Giovanni Pelliccioli is an Italian surrealist painter. He was born in 1947 at San Pellegrino, Terme, Italy. When he was eight he discovered art and started drawing. At 18 he began art studies at Carrara Academy of Bergame. At this time he painted realist and impressionist style paintings, but when he discovered surrealism he knew it would permit him to give the best of his artistic expression.
Pelliccioli's work continued to evolve and is often divided into three main periods. The 1st Surrealist period was characterized by paintings whose subjects were mostly inspired by Surrealist painters such as Magritte, Salvador Dalì, Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy. The paintings of the 2nd Surrealist period introduce the first signs of Giovanni Pelliccioli's own Surrealism, as he gave birth to new spiritual conceptions and new symbolic object leitmotifs. With his 3rd Surrealist period, the artist introduced some innovative ways of expression. In fact, it is the most creative period of his career, irony is the main theme. This is also the time when the artist started using new materials such as wood, metal, glass and other natural objects (leaf skeletons, stones) that gave his works a new sculptural dimension. The «trompe-l'œil» effect will also be a recurring game.
In 1993, Pelliccioli created a new form in the world of the artistic painting - the "triangle". It is a picture cut in a diagonal with a three-dimensional definition. It is a picture cut in a diagonal with a three-demensional definition. Whether oil on canvas of oil on wood a "trompe I'oeil" sensation is accomplished. A represented subject is half painted (unreal) and half coming out (real). This exclusive idea is patented by the artist.
Since then he has worked as a professional surrealist painter. In 40 years he has painted more than 4200 paintings. Pelliccioli's work is presented in more than 100 exhibitions around the world. [1]
He is listed in the World Cultural Union at: The Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Tate Gallery (London), Galerie des 20 Jahrhunderts (Berlin), the Tokio Kukuritisu Kindai Bkjutsukan (Tokia), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), the Musee d’Art Moderne (Paris), the Kunsthaus (Zurich), the National Gallery of Victoria (Australia), the National Museum (Stockholm), the Galleria Nacional de Arte Moderna (Buenos Aires), the National Gallery of Art (Hilton of Athens), the Country Museum of Art (Los Angeles) and many others.
Pelliccioli left Italy in 1993 and established himself in France at Antibes (French Riviera). He got his own workplace there. He died in 2016.
Year | Country | Place |
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1968 | Italy | Town Hall exhibition (Ponte S. Pietro) |
1969 | Italy | Hotel des Alpes (Foppolo) |
1969 | Italy | Town Hall exhibition (Ponte S. Pietro) |
1970 | Italy | Grand Hotel (San Pellegrino) |
1971 | Italy | Hotel des Alpes (Foppolo) |
1971 | Italy | Town Excelsior San Marco art Gallery (Bergamo) |
1972 | Italy | Fondazione Europa art Gallery (Milan) |
1973 | Italy | La Torre art Gallery (Bergamo) |
1973 | Italy | Cristallo art Gallery (Cortina d'Ampezzo) |
1974 | Italy | Manzoni art Gallery (Milan) |
1974 | Italy | Duomo Gallery (Desenzano del Garda) |
1975 | Switzerland | Motte Gallery (Geneva) |
1975 | France | Des Etats Units (Cannes) |
1975 | Italy | Quaglino art Gallery (Turin) |
1975 | France | 22 Rue Bonaparte (Paris) |
1976 | Italy | Cristallo art Gallery (Cortina d'Ampezzo) |
1976 | France | Des Etats Units (Cannes) |
1977 | Italy | Comanducci International art Gallery (Milan) |
1977 | Italy | Ghiggini art Gallery (Varese) |
1977 | Italy | International art Center (Rome) |
1978 | Italy | Michelangelo art Gallery (Bergamo) |
1979 | Italy | Il Portichetto Gallery (Stresa) |
1979 | Italy | La Firma (Riva del Garda) |
1980 | Italy | Il Setaccio Gallery (Sestri Levante) |
1980 | Italy | La Garrita art Gallery (Bergamo) |
1981 | Italy | Jordan's club Gallery (Gorla Minore) |
1981 | Italy | Nuova Mutina art Gallery (Modena) |
1982 | Italy | Quaglino Gallery (Turin) |
1982 | Italy | Aquarius Gallery (Cremona) |
1982 | Italy | XX Settembre Gallery (Bergamo) |
1983 | Netherlands | Volksuniverstiteit Gallery (Rotterdam) |
1984 | Italy | La Garrita Gallery (Bergamo) |
1984 | Italy | Rocca di Angera |
1984 | Italy | Nuova Mutina Gallery (Modena) |
1986 | Italy | Hotel Excelsior San Marco (Bergamo) |
1987 | Italy | La Cornice Gallery (desenzano del Garda) |
1987 | Italy | San Stefano Gallery (Venice) |
1988 | Italy | Palazzo dei Congressi (Madonna di Campiglio) |
1988 | Germany | Buro K. Grunzing (Frankfurt) |
1989 | Yugoslavia | Muzej Grada Trogira (Trogir) |
1990 | France | Nicole Sandor Gallery (Fontgombault Loire) |
1990 | Italy | Hotel Excelsior S. Marco (Bergamo) |
1993 | Italy | Parish Recreational Center (Mozzo) |
1993 | France | B.N.P. (Antibes) |
1994 | France | Hotel Martinez (Cannes) |
1994 | Germany | Les Beaux Artes Gallery (Düsseldorf) |
1995 | France | De Carmes Gallery (Rouen) |
1995 | France | B.N.P. (Paris) |
1996 | Germany | Hotel Holiday Inn(Frankfurt) |
1996 | Norway | Interior-Galleriet (Oslo) |
1996 | France | musée Naval Napoleonien (Antibes) |
1997 | Germany | Exposition Salo BMW (Usingen) |
1999 | France | Les Bain Douches (Antibes) |
1999 | France | Chateau du Pont de la Meurthe (Nancy) |
1999 | France | Chateau de Trousse Barriere (Orleans) |
1999 | Italy | Centro Parrochiale Mozzo (Bergamo) |
2000 | France | La conca verde (Ivrea) |
2000 | Italy | EUR 2000 (Rome) |
2000 | France | Centre International d'Art Modern (Nice) |
2000 | Italy | Valpelline le lievre amoureux (Aosta) |
2001 | France | Chateau de Saint Max (Nantes) |
2001 | Norway | Interior Galleriet (Oslo) |
2001 | France | Amadeus (Sophia Antipolis) |
2001 | Italy | Sala Civica di Via Piatti (Ponte San Pietro) |
2001 | Italy | Palazzo Boselli (San Giovanni Bianco) |
2001 | Italy | Sala Civica Carlo Cattaneo (Curno) |
2002 | Italy | Capella de Lourdes (Mozzo) |
2003 | Italy | Hotel Cappello d'Oro(Bergamo) |
2004 | France | Chateau de Saint Max (Nancy) |
2004 | Italy | Selvino |
2005 | Italy | Galleria Ponte Vecchio (Florence) |
2006 | Norway | Interior Galleriet (Oslo) |
2006 | Italy | Serina |
2007 | France | Chateau de Saint Max (Nancy) |
2008 | Italy | Proloco (Piazza Brembana) |
2009 | France | Mairie du 7e Arrondissement (Paris) |
2009 | Italy | Casino (San Pellegrino Terme) |
2009 | Italy | Museo della Valle (Zogno) |
2010 | Italy | Monastero del Lavello (Calolziocorte) |
2011 | France | Aeroporte Côte d'Azur (Nice) |
2011 | France | Salon Tous a l'Art (Nice) |
2012 | America | Artexpo (New York) |
2023 | Germany | Musikstudio und Galerie: Gabriele Paqué (Bonn) |
A couple of paintings is used for classic music.
Name painting | CD |
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Fire island | Gabriel Fauré Requiem (1893 VERSION) |
Where the future starts | French Orchestral Miniatures 1850 - 1950 VOL. I |
The dream of a navigator | French Orchestral Miniatures 1850 - 1950 VOL. II |
Sunrise of Civilization | French Orchestral Miniatures 1850 - 1950 VOL. III |
A travel in the Abyss | The French Flute 1920 – 1930 |
The big mental game | Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Premier Trio Moscow |
The wind over the sea | Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller |
Name of the book | Summary |
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Il suo mondo magico | Monograph published for the exhibition in Milan 1977. Private Edition of 500 ex. numbered and signed by the Artist. |
Beyond the realm of thoughts | Artist's autobiography In four editions : English, German, Italian and French |
[Pelliccioli] | Review in four languages : English, German, Italian and French |
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