Gerardo Cibelli

I live and work in Naples. Since my first painting on canvas in 1984, I have been using different techniques such as drawing, etching, oil painting and potter sculpture, trying to enrich their expressive potentialities and to obtain unusual, unexpected results. For me, the image is not an object but a 'process': what really counts is not its content but its chaotic energy, captured and ready to explode. It is this energy that prevents images from lasting, and that mixes them up with a continuous detonation, combustion, dissolution. Extreme particles, flashing images.
My works are present in numerous public and private collections, such as the Fendi Collection in Rome and the Palace of the Provincial Administration of Salerno.

1992-1996
Diploma (BA) of Painting, Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli

2008
“Occasional Experiences” - Halbro Building, Montreal.
2004 - “Moving” - Palazzo Genovese, Salerno. An exhibition sponsored by the Provincial Administration of Salerno.
1999 - “Elements” - Exofficina Gallery, Salerno.
1991 - “Origini” (“Origins”) - Exofficina Gallery, Salerno.

Group

2014
“Art Discount” - Sarajevo Supermarket, Naples.
2009
"Eart(h)eart"- Ex Aurum, Pescara.
"Sense Lab" open house, Concordia University, Montreal.
2005
“Zomerzin” - ArtsPlace Gallery, Amsterdam.
“Tsunami Live Aid” - Pia Casa di Riposo, Salerno. A fund raising exhibition of ten contemporary artists, organised by the Red Cross.
2002 - “Eventi di Guerra” (“Events of War”) - Nido dell'Aquila, Todi.
2001“Cantiere 39” (“Yard 39”) - 39 Gallery, Todi.
“Akkampamenti provvisori” (“Temporary Camps”) - Ex IDAF Factory, Salerno.
1999 - “40 Artisti per il Kosovo” (“40 Artists for Kosovo”) - A fund raising exhibition at the Paola Verrengia Gallery, Salerno.
1997 - “Verde InChiostro” (“Green Ink”) - Palazzo Vanvitelli, Salerno.
1991 - “Masseria Occupata” (“Occupied Farm”) - University of Salerno.
1988 - “Tre pittori al Teatro A” (“Three painters at the Teatro A”) - Teatro A, Salerno.