Gastone Cecconello

Gastone Cecconello is a prominent Italian artist whose career spans over sixty years, marked by continuous experimentation and a unique expressive language. Born in 1942 into a humble family in Piedmont, Cecconello overcame personal and physical challenges to establish himself as a respected figure in the contemporary art scene.

His instantly recognizable style is characterized by the use of polymaterial media — iron, wood, stone, sand, glue, and powders — combined with vibrant colors and stylized forms that represent the essence of contemporary man: a “parody of man” reduced to stylized figures often enclosed in metaphysical boxes, a metaphor for the human and social condition.

Throughout his long career, he built relationships with important artists such as Romano Conversano and Guido Mosca, and received prestigious awards including the Renzo Roncarlo Memorial Prize and the Giangiacomo Spadari National Prize, awarded for a work that addressed the theme “Theater – cinema… seductive muses for painting, sister art.”

His works have been exhibited in major international venues, from Paris to the French Riviera, and in solo shows curated by critics like Angelo Gilardino, who highlighted his ability to transform even the most banal o...

Accademia di Belle Arti - Vercelli

1960/1970
Palazzo dei Centori, Vercelli
Chiostro di Sant’Andrea, Vercelli
Salone Dugentesco, Vercelli

1970/1980
Galleria d’Arte Bonicelli, Milano
Centro Arte Olmio, Torino
Castello di Moncalieri, Torino
Galleria d’Arte Artetre, Alessandria
Rassegna d’Arte Moderna alla Galleria Rotaross, Novara
40 Artisti italiani alla Galleria d’Arte Acquario 3, Casale Monferrato
Città di Vercelli, Auditorium Santa Chiara, Vercelli

1980/1990
Galleria d’Arte San Paolo, Bologna
1° Premio Gaudenzio Ferrari, XX Mostra Naz. d’Arte Contemporanea, Santhià (Vercelli)
ARCO Arte Contemporanea, Madrid
Galleria d’Arte Fumagalli, Bergamo
Galleria d’Arte San Paolo, Bologna
Staats und Universität Bibliotek, Hamburg
Galleria d’Arte Trefcentrum, Rotterdam
Staats und Universität Bibliotek, Hamburg
Vereniging Volksuniversiteit, Rotterdam
Galleria d’Arte Diagrammi, Napoli
Columbia University, New York
1° Premio speciale, XXVI Mostra Nazionale d’Arte Contemporanea, Santhià (Vercelli)
Galleria d’Arte Selearte, Padova
Città di Vercelli, Auditorium Santa Chiara
Galleria d’Arte Tardy Enschede, Amsterdam
Palazzo Carpaneda, Lonato (Brescia)
LineArt Gent, Gent (Belgium)
Pittura in Europa dal 1959 al 1989 alla Galleria d’Arte Margherita, Alessandria

1990/2000
LineArt Gen...