Gianni Strino (1953)
Gianni Strino (1953)
Gianni Strino studied fine art at the acclaimed Naples Art Institute winning the medal for the best graduate artist in 1970. He taught art and art history until the demand for his work allowed him to become a full time artist. In his striking portraits Strino not only captures the beauty of his sitters but also the reality of the everyday. He does not restrict his models to beautiful young women as many portraitists do. To him the life story of an Italian grandmother, or Nonna, is to be told through the lines on her face and the faded sparkle in her eye. Her beauty is captured for all to see, not as a vision of youth and vitality but as a life full of memories and stories that we can only imagine. The quality of Strino’s painting also sets him apart from his contemporaries. There is an ‘old master’ feeling in his work; the assured handling of line combines with a true understanding of tonal harmonies and composition, reminiscent of Renaissance portraiture of the 16th Century. Exhibitions 2007 - 11 Fiumano Fine Art, London 2005 - Art London, FarmiloFiumano gallery, London. 2000 - Solo exhibition at the Casa de Cantabria Gallery, Madrid 1997 - 2000 - Four solo exhibitions at La Baraccia gallery, Salerno 1989 - Tunel dell’Arte gallery, Sanremo 1988 - Circolo della Stampa, solo exhibition, Solofra 1988 - ‘Città del Sole’, solo exhibition, Commune di Torre Annunziata 1986-88 - Three solo exhibitions at the Galleria dei Mille, Naples 1985-88 - Four consecutive exhibitions at the Art Bari show 1986-99 - Seven exhibitions at the Art Bologna show 1985-87 - Threes solo exhibitions at the Arteteka gallery, Torre Annunziata 1980-97 - Eleven solo exhibitions at the Ars Italica gallery, Milan 1980 - First prize Rassegna Nazionale, ‘Premio Città di Acerra’ 1979 - Incontro con l’arte, Museum of Sannio, Avellino 1978 - Circolo della Stampa, solo exhibition, Avellino 1978 - L’Arte in Cornice gallery, solo exhibition, Naples 1978 - Esedra Gallery, Rome 1977 - Bianchi D’Espinosa Gallery, Naples 1975 - L’Arte in Cornice Gallery, solo exhibition, Naples 1972 - Bianchi D’Espinosa Gallery, Naples 1968 - Primavera Napolitana, Fist prize for excellence
