Marco Tavolaro

Born in Naples (Italy) in 1983, Marco Tavolaro is a transmedia artist currently based in Madrid, Spain. His expressive means range from ink pen drawing to engraving, from video to animation, from land art to mapping projection, from music to performance.

Starting his career as a contemporary artist in 2010, after graduating in Illustration and Multimedia Animation in the IED of Rome, his first collection of works was The Self-drawing Brain Project: using both hands he would give visual representation to the functionalities of the corresponding cerebral hemispheres.
Afterwards he developed performance and land art, discussing topics such as the distortion of perception and the freedom of expression, in the Salzburg International Academy of FA (Austria) and in Medialab Prado (Madrid).
In his deepening investigation about what is reality and how it is possible to represent it the most truthful way, he later created The Experimental Cure, etching engraving series realised in Vipassana meditation state, a project winning several awards and exhibited in group shows around the world and in a solo exhibition in Blanca Soto Gallery, Madrid.

More information and diverse projects of Marco Tavolaro on:

2015 "Dynamics of Dialogue" Workshop by Jurij Konjar
National Museum Reina Sofia.
Madrid (Spain)

2014 Advanced Study Program "Prácticas Críticas - Prospecciones Para Un Pasaje"
National Museum Reina Sofia.
Madrid (Spain)

2013 Advanced Study Program "Prácticas Críticas - Somateca 2013"
National Museum Reina Sofia. Madrid (Spain)

2012 Degree in Media Arts (Shaina Anand & Ashok Sukumaran)
Salzburg International Summer Academy Of Fine Arts
Salzburg, Austria

2008 Bachelor in Illustration & Multimedia Animation
Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED)
Rome, Italy

2005 Bachelor in Theatrical Culture Degree (liberal-arts college)
Università Degli Studi Di Bari Aldo Moro
Bari, Italy

∎ SOLO Exhibitions:

2016 La Cura Experimental
Blanca Soto Gallery. Madrid (Spain)

2012 Un Chupito De Malcolmo
Espacio Mediodía Chica. Madrid (Spain)

2011 Títulos Y Mundos Posibles
Garaje Lumière gallery, Madrid (Spain)


∎ GROUP Exhibitions, Festivals & Events (selection):

2017 Sharon Fridman's Barro (performance)
Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Madrid (Spain)

2016 Tejiendo Luces (group exhibition / interactive installation)
Medialab-Prado. Madrid (Spain)

2015 Qué Se Puede (group exhibition)
Madrid (Spain)

2015 RSDNSART Kankabal Exhibition (group exhibition)
Noox Gallery. Mérida (Mexico)

2015 Aquí Y Ahora "Fraud", III Evento De Exhibición Y Promoción De Arte Y Pensamiento Actual (group exhibition)
Blanca Soto gallery. Madrid (Spain)

2014 Presentation Of Demoglosario.Net (group project + talk)
Museo Nacional Reina Sofia. Madrid (Spain)

2014 El Movimiento Intuitivo (group exhibition)
Alicia Rey Gallery. Madrid (Spain)

2014 FIG Graphia 2013 Award 2nd Exhibition (group exhibition)
Centro di Sperimentazione "Mauro Manca". Sassari (Italy)

2014 XXI Premios Nacionales De Grabado (group exhibition)
MGEC, Museum of the Contemporary Spanish Engraving. Marbella (Spain)

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