about

Vittorio Bianchi  (b.1982) is an Italian artist based in Milan, Italy.
His work focuses primarily upon one element, which can be defined more than anything as a gesture, or that of laceration. The two-dimensional nature of the materials used by Bianchi is slavishly called into question by interventions that create absences and therefore open passages to other possible dimensions, underlining their fragility and at the same time the radical elegance and preciousness of what is torn. In fact, the fabrics used by the artist in his works highlight dedicated research ranging from Taiwanese silk to Italian lampas through monochromatic textures and elaborate prints. His artistic research therefore also extends to the study of multiculturalism with a strong reference to the historicity of the treated materials whose processing underlines the echo of the time (excerpt from text by Domenico de Chirico, 2019)


CV

Education

2020  “History and textile traditions between Asia and Europe from the 7th to the 17th century” masterclass by Chiara Buss, Antonio Ratti Foundation (FAR), Como, IT
2019  VIR Viafarini-in-residence, residency program, Milan, IT
2000 – 2007  Bachelor in Pharmacy, University of Parma, IT

Awards

2023  NOIA magazine, issue 03 – STATES (upcoming, digital and printed publication)
2022  Prisma Art Prize, Rome, IT (third-placed)
2019  Panorama #03 Open call, Galeria Fran Reus, Palma de Mallorca, ES (selected artist)
2020  Hystery issue 14, Art Basel Miami, USA (printed publication)

Selected Exhibitions

2023  Tête-à-tête, Drina Gallery, Belgrade, SRB, curated by Nataša Radojevic (group show)
2023  Fifteen Leaves, Contemporary Cluster, Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome, IT, curated by Domenico de Chirico (group show)
2023  Woven Memory, Italian Cultural Institute, Belgrade, SRB, curated by Domenico de Chirico and Nataša Radojevic (solo show)
2023 TRIALOGUE – Delicate Strength, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, DE (three-person show)
2022  BIENVENUE Art Fair, Paris, chambre N.16 curated by Mateas Pares from StudyForArtPlatform, Stockholm, SE (group show)
2019  Panorama #03, Galeria Fran Reus, Palma de Mallorca, ES (group show)
2019  Open Studio, Viafarini-in-residence, Milan, IT (residency group show)
2018  Vetrina, BPM bank, Pietrasanta, IT, curated by Enrico Mattei (solo show)