Matteo Fieno

Matteo Fieno, born and raised in Italy, currently lives in his evocative atelier house in Diano d’Alba (Italy).

Known as “the artist of women”, Fieno employs multiple mediums to create compelling images of the female form. Inspired by Bohemian cultures of bygone eras, he invents characters which create and emphasize their own identities. These characters do so through unique poses, altered proportions, and color combinations which are crafted to represent personality. Each element of these works creates a representational homage to sensuality and beauty.

When beginning a painting, Fieno first envisions a character. Once he has gotten to know his subject, he finds the best way to execute the picture. He begins with a sketch, and then determines how to bring the image into completion. More often than not, the goal of letting the image speak for itself is achieved by keeping it aesthetically simple. Primarily employing charcoal, pastel, watercolor, oil paints, and oil pastels as his mediums, he makes the material lend itself to the whole of the piece. Matteo draws inspiration from artists such as Gauguin, Degas, Matisse, Schiele, Guttuso and Modigliani. This inspiration is exemplified in the postures of the figures, variant colors...

Art High School

Solo Show:
- Sense of Beauty, Castello Rosso, Costigliole Saluzzo (2022);
- Le ballerine di carta, Palazzo Burgos, Fossano (2021);
- Le ragazze di Madame Odette, Galleria Wikiarte, Bologna (2021);
- Quel pazzo 2020 declinato al femminile, This is not Torino, Torino (2020);
- Declinazioni al femminile, Milano Art Gallery, Milano (2019);

Main collective exhibitions:
- This is not a Dream, This is not Torino, Torino (2020);
- This is not Quarantine, This is not Torino, Torino (2020);
- Solstizio d’Estate,Galleria d’Arte Zamagni, Rimini (2020);
- Paris ArtEtxpo, Galerie Thuillier, Parigi (2019);
- Mantova ArtExpò, Museo Gonzaga, Mantova (2019);
- Sugerencias, Galleria BCM art Gallery, Barcellona (2019);
- Animus et Anima, complesso di San Severo al Pendino, Napoli (2019).