Andrea Collesano
Artist Bio Artist Work
Born in Pontedera in November 1980, Andrea Collesano graduated in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence artistic diploma in 2004. During this time, he wrote his thesis analysing the metamorphic and mythological figures in Bocklin painting, with a focus on zoomorphism. Since then, he has spent several years in Forte dei Marmi, a small town bordering the Tyrrhean Sea. His main inspiration comes from his close proximity to the sea and its inhabitants. His subjects range from small miniatures of insects to large works devoted to whales and other creatures of the abyss. With his black in drawings, Andrea Collesano gives his artworks a taste of ancient times and a feeling of melancholic serenity.
BORN November 1980
Education
2004 B.F.A. Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, Florence, IT
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 BALENE, Palazzo Isimbardi, Milano
Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
Art Toronto - Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Canada
2013 BALENE, Barbara Paci Galleria d’Arte, Pietrasanta, Italy
OFF Contemporary Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium
2012 LA CHIAVE, IL SOGNO E L’ANIMA, Museo de Villa Bertelli Forte dei Marni, Lucca, Italy
AA Arte Accessible Palazzo Sole24ORE, Milan, Italy
Monaco Yacht Show, Montecarlo, Monaco
Salone Nautico, Genova, Italy
2010 INCONTRI D’ARTE, Show Room di Marco Balderi, Pietrasanta, Italy