Gianfranco Goberti

Gianfranco Goberti (born in Ferrara, November 19, 1939) is an Italian painter. After studying Arts at the Institut Dosso Dossi in Ferrara, Italy, and at the Academy of Art in Bologna, he was teacher and Director of the Institut of Arts Dosso Dossi. His first exhibition was held in 1959 with references to Picasso and Bacon. His research dealed with nuova figurazione and abstract-Expressionism. The first optical-figurative period starts during the 1960s. In 1980 he was selected by the National Catalogue of Modern Art Bolaffi together with Paolini, Adami, Bulgarelli, Cassano and Paladino. Goberti has held exhibitions at the International Art Expo of Bilbao, Quadriennale d'Arte in Rome, Rassegna Premio S. Fedele (Milan), Arte Fiera (Bologna), Altissima (Turin), Expo Arte (Bari), ArteExpo (Barcelona), and LineArt (Gand), "La Venere svelata - La Venere di Urbino di Tiziano" (Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 10/10/2003-11/01/2004, Festival Internazionale EUROPALIA).Vittorio Sgarbi wrote about the Goberti's art:"Is the Gobertis art the element which should arouse new interest in our way of looking at and co-living with what is around us? Is maybe his technical ability? The dominant aspect of the Gobertis art is the relationship between t...

Solo Exibitions:1959 - Teatro Comunale, Ferrara1961 - Il Chiostro di San Romano, Ferrara1962 - Galleria Panfilio, Ferrara1963 - Galleria Benedetti, Legnago1967 - Galleria Due Mondi, Rome; Galleria Il Saggittario, Bari; Galleria Duemila, Bologna1969 - Galleria San Vitale, Ravenna1970 - Galleria il Taghetto, Venice1971 - Galleria Carbonesi, Bologna1972 - Galleria Estense, Ferrara1977 - Galleria Duemila, Bologna1978 - Galleria Schubert, Milan; Accademia dei Concordi, Rovigo1979 - Galleria Ipermedia, Ferrara1983 - Galleria Andromeda, Trento; Drazek Art Gallery, Mnich1984 - Galleria Schubert, Milan; Palazzo Del Governo, Pesaro; Galleria Civica, Codigoro; Palazzo Diamanti, Ferrara1985 - Galleria Spazio Uno, Madaloni1986 - Palazzo Pretorio, Certaldo; Palazzo Ducale, Urbino1987 - Galleria Schubert, Milano1989 - Rocca Possente, Stellata, Bondeno; Palazzo del Governatore, Cento1990 - Palazzo Comunale Nonantola; Galleria "Cristina Busi", Chiavari; Galleria "Dosso Dossi", Ferrara1992 - Galleria Schubert, Milan1994 - Galleria "L'Ariete", Bologna; Galleria Schubert, Milan1996 - Galerie BSMD, "La Decouverte", Paris1996 - Galleria Schubert, Milan1997 - Galleria Gnaccarini, Bologna1997 - Sala Comunale "O. Marchesi", Copparo1998 - Galleria Schubert,...