术史的精湛掌握，他在创作中主要采用混合媒体，巧妙地将文化符号转化为当代景观. 对绘画风格和材料的广泛了解使他在摄影和雕塑领域的研究更加深入，彰显了他在视觉艺术中独特的个人风格.
Born in
Sicily, Italy in 1972.
Lives and Works in
Florence, Italy
Graduation
1996 Graduated from the Academy of Fine Art, Florence.
Born in
Sicily, Italy in 1972.
Lives and Works in
Florence, Italy
Graduation
1996 Graduated from the Academy of Fine Art, Florence.
ARTISTIC TRIUMPHS
His artworks are not only held in private and public collections in the United States but are also exhibited in various prestigious locations, including the China Peace Cultural Exchange Center in Beijing, the “Franco Libertucci” Museum in Caccarlando, and Thelesia Museum in San Roberto. Furthermore, these pieces are favored by private collectors in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Austria, and Italy. Over the past decade, he has successfully hosted solo exhibitions in different regions and participated in numerous group exhibitions across Europe, the United States, China, Taiwan, and more.
他的作品不仅被美国的私人和公共收藏，还分别展示在北京的中国和平之旅文化交流中心、卡萨卡伦达的“Franco Libertucci”美术馆以及圣罗伯托的Thelesia博物馆。此外，这些作品还受到荷兰、英国、法国、比利时、奥地利和意大利的私人收藏者青睐. 在过去的十年里，他也成功的在不同地区举办了个展，并在欧洲、美国、中国和台湾等地参加了多个群展.
ARTISTIC TRIUMPHS
His artworks are not only held in private and public collections in the United States but are also exhibited in various prestigious locations, including the China Peace Cultural Exchange Center in Beijing, the “Franco Libertucci” Museum in Caccarlando, and Thelesia Museum in San Roberto. Furthermore, these pieces are favored by private collectors in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Austria, and Italy. Over the past decade, he has successfully hosted solo exhibitions in different regions and participated in numerous group exhibitions across Europe, the United States, China, Taiwan, and more.
他的作品不仅被美国的私人和公共收藏，还分别展示在北京的中国和平之旅文化交流中心、卡萨卡伦达的“Franco Libertucci”美术馆以及圣罗伯托的Thelesia博物馆。此外，这些作品还受到荷兰、英国、法国、比利时、奥地利和意大利的私人收藏者青睐. 在过去的十年里，他也成功的在不同地区举办了个展，并在欧洲、美国、中国和台湾等地参加了多个群展.
SOLO SHOWS
The Emotional Maps, curated by Singintherain.Space, Zit2-Dim2 Art Space, Tainan - Taiwan
reverse dialogue: orientate among the rubble. Giorgio Distefano | Ettore Pinelli, curated by Mattia Lapperier, Cartavetra Gallery - Florence
Sheets of stone - curated by Cartavetra, presented by Antonella Huber, Cartavetra gallery - Florence
Geografie sentimentali - Distefano/Marchica double solo show, curated by Cristina Costanzo, 091 Art
Project at Rizzuto Gallery - Palermo Capital of Culture 2018 - Palermo
La rosa dei venti, Distefano - Robalo double solo show, Sensi Arte Gallery, Colle di Val d'Elsa (SI)
Ex Voto Suscepto, Studio Bong - Florence
Cartografie, Cartavetra Gallery - Florence
Giorgio Distefano in KPMG, curated by Antonio D'Amico for MARCOROSSI Contemporary Art, KPMG –Milan.
Human Landscape, curated by Forme Art, Florio Winery, Marsala - Trapani
Island in light, curated by Teresa Lucia Cicciarella, Montesano Palace - Chiaramonte Gulfi (RG); Zacco Palace - Ragusa
States of light, AGORA|Z Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
Revealed Forms, Co2 Atmosfera Creativa, Florence
The perspective of the orange, Dhai Studio Atelier, Florence
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
- Fractions of Infinity, curated by Giovanni Scucces, SACCA - Contenitore di sicilianità, Pozzallo (RG)
- Inside the Myth, curated by Francesco Piazza,with the contribution of the Institute of Culture in Athens and Trinacria hellenic/sicilian Community , Mill of Pappas, Larissa - Grecia
- Visioni Oblique - Libri d’artista, Libri oggetto, Fototesti per il Belìce, curated by Cristina Costanzo, Museo delle Trame Mediterranee Fondazione Orestiadi - Gibellina (TP)
- MuziArt Taipei 2022, curated by Studio Singintherain, Sheraton Gran Hotel Taipei - Taiwan
- Around the Sun | Attorno al Sole, curated by Badia Lost & Found, Beneventano Palace- Lentini (SR)
2021
- WAAG - We are all Greeks, mostra per il bicentenario dell’Indipendenza greca, curated by Francesco Piazza, Museum of the Byzantine culture - Salonicco, Grecia | Museum of contemporary Art Palazzo Belmonte Riso - Palermo
- Spring Collection, curated by CRAG Home Gallery - Torino
- Spring Contemporary Art Salon, Auction Center, Taipei - Taiwan
- Pond Exhibition - Blue, curated by Studio Singintherain, Garden City Bookstore, Taipei - Taiwan
2020
- 40 days - Artisti in quarantena, a cura di Mattia Lapperier, Associazione Quasi Quadro - Torino
- Uno per ciascuno, curated by Cartavetra Gallery - Florence
- Zines – Sicily in twenty zines, curated by Giuseppe Mendolia Calella, Eglise - Palermo
2019
- Contemporary winds, Contemporary Art Festival, curated by Virginia Glorioso, Cereggio - Reggio Emilia
- Migliandolo Contemporary Art, artist’s residency, curated by Lorenzo Canova and Claudio Mogliotti, Antica casa Nebiolo, Migliandolo – Asti
- Contemporary Sign, curated by Yuan Leping, Bellini Museum - Florence and DingYuan International Art Center - Beijing, Cina
- Icons. Tradition and contemporarity, curated by Francesco Piazza and Giovanni Travagliato, Diocesan Museum of Monreale, Palermo
- Love’s answer, curated by Francesco Piazza, Cantieri culturali alla Zisa, Palermo
2018 - 2017
- Materia prima, curated by Cartavetra gallery, inside Hidden-Hub - Ashtart Creative, in partnership with ArtVerona Fair, Contarini Vanzetti Palace - Verona
- Ad Oriente, curated by Annamaria Restieri and Giorgio Cattani, Fabula project Art Gallery, Ferrara
- Rosy for ever, curated by Francesco Piazza, Border Line - Palermo
- Italian contemporary Art of cross-cultural Vision, curated by Zhang Yidan, Phoenix Ancient city Art Museum - Fenghuang (China)
- ToskaniArte, a cura di Joanna Brzescinska-Riccio e Giuseppe Joh Capozzolo, Arte Hotel di Zamosc - Polonia
- Artist's book International Exhibition, Cartavetra Gallery, Florence
- Homage to Salvo Monica, curated by Francesco Lauretta, Ex chiesa di Sant'Anna, Ispica - Ragusa (Italy)
2022
- Fractions of Infinity, curated by Giovanni Scucces, SACCA - Contenitore di sicilianità, Pozzallo (RG)
- Inside the Myth, curated by Francesco Piazza,with the contribution of the Institute of Culture in Athens and Trinacria hellenic/sicilian Community, Mill of Pappas, Larissa - Grecia
- Visioni Oblique - Libri d’artista, Libri oggetto, Fototesti per il Belìce, curated by Cristina Costanzo, Museo delle Trame Mediterranee Fondazione Orestiadi - Gibellina (TP)
- MuziArt Taipei 2022, curated by Studio Singintherain, Sheraton Gran Hotel Taipei - Taiwan
- Around the Sun | Attorno al Sole, curated by Badia Lost & Found, Beneventano Palace- Lentini (SR)
2021
- WAAG - We are all Greeks, mostra per il bicentenario dell’Indipendenza greca, curated by Francesco Piazza, Museum of the Byzantine culture - Salonicco, Grecia | Museum of contemporary Art Palazzo Belmonte Riso - Palermo
- Spring Collection, curated by CRAG Home Gallery - Torino
- Spring Contemporary Art Salon, Auction Center, Taipei - Taiwan
- Pond Exhibition - Blue, curated by Studio Singintherain, Garden City Bookstore, Taipei - Taiwan
2020
- 40 days - Artisti in quarantena, a cura di Mattia Lapperier, Associazione Quasi Quadro - Torino
- Uno per ciascuno, curated by Cartavetra Gallery - Florence
- Zines – Sicily in twenty zines, curated by Giuseppe Mendolia Calella, Eglise - Palermo
2019
- Contemporary winds, Contemporary Art Festival, curated by Virginia Glorioso, Cereggio - Reggio Emilia
- Migliandolo Contemporary Art, artist’s residency, curated by Lorenzo Canova and Claudio Mogliotti, Antica casa Nebiolo, Migliandolo – Asti
- Contemporary Sign, curated by Yuan Leping, Bellini Museum - Florence and DingYuan International Art Center - Beijing, Cina
- Icons. Tradition and contemporarity, curated by Francesco Piazza and Giovanni Travagliato, Diocesan Museum of Monreale, Palermo
- Love’s answer, curated by Francesco Piazza, Cantieri culturali alla Zisa, Palermo
2018 - 2017
- Materia prima, curated by Cartavetra gallery, inside Hidden-Hub - Ashtart Creative, in partnership with ArtVerona Fair, Contarini Vanzetti Palace - Verona
- Ad Oriente, curated by Annamaria Restieri and Giorgio Cattani, Fabula project Art Gallery, Ferrara
- Rosy for ever, curated by Francesco Piazza, Border Line - Palermo
- Italian contemporary Art of cross-cultural Vision, curated by Zhang Yidan, Phoenix Ancient city Art Museum - Fenghuang (China)
- ToskaniArte, a cura di Joanna Brzescinska-Riccio e Giuseppe Joh Capozzolo, Arte Hotel di Zamosc - Polonia
- Artist's book International Exhibition, Cartavetra Gallery, Florence
- Homage to Salvo Monica, curated by Francesco Lauretta, Ex chiesa di Sant'Anna, Ispica - Ragusa (Italy)
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Contemporary Art Prize Basilio Cascella, XVI edition, first Award for painting, Palazzo Farnese Ortona – Chieti (Italy)
Cromica Award, II edition, honourable mention for painting, Bibbiena – Arezzo (Italy)
Merlino Art Prize, I edition, third award for painting, Merlino Gallery, Florence (Italy)
Contemporary Art Award Paola Occhi, I edition, finalist in painting section, Migliarino – Ferrara (Italy)
MUSicA Art Prize, I edition, third Award for painting, Gran Caffè Giubbe Rosse - Florence (Italy)
Contemporary Art Award JANUA, I ed. third award in painting section, Sant’Agostino Museum, Genoa (Italy)
- ART PRIZE CBM Turin Prague London, International Prize Carlo Bonatto Minella, curated by
- AREACREATIVA42, Rivarolo Canavese, Turin (Italy)
ARTEAM Cup 2016, Contemporary Art Prize, Palazzo del Monferrato - Alessandria (Italy)
Exhibited Artworks
This collection of works are inspiration from the pietra paesina also called ruiniform or Florentine marble, a type of limestone which when cut into slabs and polished, reveals mountainous landscapes, castles and ruins. These works of art combine the fascination of imaginary worlds with the precious qualities of oil on canvas suggesting original shapes and a range of colours reflecting nature in its never-ending work. This series is the starting point for the artist to create the theme of stone and landscape.
这系列的作品灵感来自”pietra paesin” ，被称为废墟大理石或佛罗伦萨大理石。这是一种石灰石，当切割成平板并抛光时，可以展现出山地景观、城堡和废墟。这些艺术作品将想象世界的魅力与画布上的油画的珍贵品质结合在一起，在其永无休止的色块与线条中暗示着原始的形状和反映自然的一系列创作。此系列为艺术家开始以石材和地景为创作主题的起点。