Giorgio Casu

Giorgio Casu is an Italian contemporary visual artist and designer whose signature style has achieved a distinguish following of collectors, galleries and art lovers all around the world. Using bright acrylics on canvas, Giorgio creates bold, multi-layered, thought-provoking artworks, which combine a variety of cultural symbols and are inspired by such s broad styles as traditional renaissance painting, tattoo art, Japanese woodblock printing, North American sign painting, religious, spiritual and anthropological iconography.

Over the past 12 years, Giorgio has been collaborating with various art movements and art galleries in the USA , Italy, Australia and the UK, organizing exhibitions, installations and live performances while continuously experimenting with paintings, photography, digital work, comic art, sculpture, product design, fashion, street art, bodypainting, music, theatre and modern dance.

Giorgio's works have been shown in major cultural events and venues, including Art Basel in Miami, AIPAD, a photography show organized by the MOMA, The New York Times Center and the White House where he exhibited his portrait of the president Obama.

2013 Cutting Edge, solo exhibition, Spazio 522 Gallery, Chelsea. Curated by Veronica Santi. New York City

2013 The Elephant Eggs, solo exhibition and live performance at the Poltrona Frau showroom, supporting Save the Children. Soho, New York City

2013 Mural, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

2013 Love In The Making, group show at the Broome Gallery, with Layla Love photography, Andy Warhol, Russel Young, Robert Williams, Christopher Wool

2012 Legacy of Hope, multi-media event, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital Trust, FM Charity, Mondrian Hotel, New York City.

2012 Group Show T Racconto Cappuccetto Rosso. Curated by Marco Peri, Cagliari, Italy

2012 Architexture, curator, group show at the Jadite Gallery, New York City

2012 DoDo, the mural on Alton Road. Art Basel, Miami

2012 Wook & Lattada Art Gallery, group show for IMAF, New York City

2011 Group show and live performance with artist Michela Martello, sponsored by the Corcoran Group and Int'l Migration Art Festival, Grana Padano, Gramercy Park, New York City.

2011 ArtBytes, Italian Cultural Institute New York , collaboration with an architect, Michele Palazzo. Presented by the Int's Migration Ar...