Claudio Cionini

I was born in 1978, in Grosseto, Tuscany. I learned the basics of drawing and painting at the Art School of Grosseto: the study of the human figure, anatomy and the rules of chiaroscuro have fascinated me a lot. At the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence I deepened my vocation for painting, I learned the "craft", as in the past in the Renaissance art studios, from the preparation of the supports to experimenting of various artistic techniques. I studied the great Masters of the past, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello... having the good fortune to be able to admire them at the Accademia Gallery and at the Uffizi!
Later I became passionate about French Impressionism, Monet and Pissarro, thanks to them I discovered the vibrations of light, the atmosphere, the use of complementary colors, the urban landscape.
Thanks to Cézanne and the contemporary master Antonio López Garcia I learned a more stratified, textural construction of painting. My favorite subjects are the streets and landscapes of New York, Paris, Venice, London, but I have also painted many other cities as well.
For some years, in addition to acrylic painting on canvas, I've been making watercolor paintings on cotton paper. I love its transparency, which allows me to get beaut...

Artistic High School (Grosseto, Tuscany)
Fine Arts Academy (Florence)

“Metropolis”, Ligera, Milano, 15 Novembre – 15 Dicembre 2007.

“Luoghi dell’Assenza”, Fiesole, Museo Archeologico, Sala Costantini, 1 – 30 Marzo 2008.

“L’ombra del Muro”, Firenze, Consigio Regionale della Toscana, 9-22 Novembre 2009.

“Scorci di verità”, Arezzo, Galleria Comunale d’Arte Contemporanea, 26 Marzo-2 Maggio 2010.

“RUST! Fabbrica-Città-Memoria”, Pontedera, Museo Piaggio, 24 Settembre-22 Ottobre 2011.

“Immagini di città”, Livorno, Galleria d’Arte Athena, 8-30 Giugno 2012.

“Urban art”, Forte dei Marmi, Galleria d’Arte Faustini, 16 Giugno-1 Luglio 2012.

“Istanti – Under the skin of images“, Roma, Galleria Angelica, 21 Settembre-3 Ottobre 2013.

Mostra personale presso Galleria Lupo’Art, Palermo,18 Ottobre – 15 Novembre 2014.

“Blues della grande città”, Capraia Fiorentina, Fornace Pasquinucci, 15-30 Novembre 2014.

“Oltre i deserti: le città visibili”, Pietrasanta, Palazzo Panichi, 11 Aprile – 3 Maggio 2015.

“Il tempo nelle città“, Pietrasanta, Galleria Lupo’Art, 23 Luglio – 7 Agosto 2016.

“Il tempo nelle città“, Palermo, Galleria Lupo’ Art, 11 – 25 Ottobre 2016.

“Utopie razionali”, Follonica, Casa Azul, 5 – 30 Luglio 2018.

“Vision Beyond Form – an exploration of cityscapes”, Firenze, Florence University of the Art...