After the studies at the School of Art, from 1966 he begun The Academy of Fine Arts
of Naples, with master Giovanni Brancaccio.
Then he decides to quit it and to enrol himself at The Academy of Fine Arts of Rome
with master
Franco Gentilini. In 1968 he collaborates with the scene designer Filippo Senerchia; he realized for him a lot of painted parts of its set designs, one of
the most important is exhibited at the Flavio Vespasiano theatre of Rieti.
In 1971 he paints the missing parts of the fresco realized from Trevisonno painter,
in the S. Anna Church of Cantalupo del Sannio (IS). In the same year he realizes
his first Personal exhibition at the Carboncino gallery of Campobasso where he starts
to meets the emergent artists of that period. In
1972 he moves to Perugia where
he makes his debut with his Personal exhibition at the Palazzo
Comunale (Town Hall).
In these pictures there is an allusion of his origins, with a strong and violent
chromatism typical of impressionists. In Perugia he meets and follows the “Cenacolo”
cultural group. He participates at the art-exhibition with other artists of Umbria
region.
In
1974 he shows in Milan in the La Porta gallery. In
1975 a Personal exhibition in the Palazzo
dei Priori in Perugia.
In
1976 a Personal exhibition at La Ghironda gallery in Assisi where he proposes
a series of sanguine drawings.
In 1977 he exhibits at the Cecchini gallery in Perugia under the theme of mental
illness. In 1977 a Personal exhibition in Rimini at the “Galleria Malatestiana”.
In
1978 at Villa Olmo, through the Lario Cadorago Prize he meets a great patron
of arts: Aldo Pollici, he will become his friend and his believer. In
1979 some
of his works are published in the “Arte
in Umbria” magazine edited by Siglatre.
In the same year he is called to teach at the School of Art in Spoleto. In 1981,
even though he had a contract-at-will he decided to quit it to dedicate entirely
himself to the paint. In 1981 is published an article in the national
“Tempo Nostro”
magazine. In 1982 he realizes a work on “Arte e Ferrovia”, (Art and railway) now
this work is in the National Museum in Pietrarsa. In the same year an other Personal
exhibition in Modena at “Galleria Emilia” where he begin to open a new theme about
the environmental pollution. In coincidence, he published his first catalogue, presented
by Giorgio Grando. This theme will be proposed also in the following exhibition,
as in Perugia in the Sala del Grifo e del Leone of the Town Hall.
In 1982 he takes part in a collective exhibition at the Rocca Paolina
in Perugia under the title “The cooperation and the crisis of the society”, in the
same year an other collective exhibition “Meetsing with five painters” organized
by the Municipality of Spilanbergo. In 1983 he takes part in a collective exhibition
in the
Tendostruttura of Todi. In 1983 through the Marina di Ravenna Prize he meets
Domenico Purificato, Gastone Breddo and Remo Brindisi. In 1984 he
takes part in an exhibition called “Itineraries, research and mysteries in the art,
contemporary artists of Umbria”, with Alberto Burri, Giuseppe De Gregorio, Rambaldi and others, in Granicolo
Centro D’arte. In the same year he realizes a monumental
masterpiece for the hall of the Armatura of the Tre F Italia School, showing “Seneca and his students”, where the artist paint himself.
In 1984 he meets the Mantignana Community. His first commission is the Baldo Marcarelli
portrait, founder of the Cassa Rurale Artigiana. Then he realizes a very big size
painting about the cooperation between arts and crafts, for the Bank. In 1985 Mantignana
orders a work for S. Maria Assunta Church, a fresco about the crucifixion and the
crowning of the Virgin.
In 1984 he knows Giorgio Ghelfi, specialized in galleries, with whom he begin an
important collaboration, realized under an exhibition in Verona, in the Piazza Erbe
gallery, under the critical text of Marcello Venturoli.
In 1985 he creates in
Bornio a murales under the title “the sky”. In the same year
CGIL order a regional poster for the 25th of April (National Holyday). This one
is exhibited at the “Graffiti-presenza sindacale” show (Graffiti-trade union presence)
at Rocca Paolina in Perugia. In 1986 in Rome a Personal exhibition in Consorti gallery
in Via Margutta in Rome and the same show exhibited at the Consorti gallery in Perugia.
In 1986 some of his works are published on Vogue magazine.
In the same year an other exhibition at the Ghelfi gallery in Verona. In 1987 at
Margherita gallery in Taranto. In the same year he meets the painter
Stefano Cavallo,
who introduces him into the environment of arts of Puglia. He meets also Angelo
Coltella, specialized in galleries, with him he established a friendship and an
intense cooperation. With Angelo Coltella he will does an exhibition at the MG Gallery
of Art in Brindisi. Then they realize big size works for the
Rosamarina Grand Hotel
in Ostini and also at the oil mill in Monopoli. In 1988 participates at a collective
exhibition in Villa Olmo in Como. In 1988 again, he starts a series of works about
bicycles, followed by the catalogue titled “Le biciclette di Tamburro” (Tamburro
Bicycles) edited by Jean Pierre
Jouvet. Thanks to the exit of the catalogue the
artist knows the journalist Adriano De Zan, who invited him at Giro d’Italia and
at the TV show Il Processo del Lunedì (Italian foot-ball programme), where he participates
as jury with Corrado Augias.
In the monthly La Bicicletta magazine (The bicycle) Vittorio Sermarini wrote an
article titled “Quadri di Bicicletta” (Bicycle paints). In 1988,
again under the theme of bicycles, on the book wrote by Giovanni Tarello “Un secolo di uomini e cose” (A century of men and things), are published some of his works.
In the same year two important exhibitions: one in Milan at the Il Torchio gallery
and in the monumental space of the S. Giorgetto Church in Verona.
1989- Mondadori edited a monograph of him in the “Presenze” collection, with critic
of Dario
Micacchi and a testimony of Alberto Sughi. In 1989 a catalogue about the
theme of suburbs, presented by Franco Solmi.
In
1990 Spadolini Foundation order to the artist a Giovanni Spadolini portrait.
In 1991 meets the artists of Rome environment. As Ennio
Calabria, Alberto Sughi, Renzo Vespignani, the photographer Pino Settanni; this one publishes a picture of
the painter in his photo book “La memoria e le immagini” (memory and images), book
dedicated to the personalities of cinema and culture.
In 1991 takes part in the Arte Fiera in Bologna, with Ghelfi gallery, in this fair
he meets painter Orfeo Tamburi.
In 1991 Brindisi Municipality organizes for him a Personal exhibition with presentation
and critic of Mario Colonna.
In 1993 exhibition with sculptor Nag Arnoldi in the monumental complex Le Zitelle,
in Venice.
In 1993, with the patronage of the Pesaro Provincial Administration, the
Signorotti gallery present his Personal exhibition, with critic text of Luciano Bertacchini.
In the same year he takes part in the jury in the review “La modella
nell’arte” (the model woman in the art) and “Arte in Villa” (Art in Villa) organized by Spilanberto
Municipality.
In 1994, a Personal exhibition at Transit gallery in Bergamo, with the presentation
of the catalogue of Carlo Franza and an other Personal at Marzabotto Arte gallery.
1994- Some of his works are published on a magazine of critics and news “Viaggio
nel mondo
delle Arti visive dal fascismo ad oggi” (Voyage in the world of art from
fascism to nowadays).
1995- Personal at Il torchio gallery in Milan.
1996- Collective
“Pianeta Donna” (Woman planet). A.P.T. (Office for tourist promotion)
of Montecatini Terme.
1996- Personal at Consorti gallery, theme “Il caffè” (the coffee).
1996- Personal at Piazza Erbe gallery in Verona. Critical text by Francesco Butturini.
Thanks to his friend Mario
Mognetti, tireless and capable director of Piazza Erbe
gallery (Verona), 1996 for the artist, is the year of the American Market.
1996- Personal at Teodora gallery in Toronto.
1999- Personal at Padua Art Gallery in Padova.
1999- ARGAM Rome Spring, with the patronage of the councillor responsible of the
cultural politics of Rome.
In
2002 in the monthly Arte Mondadori magazine, the artist is presented in an article
about the protagonists of the contemporary paint titled “Il solitario della pittura”
(solitary in paint). Signed by Francesco Cardea.
In 2003 during the Notte Bianca of Rome (White Night), the artist takes part in
the collective in the Michelangelo gallery with Calabria, Sughi, Matta, Accardi.
2003- ARGAM Rome Spring, on “Mitologia all’immaginazione” (mythology of imagination
at Michelangelo gallery in Rome.
2003- “Due
generazioni a confronto” (comparison between two generations). Studio 4 gallery of Molfetta and Padua Art Gallery in Padova. With his son Marco.
In 2003 at the Michelangelo gallery is presented an exhibition with the big size
works of the artist. 2003 is the year of the foreign Personal exhibitions.
2003- Villa de l’Arte gallery in Barcelona.
2003- Ruetz gallery in Monaco.
2003- Ruetz gallery in Ausburg.
In the monthly German magazine of art is published an article about these last two
exhibitions.
In the 2003 the Associazione Segantini of Savognin in Switzerland invited the artist
for a Personal exhibition in the Segantini hall, guest of his friend and collector
Pietro Peduzzi. Here the artist goes back to the places where Giovanni Segantini
painter lived.
In January 2004, an article on the magazine “Altri Itinerari del Molise” (Other
itineraries of Molise).
2004- Personal exhibition at Ghelfi gallery with critical text by Barbara Tamburro.
2005- Personal exhibition at Art Blus gallery in Kiev.
2005- Collective show at Armony Arte contemporary gallery in Perugia.
2005- Monograph edited by Giorgio Mondadori. Critical text by Gabriele Simongini.
2005- Personal exhibition at Castello dell’Ovo in Naples with the patronage of the
councillor responsible of the cultural politics. Critical text by Aida Sessa.
2005- Presentation of the Monograph edited by Mondadori at the Bocca bookshop in
Milan.
2006- Personal exhibition at Piazza Erbe gallery in Verona.
2006- Personal exhibition at Padua Art Gallery in Padova.
2006- Personal exhibition at Miniaci gallery in Milan.
2006- Personal exhibition at Villa Materazzo gallery in Gradara.
2006- Exhibition on cycling at Miniaci gallery in Milan, with testimony of
Silvano Meda journalist.
2006- Personal exhibition in the provincial centre of Confartigianato (Italian in
Prato.
2006- Exhibiton at Ruetz gallery in Monaco.
2006- Personal exhibition at Bocca di Bacco in Berlin.
In the same year the artist realizes for Gazzetta dello Sport (Italian newspaper
of sport) the logo of the pink t-shirt, famous symbol of the 90° Giro d’Italia (Italian
tour).