Fabio Calvetti was born in Certaldo (Fi) in 1956.
He graduated from the Liceo Artistico (1978) and
later at the 'Accademia delle Belle Arti' in Florence
in the School of Painting section.
The formation of Calvetti took place under the
sign of the experimentation of the seventies, between
an unconventional figuration, pop thrusts
and visual poetry. A gradual maturation of the
sign has led the author to make the composition
more essential and efficient: environments in
which some traces of his formative journey seem
to be accessible, certain loves, certain solitudes
like Hopper's style.
His exhibition was divided between Italy, Germany,
Belgium, Spain, Korea, Luxembourg, Lithuania,
Holland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Oceania
and the United States, concentrating mainly in
France and Japan. In Japan, Shiraishi Gallery in
Tokyo included it in the 'World artist tour' project
together with artists such as George Segal, Tom
Wesselmann and Alex Katz.
More recently, starting from 2008, an exhibition
at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
of Arezzo; then he exhibited at Palazzo Venezia
(Rome), at the Marciana Library of Venice and at
the Cloister of Sant'Agostino in Pietrasanta (Lu).
In the following years he exhibited 'The world
in one room/Il mondo in una stanza' at Palazzo
Pretorio in Certaldo and in the Sala delle Colonne
in Pontassieve (Fi), in Catania with 'Una notte di
primavera' at the Impressionart Gallery in Cetona
(Si) with 'Possibile verità ', then guest of honor at
the 46th Salon des Arts in Cholet (France) and
the performance 'Lyrique pour mon fauteuil' at
the Rocca di Staggia in Staggia Senese (Si).
Then the personal exhibition: 'La via dell'Arte', Villa
Schiff, Montignoso (Ms); 'Scraps of life/Pezzi di
vita', Palazzo dei Priori, Volterra (Pi); 'Little tales/
Piccole storie', deconsecrated church of Santa
Maria della Misericordia, Perugia; 'Enigmi e Segreti',
Palazzo Consiliare, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa (Fi),
'Il senso di un viaggio' in Castel San Zeno di Montagnana
(Pd), in France, 'Tranches de vie' at the
Musee Utrillo-Valadon di Sannois, at the Galerie
Vieceli Art Contemporain in Cannes and 'Consolazione'
at the Arts Center in Seoul (Korea).
In 2018 he is at Spazio Onofri 57 of San Marino
with 'Out In'.
Calvetti lives and works in Certaldo.
FABIO CALVETTI
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