Angelo Minuti

I'm an Italian sculptor, based in Hungary.
Inspiration:
The sculptures shown on this site were born from an idea that came to me when my daughter Alessia turned 18, I imagined what Alice's life would be like (in wonderland) after her 18 years, connecting the lives of the two girls (Alessia and Alice).
These are artworks that have achieved a considerable success, especially among the young public at the exhibition held in Hungary, Kecskemèt city in 2016.
This theme as well is the result of a path matured during a career of over twenty years, with the need to adopt a methodic workflow developing my favourite themes and enhancing new intuitions (Arturo Martini said “An artist must be able to shed his skin like a snake...").
Personal and universal events, emotions, the careful analysis of reality and my imagination have favored the identification of common threads. Five themes to work with profitable continuity and alternation, sometimes leading me to change technique and style (... being able to shed skin...) in order not to remain a prisoner of it, and for continuous renewal = energy.
Duality is the substantial component in my work, everything has its opposite. If reading my work carefully you can see the alternation of chiar...

Essential Biography
Angelo Minuti was born in 1947 in Romano di Lombardia (BG, Italy). At a very young age he starts studying
sculpture at the Castello Sforcesco of Milan, Italy, and then livemodel drawing at the Accademia di Brera - He
obtains his degree in 1969. His masters were Enrico Mazzolani and Lorenzo Pepe.
In 1972 he becomes the co-owner of the Ex Perego artistic foundry and will work for 30 years as the artistic director.
There many of the most important Italian sculptors (Arturo Martini, Medardo Rosso, Bazaro Grandi, etc.) of the 20th
century have casted their sculptures.
He has a close collaboration with Marino Marini, Messina and Manzù.
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The most important works he created are:
The fountain for the hotel complex of A. Napolitano in Cervinara (AV), Italy.
The victims' memorial at the Municipality of Torlino (CR), Italy
St. Francis of Assisi, in the Cathedral of Manfredonia,
portraits of Pope John XXIII in Lissone and Romano di Lombardia
Portrait statues of the Brusamolino brothers (Cassano d'Dadda) two true life figures.
Portrait of John Paul II, placed in Breuil-Cervinia on 19-07-1991 for the event of the historic visit of the Holy Father.
Votive lamps for the church of S. Giovanni Evangelista (Milan)
Portrait of Küb...

Solo exhibitons:
• 1975 – Albissola Mare ”La Tana”
• 1976 – ”Club Pittori Riva Mare” (Spotorno, Italy)
• 1977-80 – Galleria Treves (Milan, Italy)
• 1985 – Gallery of Modern Art (Tokyo, Japan)
• 1990-91 – Gallery ”Wen Zaai” (Taichung, Taiwan)
• 1992 – Museum of Modern Art (Taipei, Taiwan)
• 1998 – Centro Culturale Sant’ Antonio (Milan, Italy)
• 2001-4 – ”E. Galéria” (Kecskemét, Hungary)
• 2005 – ”Debrecen Galéria”, Medgyessy Terem (Debrecen, Hungary)
• 2005 – ”Salon Concert Ari Kupsus” (Budapest, Hungary)
• 2006 – Cultural Center of Denmark (Kecskemét, Hungary)
• 2007 – Jubileum Kodály-days (Budapest, Hungary)
• 2008 – Cultural House of Kecskemét, Hungary – Artist of the month
• 2008 – Cultural House of Hetényegyháza, Hungary
• 2008 – ”Centroartelupier” (Gradone Val Trompia, BS, Italy)
• 2009 – Traveling exhibition - Italian Cultural Institute (Budapest, Hungary –Balatonfüred, Hungary –
Eger, Hungary – Hetényegyháza, Hungary
• 2016 – ”Malom Központ” (Kecskemét, Hungary)
• 2017 – ”Titok Galéria” (Budapest, Hungary)

Collective exhibitions:
• 1976 – together with: Brindisi, Fiume, Kodra, Migneco, Tozzi (Spotorno, Italy)
• 1983 – Sala Appiani - Arena Civicam with the patronage of the municipality of Milan (Milan, Italy)
• 1985 – toget...