Renato Chiarabini

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I am a painter who lives and works in Florence, Italy. I'm an "independent painter". From the beginning of my carrer I studied the ancient and modern painting from which I learned the technique of painting oil. These studies have been inspired by same important Tuscan painters that have left a deep impact on my sensibility.
My work starts from the preparation of the canvases and woods with chalk, animal glue and other materials and it follows the ancient techniques of painting tradition until the last color's layers working now material and now glazing according to the desired effect.
My thought is: ”to get a good job is like to build houses: we need good foundation!”

I am a self taught painter and after getting my secondary school diploma, I dedicated myself to painting and I attended the studio of the artist Pietro Annigoni "Painter of the Queens" who gave me precious advices and I kept with him a long relationship of mutual esteem.
At the same time I have known the artist Primo Conti, who followed me for a long time like a teacher in my first steps in the world of art.
Following the example and the advice of the great De Chirico, I begin to study the great painters of the past, from them I draw inspiration and knowledge of the oil technique. A long period of work as a restorer of paintings has increased my technical knowledge. With the experience acquired in the various fields of art, I became a expert of ancient and modern art.

Numerous collective and personal exhibition in the city of Florence and throughout Italy have been organized, including:

1968 3rd prize“Città di Firenze”

1969 December 11th- 20th Galleria d’arte 70 Lecce italy personal exhibition

1970 “Galleria 72” personal exhibition in via della Scala in Firenze

1977 1st prize “Pescetti” in Sesto Fiorentino at the Palazzo Ducale Italy

1978 1st prize “Miniatura” in Sesto Fiorentino at the Palazzo Pretorio Italy

January 20th, 1979 Palazzo Pretorio personal exhibition at the Sesto Fiorentino Italy

October 12th, 2002 “ Realtà e classicismo” personal exhibition in Santa Croce sull’Arno Italy

January 18th-27th, 2004 personal exhibition at Art gallery “La Telaccia” in Turin Italy

March 16th, 2004 personal exhibition at Casino de la Union, in Segovia Spain

May-June 2004 “Oggi come Ieri”personal exhibition at Net Gallery in via Guelfa, Florence

June 2005 personal exhibition at Galleria Porta Sisi in Ravenna Italy

April 22nd-28th, 2008 personal exhibition at Limonaia di Villa Vogel in via delle Torri, 23. Quartiere 4, Florence

October 2009 personal exhibition at Galleria Porta Sisi in Ravenna Italy
May 18th- June 6th, 2013 Solo exhibit

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