[...] above all, Balsamo's pictorial act is an act of intellectual projection, a radiography of the essential moments of the history of art.[...] [...] And at least
in the case of Vincenzo Balsamo it expresses the concept that all this pictorial world based on its own language, having its own figurative syntax and net-like architecture, and possessed of its own dynamic variableness, ties in with tje light and draws its impulse from it - the creative
soul of the work of art.[...] [...]the work of Vincenzo Balsamo brings the the traces of a universal historical memory back to life and delivers them to us[...]
[...]and an enriching force in the quest for painting as a "language".
Demosthenes Davvetas
from: D. Davvetas, Vincenzo Balsamo, catalog of the exhibition to Decouvertes of Paris, 1994, ed G. Corbelli)
What we therefore perceive in front of these works is the increase of the thin matter, the lightness, the absence of weight of the image. Everything seems to lean magically, everything seems originate, or float, in a deep sea of light. A light that is above all a magnetic halo, a physical
given and a given spiritual subjective, an atmospheric condition, a condition of life. The light is today the
"imaginary face of the time," a face extended to show the proximity of a "overworld". If we look at more from
near these works we realized that the single forms are insert in a structural plant totally abstract, so the
precise repetition of each single expressive nucleus, inside the same composition, it takes away from
the forms their temporal and historical oneness, steals from the incessant flow of the time, and sets
it on a piano immaterial and transcendent. The light and the color become now a necessary landscape for a revaluation of the imaginary, realized in line with the charactersof the contemporaneity.
Marisa Vescovo
(From: M. Vescovo, Il punto luminoso delle fluttuazione , catalog of the exhibition, Oratorio De' Discplinanti in Final Borgo, 2002, ed. Grafiche Aurora )
Biography: Vincenzo Balsamo was born in Brindisi, in 1935, he lived in Rome, Paris and now he lives in Verona. He exhibited, several times in national and international fairs, galleries and museums, since figurative works of the fifties
and sixties, over the seventies with the cicles of the first abstraction, the "Decomposition" informal, of matter work; to the "Nebulous" where the sign prevails on colour; to the "Evocations" of surreal calls; to the second
abstraction of the first eighties that closes the "Analysis and experimentation's" period. Since 1987 began the "Lyric abstraction", the sign , the colour,
and the light are made up among them as if they would peer into the human "I".
Vincenzo Balsamo is today one of the most important Italian artists of the abstraction.
"SOLO EXHIBITION"
1957
- BRINDISI, “Civic Centre” - Italy
1961
- ROME, “Il Camino” Gallery - Italy
1963
- ROME, “Zizzari” Gallery - Italy
- MILAN MARITTIMA, “La Bottega” Gallery - Italy
1965
- ZURIGO, “Burdeke” Gallery - SWISS
- CARPI, “Del Ridotto” Gallery - Italy
- ROME, “T. Volsci” Gallery - Italy
1967
- ZURIGO, “Burdeke” Gallery - SWISS
- TARANTO, “Magna Grecia” Gallery - Italy
- OSTUNI (BR), City-Hall - Italy
1969
- BARI, “La Bussola” Gallery - Italy
- GENOA, “Carlevaro” Gallery - Italy
1970
- PALERMO, “La Vetrinetta” Gallery - Italy
- TURIN, “Viotti” Gallery - Italy
- ROME, “Lisi” Gallery - Italy
- ROME, “Zizzari” Gallery - Italy
1971
- RAVENNA, “Le Arti” Gallery - Italy
1977
- ROME, “Tevere” Gallery - Italy
1988
- GENZANO (ROME), “Infiorata Exhibitions Halls” - Italy
1989
- ROME, “Campaiola” Gallery - Italy
- ROME, “MR” Gallery - Italy
- HAMBURG, Forum “Kunst Messe” - Germany
- ASIAGO, “Excelsior” Gallery - Italy
- NICE, Palais des Exposition - “Art Jonction International” - France
1990
- VENICE, “Santa Apollonia” Art Centre - Italy
1991
- GENZANO (ROME), “Panna” Gallery - Italy
- MILAN, “International Contemporary Art” - Italy
- ROME, Exp? of ROME - Italy
1993
- BOLOGNA, “Art Fair” - Italy
- FLORENCE, “Attualissima” Fortezza da Basso - Italy
1994
- PARIS, “D?couvertes” Porte de Versailles - Nef Victor - France
- PARIS, “Lansberg” Gallery - France
- CANNES, Palais des Festival “Art Jonction” - France
1995
- FINALE LIGURE, “ValenteArteContemporanea” Gallery - Italy
- BARI, Levante Fair “Art Exp? ” - Italy
1996
- NEUILLY, “Centre Hospitalier” - France
- GENEVA, Palaexpo “Europ’Art” - SWISS
- GENT, “Line Art Gent” International Art Fair- Belgium
- L’AQUILA, Spanish Castle, “Anthological Exhibition from 1959 to 1996” - Italy
- ARPINO (FR), Boncompagni Ducal Palace, “Anthological Exhibition from 1959 to 1996” - Italy
1997
- BAGNOCAVALLO (RA), Polyvalent Centre, “Anthological Exhibition from 1959 to 1996” - Italy
- ROME, Egypt Academy, “Anthological Exhibition from 1959 to 1996” - Italy
- MANTOVA, Ducal Palace - Isabella of Este Rooms, “Anthological Exhibition from 1959 to 1996” - Italy
- MILAN, “Telemarket” Show Room - Italy
- ROME, “Telemarket” Show Room - Italy
1998
- SPOLETO, Two Worlds Festival - “Gianluigi Fontana” Gallery - Italy
- PORDENONE, “Pordenone Art Fair” - Italy
- PADOVA, “Art Exp? ‘98” - Italy
- BOLOGNA, “Telemarket” Show Room - Italy
- CUNEO, “Tronci” Gallery - Italy
1999
- VERONA, “70” Gallery - Italy
- BARI, Levante Fair “Art Exp?” - Italy
- FORTE dei MARMI, “Faustini Arte” Gallery - Italy
- FERRARA, “Studio d’Arte Melotti” Gallery - Italy
- VENICE, “International Contemporary Art” - Italy
- ATLANTA, “San Marco” Gallery - Georgia - U.S.A
- PARIS, “Carrousel du Louvre” - France
- VERONA, “C&S Arte” Studio - Italy
- PADOVA, “Art Exp? ‘99” - Italy
2000
- TURIN, “Telemarket” Show Room - Italy
- CHIERI (TO), “Cornici e Design” Gallery - Italy
- ROME, “Telemarket” Show Room - Italy
- CUNEO, “Tronci” Gallery - Italy
- MONTECATINI T. ME, “Telemarket” Show Room - Italy
-VELLETRI (ROME),“Porta Napoletana”,Solo Exhibition -Italy
2001
- GENOA, Orsini Palace , “Telemarket” - Italy
- TURIN, “RonchiVerdi” Circolo , Personal Exhibition - Italy
- BRUXELLES, Palace of “European Parliament” , Personal Exhibition - Belgium
- VERONA, “Kahn Art” Gallery - New Works - Italy
- NAGAHAMA,“Nagahama Museum”, Personal Exhibition by “Artists Exhibition 2001”- Japan
2002
- MESSINA, “Conca d'Oro” Gallery , by Personal Collection “Works years '60” - Italy
- FINALE LIGURE (SV), Chiostri S. Caterina - Oratorio de' Disciplinanti in Final Borgo, Anthologycal - Italy
- FINALE LIGURE (SV), “ValenteArteContemporanea” Gallery, Works on Paper- Italy
- MILAN, “Telemarket” Show Room, “The labyrinths of the colour” - Italy
- TURIN, “Telemarket” Show Room , “The labyrinths of the colour” - Italy
2003
- SUZZARA (MN), “Pont - Aven” Cultural Association of Contemporary Art , “Il Segno e il Colore” - Italy
- VITERBO, Miralli Gallery, "The unlikely dogma identity", Works on Paper - Italy
- VITERBO, Chigi Palace, "The unlikely dogma identity", Works on Canvas - Italy
2004
- FREMANTLE (Perth), Greh James Sculpture Studio Gallery, "Vincenzo Balsamo", Mostra personale - Australia
2005
- FERRARA, "MINI" (Unpublished Works of small size), "Melotti Art Studio" Gallery - Italy
- TURIN, "Archivio di Stato", Anthologycal Exhibition, "The Odyssey of light and colur" (works from 1955 to 2005) - Italy
- MONTICHIARI (BS), "13nd Contemporary National Art Fair", Anthologycal Solo Exhibition, "Vincenzo Balsamo: The Uncontaminated Charms Of Sign", curated by Claudio Cerritelli - Italy
- VERONA, "art(verona05", "Gallery of Modern Art - Marco Canepa", Solo Exhibition - Italy
2006
- VITERBO, "VITARTE" - Contemporary and Modern Art Fair - Italy
- PIETRASANTA (LU), Vincenzo Balsamo - New Works, "Enrico PAOLI Art Gallery" - Italy
- FINALE LIGURE (SV), Vincenzo Balsamo "favola racconto - form/ale", "ValenteArtecontemporanea" Gallery - Italy
- VERONA, "art(verona06", "ValenteArtecontemporanea" Gallery , Solo Exhibition - Italy
- PADOVA, "Art Expò 2006", Solo Exhibition - Italy
- ROME, "R I P A R T E", International Hotel Art Fair - Italy
2007
- MILAN, "L'eco musicale della Lyra di Ermes", "Luciana Matalon Foundation Museum", Solo Exhibition - Italy
- MODENA, "The Breath of the Infinite", "MOdenArte Gallery" - Anthological Exhibition - Italy
- ISEO (Bs), "The Breath of the Infinite", "MOdenArte Gallery" - Works on Paper - Italy
2008
- MASSA MARITTIMA (Gr), "Tracce Universali", "Palazzo dell'Abbondanza", Solo Show - Italy
- BOLOGNA, "Tracce Universali", "Bologna Art Hotels", Solo Show - Italy
- NORTH MYMMS (Londra), "Ecstasy Down", Paul Marks and Vincenzo Balsamo, "HF Contemporary Art Gallery" - Uk
- MANTOVA, "The courage of the equilibrium", "Palazzo della Ragione", Solo Show - Italy
- VO' (Pd), "WINE AND ART - The Cabernet 2007 with Vincenzo Balsamo", "Parco del Venda Wine Factory",
label show with a little exhibition - Italy
2009
- VITERBO, "VITARTE", "MAG'ARTE" Gallery, 14-16 March, Solo Show - Italy
- PADOVA, "ArtePadova 2009", "Accademia" Gallery, 13-16 November, Solo Show - Italy
2010
- LONDON, "London Art Fair", with the "HF Contemporary Art" Gallery, 13-17 January - UK
- GENOVA, "ArteGenova 2010", "Energenesi" Gallery, 26 February - 1 March - Italy
- PORDENONE, "ARTE Pordenone 2010", "Energenesi" Gallery, 10 - 12 April - Italy
- PESCARA, "Segni di una luce interiore. A colori", "Art Space - Genti d'Abruzzo Museum",
Graphic Works from 1990 to 2008, 15 April - 16 May - Italy
- AREZZO, "Alchemies and other lyricism", "Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art", Works from 1989 to 2010, 08 May - 27 June - Italy
- BEIJING, "The 13th Beijing International Art Exposition", "Energenesi" Gallery, 19 - 23 August - China
- CANTON, "Art Canton 2010", "Energenesi" Gallery, 10 - 13 October - China
- MOSCOW, "15th Art Manege Moscow Art Fair 2010", "Energenesi" Gallery, 1 - 5 December - R. Russa
2011
- New Delhi, "The 3rd edition of the India Art Summit™ 2011", "Energenesi" Gallery, 20 - 23 January - India
- CENTO (FE), Vincenzo Balsamo "Isotopies and Changes", "Aroldo Bonzagni" Modern Art Gallery, Solo Show 12 February - 03 April 2011 - Italy
- AREZZO, "Bellezza e verità nella pittura di Vincenzo Balsamo", Solo Show - Works from 1989 to 2009,
within, "ARTEXpo Arezzo", 17 - 21 March - Italy
- AREZZO, "ARTEXpo Arezzo 2011", "Energenesi" Gallery, Works on paper, 17 - 21 March - Italy
Country: Italy
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