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)
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)