Mario Azzena

Expressionist and abstract painter. In stylistic eclecticism, he explores existential and social themes through the unconscious.
He is inspired by Abstract Expressionism and also by Transvanguardia, italian art movement, (created by Achille Bonito Oliva the leading art critic in Italy) characterized by the expression of the artist's ego in the work, the strategy of citation,the manual skills, the value of color, the intertwining of figurative and abstract, the desire to grasp and rework interesting elements from every artistic culture.
Biography
Following the artistic activity of the father Alberto Azzena, figurative painter active from the 60s until the end of the twentieth century, Mario Azzena grew at his school, as apprentices in the ancient art workshops, learning day by day painting techniques, and browsing daily through the extensive library artistic that the father was forming over the years, and yet the many catalogs of contemporary painters more or less well-known of which came to know or of whom visited the exhibitions.
This fatherly teaching, albeit conducted in a familiar contest, has been ongoing over the years, made especially for frequent and long talks on the issues of contemporary painting, but also of pra...

Scientific High School,
Two-year college course in Psychology

Group exhibitions


"Uno di loro"
Barletta (Italy) 15-29 march 2016
Curator: Anna Soricaro
With the support of Giuseppe De Nittis Foundation.

Artbox Projects Basel 1.0
From June 14 to June 18, 2017, during Art Basel Artweek.
Three works of mine , labeled with the artist’s name and the work title, were displayed on a large screen.

" R I C E R C A R T E "
Chie Art Gallery
Milan (Italy) 28 November - 8 December 2017
Curator: Arch. Maria Irene Vairo

L'immagine e l'immaginario
Arte Borgo Gallery
From 27 January to 14 February, 2018
Cured by Anna Isopo and Monica Ferrarini.

"STAY on ART"
Palazzo della Cancelleria
Amministrazione Patrimonio Sede Apostolica
Rome (Italy) 24 - 28 November 2018
Curators: Anna Isopo - Dr.Monica Ferrarini





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