Andrea Ciresola

Resisting the temptation of falling into the trap of living in the fast lane and accumulating those possessions that flow in and out of our daily lives and leave indelible marks could serve as a starting point for every creative spirit. There is no doubt that this resistance is the driving force behind Andrea Ciresola's painting, a driving force in total harmony with his very being, with the way he is himself in every other area of his life.
Imagine telling the story of a Man, lost in the maze of life, reduced to a mere machine of desire, possessed by the very objects with which he fills his life and yet believes he possesses, intent on carrying out a task; as a painter, an artist, that of being part of a privileged outpost opposed to the Man who unwittingly becomes his own prisoner. Andrea Ciresola, in his own particular suggests a way of doing this:
Look for the mystery hidden in objects which to all appearances seem to have none.
Is this perhaps the reason why Andrea Ciresola, born and brought up in a city, has chosen to live in a country village? Is this perhaps why he has been doing the same fascinating job as a restorer for many years and yet still lives with the hope of doing something else?
Even in this work (a...

Andrea Ciresola was born in Verona, Italy in 1961 and has worked in Art Restoration and Conservation since 1982.

Solo exhibitions
“IN-visibile” Interno 7 - Verona
“Paesaggi manufatti” Galleria Spaziarti Milano
“La homa elemento” Galleria Marconi Cupra (AP)
“Il polittico de quotidiano” Stilart VERONA
“La bellezza inattesa” Just Cavalli - MILANO
“ Fuori salone” Milano – Buongusto
“Lo shock del reale” RETRO – Verona 2 febbraio- 20 marzo 2013
“La realtà rimossa” Galleria Bocca in Galleria MILANO- ottobre 2012
“L’ora squisita” Libreria Bonturi S. Bonifacio Verona – novembre 2012

Group exhibitions
 2013 Biennale ARTBRESCIA
 2012 Prize PRIMAL ENERGY-Orbetello (Gr)
 2012 Prize CDZ galleria Ponterosso Milano
 2012 Prize Bocca in Galleria Milano
 2012 Winner Biennale Artemisiacontemporanea Mole Vanvitelliana - Ancona
 2012 Prize Cascella
• 2011: Prize Firenze Palazzo Vecchio i
• 2011: "ACQUAPURA" - Salerno in Arte
• 2011: "Il segno”
Milano - Torino - Ferrara
• 2011: “Prize Arte laguna”
Venezia
• 2011: “Ecocentrica - casa sensoriale”
La Spezia
• 2011: “Affinità e contrasti”
Sede della Biennale di Architettura – Venezia
• 2010: “I colori della mia terra”
New Artemisia Gallery – Bergamo
• 2010 “New Atlantic Gallery” Donkey Art Prize New York USA
• 2010 Biennale d’Arte d’Asolo
• dal 5 dicembre 2009: "For...