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SIMONE MASETTO MAGHE 6 October 1981 Venice Simone Masetto Maghe born in Portogruaro, birthplace of Luigi Russolo, visionary inventor of the "Intonarumori" and signer of the futurist manifesto with Marinetti. Maghe enjoying a futuristic pop influence, he starts an artistic research already from middle school, thanks to the teacherPope Giovanni Galli who directs him to a professional arts school. After obtaining the diploma in textile arts in Venice, from 2002 to 2007 he coordinates a protected laboratory for the reintegration of work through the arts of silk decoration and manual weaving, in the APE Social Cooperative of Portogruaro. In recent years, he produced a limited series of cushions and bags of fabric printed in xylography for the Magma store in Milan, and he paints numerous pictures that represent "pop" objects with worn-out objects, such as taps, clothes racks, sanitary ware, washing machines and various appliances. He moved to the Lombard capital from 2008 and he continued his artistic studies graduating in 2015 at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera with the chair of the Masters Nicola Salvatore, Omar Galliani and the historian Andrea del Guercio very attentive to the meaning and value of Contemporary Sacred Art. From 2014 to today Simone Masetto Maghe conducts research based on aesthetic values and the expressive potential of velvet in Contemporary Art, transfiguring the noble fabric from the main features in a territory of timeless investigation where micro and macro cosmos coexist in the pictorial dimension. "Velvet becomes an infinite canvas an endless and peaceful place where to express my humanity. When I find the right one I like to analyze it closely with the loupe lens, studying its touch and shine; I always find with some amazement the signs that leave my fingers on the surface while I prepare it on the frame, I caress it, gently touch it and sometimes start working again folded on itself with bleach and acrylics at a time of a new imaginary Big Bang! " 3
Simone Masetto Maghe after a decade spent in Milan, in 2017 she moved to Montelupo near Florence and inspired by the softness of the Tuscan landscape her painting on velvet is characterized by natural elements, such as trees, plants, leaves, flowers and insects. Almost immediately she started to collaborate with some local textile and leather goods companies very attentive to the fusion trends between art and fashion, such as Alessandro Bini Tessuti d'Italia and Scandicci BisBag, who bravely knew how to capture and enhance their style responding positively to the message of Vellutoitaliano. "I wanted to call my research this way because I have always been attracted by manual and creative work with particular attention to Italian artistic craftsmanship. Vellutoitaliano is not just a name but a tribute to the emblazoned Made in Italy, rich in history and people in love with what they do. Like my father, son of farmers and welder from all my life, he has been able to generously transmit the experience and the passion to build anything with his own hands starting simply from the drawing immersed in the presence of here and now. " EXHIBITIONS 2016 "Velvet Breath" only Exibition, Ancient Oratory of the Passion, Basilica of S. Ambrogio, Milan from 10 to 20 November, curated by Lartquotidien, Elisabetta Maria Mero, (CAT.) "Binary Constellations" for Studifestival # 2 with works by An Yuanyuan in the studio Simone Masetto Maghe, 13 March, curated by Simone Masetto Maghe e Punto 2015 "In black" Zoia Gallery and Lab, curated by Nuccio Rotolo and Erica Lacava, Milan, 6 November - 8 December
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"The invisible shows: when technology meets art", Brera Artists and Arnaldo Pomodoro at the National Museum of Science and Technology, L. da Vinci, Sala delle Colonne, curated by Marco Meneguzzo, Milan, 1 - 7 October "Open Gallery for New Collectables" Five Gallery, curated by Andrea B. del Guercio and Eleonora Andina, Lugano, Switzerland, 5 July - 30 September "Still new signs" Exhibition of the students of Maestro Omar Galliani, Antonello da Messina Cultural Association curated by Santo Nania, Legnano, Milan, 20 June - 5 July "Theater of Learning" Performance Michelangelo Pistoletto, at NABA, curated by Marco Scotini, Milan, June 18th "A.R.T. Advanced Regeneration Technology - Nutrition and conservation of art "Banca Sistema, Milan, 20 May - 28 October, by Andrea B. del Guercio. "Freegoriferi Free to feed on art" Church of S. Andrea della Zirada, by Andrea B. del Guercio, Venice, May 7th - June 30th "Studi Aperti Festival, first edition" personal study by Simone Masetto Maghe, curated by Undo. Net, Vincenzo ChiarandĂ , Milan, 10 - 15 February "Any Given Post-it" collective exhibition at White Noise Gallery, curated by Carlo Maria Lolli Ghetti and Eleonora Aloise and Sofia Catoni, Rome, 31 January
2014 "Talent Prize Insideart" Exhibition of the finalists at the Casa dell'Architettura in Rome, curated by Elena Pagnotta and Alessandro Ca ruso, Rome, 13 - 27 November
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"Exhibition of German and Italian artists in Weiterstadt" At the castle of Schloss Braunshardt, Weiterstadt, curated by Angelo Antonio Falmi. Darmstadt, Germany, 20 - 27 July 2013 "Nature, the thought of the journey" Contemporary Art Gallery of Valdagno, curated by Angelo Antoio Falmi and Farhad Oriuji, Vicenza, 15th - 30th October "A 'work for life" Galleria il Chiostro Contemporary Art, curated by Gaetano Fanelli, Giuseppe Grillo, Antonietta Pierno and Franco Marrocco, Saronno, 22 - 30 June "Barclays Art Prize for young talents" Barklays Bank PLC, edited by Andrea B. del Guercio, A. Mariani, E. Longari, Milan, 9th April 9th June AWARDS "Premio Palma Il Vecchio # 1" Second place, Serina, 18 July - 31 August 2015 with the personal reinterpretation of S. Apollonia ", curated by Cornelia Carrara, Bergamo. "La Tavola del Vivere e Convivere" Acquisition and collective exhibition prize, Palazzo Bovara, Milan, 29 June - 6 July 2015 "Premio Bugatti Segantini" Award winner for visual arts, Villa Vertua, Nova Milanese, 13 June - 5 July 2015 "Art and the sense of the sacred" Finalist and special mention in the competition for young artists of the Italian Fine Arts Academies, 24 April - 24 June 2015 "Premio Richo, fifth edition" Finalist and purchase prize for the painting section, Spazio Oberdan, Milan, 15 - 30 March 2015 "Under the sign of the whale" First prize of the Nicola Salvatore Sculpture photography competition, Villa Olmo, Como, October 2013 6
PREPARATORY STUDIES ON VELVET
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Comets and Saturn 2017, oil pastel and iridescent acrylics on velvet 10 x 15 cm each 8
I look, 2014, oil on black velvet 100x 100 cm. Private collection
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VELVET DECOLORATION AND PAINTING (Works initially developed through fading of Black Velvet from 2014)
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Birth, Evolution, Death 2014, Discoloration on velvet 90 x 30 cm
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Ouroboros 3, Triptych 2015, pigments, decoloration 30 x 60 cm each
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Ouroboros 4, Triptych 2015, pigments, decoloration 30 x 60 cm each
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Viola Fosforo, 2016, Triptych 45 x 60 cm Phosphorescent paint, oxidized pigments, discoloration
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Elements 2016, polyptych, discoloration 20 x 50 cm each
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Minucentio Alluel, 2016, Silver Leaf and decoloration, 120 x 120 cm 16
Heaven and Earth, 2016 Composition, 60 x 80 cm iridescent acrylic and discoloration
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Binary constellations, 2016 Applications of oxidized pigment minerals, decoloration 15 x 30 cm each
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Binary Constellations 2015 Cotton thread and precious stones, acrylics and pigments 30x60 cm
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Vellutoitaliano, 2016, Iridescent acrylic and decoloration on velvet, 220 x 120 cm
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Vertical Horizons, 2016, iridescent acrylics, gold leaf, pigments, decoloration 50 x 150 cm each
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Three and One, 2016, iridescent acrylic, glass paste, decoloration, 30 x 30 cm each
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Vertical Horizons, 2016, iridescent acrylics, pigments, decoloration 60 x 200 cm each
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PORTRAITS
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"The future is now" 2018, tribute to Luigi Russolo, Palazzo Altan Venanzio, Portogruaro (Venice) 2018 decadent velvet 30 x 40 cm
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S. Apollonia, 2014 First prize Palma il Vecchio, Serina, Bergamo 30 x 40 cm
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La Bruna (Venus of Wilendorf) 2017, bleach on black velvet and acrylic gold 120 x 120 cm
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Madonna and Child with St. Anne, 2018 from Leonardo Da Vinci, bleach on velvet and acrylic 30 x 40 cm
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RESEARCH IN NATURE Paintings developed using fresh leaves
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Sage, sketches on cardboard, 2017, stencil of leaves, acrylics, pigments, A5 format each
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Sage, 2017, frottage with leaf, pigments, iridescent acrylics, discoloration, 60 x 30 cm
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"Triptych of leaves" 2017, frottage with leaves, acrylic fluorescent spray, discoloration, 120 x 100 cm each
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"Fiori di Toscana" 2017, iridescent pigments, acrylics, decoloration, 150 x 100 cm
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"Alba di Toscana" 2017, iridescent pigments, acrylics, decoloration, 150 x 100 cm
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EXIBITIONS
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“VELVET BREATH” 2016
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The black velvet sheet used for the performance measures 400 x 200 cm
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Amal Oursana performance in front of the installation "Binary Constellations"
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“PARATISSIMA ART FAIR TURIN” 2016
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Wall composition 300 x 100 cm approximately, and artistic intervention on vintage velvet jacket.
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Vellutissima, (courtesy Valeria Crisafulli)
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PROJECTS AND COMMITMENTS
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“Banca Sistema”
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Piggy bank 2015, (courtesy of Banca Sistema) (courtesy of Banca Sistema Collection, Milan)
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"Freegoriferi, free to feed on art" 2015
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Acrylic on velvet applied internally to an Electrolux refrigerator, year 2015 (courtesy of Banca Sistema Collection, Milan) 46
Moka coffee pot, covered in velvet, 2015, (Bialetti Collection)
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SPECIAL PROJECTS
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Digital elaboration for a fitting project with velvet-covered panels. New pedestrian crossing of the Stazione di P.ta Genova, Milan, 2017 49
“SMART IN VELVET”
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Project presented in the "Smart in the city" competition with the kind collaboration of Rubelli Venezia
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Application project of "Vellutoitaliano" for interior design 52
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