Salvatore Esposito

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BIOGRAPHY
Salvatore Esposito is a Neapolitan artist based in London, UK.
His field of study was photography and graphic design. He experienced various methods of print and analogue photography over the course of time but in specific, he is interested in architectural photography; what intersects with his practice as an “urbanscape” abstract artist.
He is working as a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer in London, making films on social, tangible subjects that can again mirror back the spirit of the social urban environment around.
Salvatore has been featured in various international publications, including Al-Tiba, and has participated in numerous collective exhibitions worldwide.

STATEMENT
Salvatore Esposito’s artistic practice forms around what he terms "abstract urbanscapes." Drawing inspiration from the urban environment, he uses found materials collected from city streets to connect his art directly to its source.
Born and raised in southern Italy, he grew up surrounded by discarded and recycled materials, which notably influenced his artistic perspective. Therefore, his work frequently incorporates upcycled materials, reflecting his connection to urban environments. Instead of portraying human figures, Salv...

EDUCATION
•1995/1998 - Art Institute of U. Boccioni – Acerra, Naples, Italy
Diploma in Graphic Design and Photography.

•1992/1995 - Art Institute of U. Boccioni – Acerra, Naples, Italy.
Diploma (Maestro d’Arte) in Design, Graphic Techniques, Printing and Photography.

EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
2023 September • Collective exhibition “Take Time”, Ilkley Arts, Ilkley, UK.

2023 July • Collective exhibition “Cellophane Wrapper”, “Plastic Pie” Proteus Creation Space, Basingstoke, UK.

2023 June • Honourable mentioned award “Anima Mundi” magazine, Lithuania.

2023 June • Featured in “Anima Mundi” art magazine, Lithuania.

2023 May • Collective exhibition “Urban Jungle”, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield, UK.

2023 April • Featured in “Maintenant 17” dadaist magazine, Three Rooms Press, New York, USA.

2022 July • Featured in “Maintenant 16” dadaist magazine, Three Rooms Press, New York, USA.

2022 May • Featured in “Renascence” magazine, culturally arts publication, Washington DC, USA.

2022 April • Collective exhibition “Fluid”, Espacio Gallery, London, UK.

2022 April • Collective exhibition “Hidden Eyes”, Milostka Center, Washington DC, USA.

2021 December • Collective exhibition “Come As You Art”, Filet Gallery, London, UK.

2021 July • Collective exhibition “Distanced Domestic”, Co-Curation collective, London, UK.

2021 May • Collective exhibition “Contemporary Landscape”, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield, UK.

2021 March • Featured in Boomer Gallery Magazine, Issue01, London, UK.

2021 January • Partici...