Massimo Casagrande

Massimo Casagrande Padua 1970

1970 Massimo Casagrande was born on September 8 in Cittadella (Padua), Veneto. He spends his childhood surrounded by art: his initiation occurs between the smell of oils, temperas and palettes which belonged to his father, a figurative painter and a musician.

1983 His father's sudden death compels him to leave school and start a working life. However, his passion for art convince him to begin a theoretic research on the main artistic movements of the 20th century, particularly on Dadaism and Informal Art.

1988 He buys his first work of art: Mario Schifano Acerbi.

1989 He starts drawing and painting. He realizes a small sculpture with plastic fusion.

1990 He discovers Antoni Tàpies, by whom he is deeply struck. He realizes some experimental works using cement, waste material, metals, strings, in an anti-aesthetical spirit close to Dadaism.

1994 He leaves his job and moves to London where he dedicates himself to plastic materials, coming to vetroresina (plastic reinforced by incorporated fibreglass) through a completely autonomous research. He realizes some works exploiting the shapeless matter and the creative sign-gesture.

1995 He participates at the first group exhibition obtain...