Paolo Sistilli

I was born in Italy, in a small seaside resort on the Adriatic coast. After graduating in Italy, I continued my studies at het Academy of Arts in Utrecht in The Netherlands, where my special attention went to Monumental Art.
For over thirty years I have lived and worked as a full time professional artist in this country. My work is exhibited in various European countries and is found in both public and private collections all over the world.
In 2011 I was invited to take part in the 54th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale.

For many years, the Alfabeto Immaginario has been the theme of my works and my conceptual thinking.
I was inspired by words and letters on ancient walls. Seeing them gradually fade away by sun, wind and rain leaving traces of form and colour. Through time, other texts were written over the old traces, and also these disappeared to give way to other letters, words or even posters.
To me this symbolises “il passaggio del tempo”, the transition of time”. It is the biological tempo, the rhythm of life, that each of us can feel.
Therefore in my work you will discover entire letters and characters, or bits and pieces of them, as an archeology of life and communication.

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I graduated from the Utrecht Academy of Art.

From 2021 back to 1992:

Avezzano (IT) - Studio Uno
Florence (IT) - Galleria Immaginaria
Fermo (IT) - Museo Piscine Romane
Vieste (IT) – I Dauni
Avezzano (IT) - Studio Uno
Padova (IT) – Grande Italia
Avezano (IT) - Castello Orsini
Sassoferrato (IT) - Museo Salvi
Heerenveen - ArtHeerenveenArt
Chiusdino (IT) - Museo Abbazia di San Galgano
Westzaan - Artists.nu, Staphorsius Kunstgalerie
Spoleto (IT) - Palazzo ex Monte di Pietà
Muscat (Oman) - 1st Int. Art Symposium Muscat
Almeria (E) - Meca, mediterraneo centro artistico
Tolentino (IT) - Castello della Rancia, ArtCaravan
Porto San Giorgio (IT) - Grand hotel Garden
Turijn (IT) - Sala Nervi
Venetië (IT) - 54e Biënnale van Venetië
Amsterdam - Istituto Italiano di Cultura
San Severino (IT) - Palazzo Salimbeni, Gemeentemuseum
Hellevoetsluis - Galerie Miya
Monterubbiano and Smerillo - Organizzazione Don Quijote
Porto Sant'Elpidio (IT) - Organizzazione Don Quijote
Berlijn (D) - Galerie Walter Bischoff
Soesterberg - Seen Art Gallery
Olst - Galerie Van der Plas
Bilthoven - RIVM
Florence (IT) - Galleria Immaginaria (Enaudi)
Como (IT) - Galleria Il Salotto
Novacerrada (E) - Novocerrada
Madrid (E) - Collado Villalba
Amsterdam - Feel Gallery
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