Oil on canvas by Marco Gradi, Italy 1980s

Oil on canvas by marco gradi, italy 1980s. Biography. Born in mantua on december 13, 1955. He enrolled at the academy of fine arts in bologna to graduate in 1978. He began his artistic activity while attending the academy, with participation in the collective exhibitions organized by the high school, to then prepare the first personal exhibition entitled "ri / velare" at the galleria il chiodo in mantua in 1979. This was followed in 1980 by "accursia" curated by concetto pozzati, at the palazzo d'accorsio in bologna; the following year he exhibited at the galleria il chiodo (mn) and, in 1982, at the galleria tommaseo in trieste with the exhibition "una ipotesi visiva"; then at the galleria san fedele in milan in 1984. In the following years gradi is present in various national events: in 1983 in suzzara he is invited to the exhibition "eight young artists in the gallery" wanted by the local galleria civica d'arte contemporanea; in the following year, at the casa del mantegna. He appears at the exhibition "squilibri", and with chiara dynys sets up a solo show at the galleria libreria einaudi in mantua. In 1984 he participated in the biennale giovani in faenza and the biennale giovani itinerante, both editions sponsored by the galleria comunale d'arte moderna in bologna, he also appeared at the galleria ferrari in verona on two occasions, presenting with zanzibar an important cycle of works. This is followed by the cycle of small atlases, ordered in a solo show at the galleria corrani in mantua in 1986; the performances of the western archipelago, presented in graz in 1987 and, after participating in the xxxiil edition of the suzzara prize in 1993, in brescia in 1994; to get to the alambrando cycle performed between 1997 and 1999. The productions in munich, cologne, vienna, up to those in orlando, florida, and tsukuba in japan date back to the nineties.

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