Essential narrative...
The result of my artistical research is the expression of a simple and essential narrative; the aim is to shape figures soaked with feeling and “human” life. So the actual human figures become alive, nearly without references, neither social nor cultural, neither historical nor religious. They stand out dignified and calm in a timeless atmosphere, sometimes surrounded by strings that clutch, but leave anyway the possibility to writhe.
Since 2009 I have been dedicating myself only to my artistic activity.
“The impetuous stream reminds the passing days. All together to form a sea, so calm to seem sometimes nonexistent. But the wind, moving plants and ruffling hair, brings every emotion back to life; memories gently resurface originating small endless waves”
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Exhibitions
1991 18th National Painting Exhibition in Thiene (Vicenza)
1991 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at the Convento di S. Maria del Cengio in Isola Vicentina (Vicenza)
1991 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at the Oratorio S. Gaetano in Malo (Vicenza)
1992 and 1994 31st and 32nd National Painting Contest "Città di Arsiero"
1992 and 2000 1st and 5th Regional Painting Contest “Antonio Zavagnin” in Zugliano (Vicenza)
1993 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Villa Brandizii-Cita in Montecchio Precalcino (Vicenza)
1993 and 1994 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Palazzo Toaldi-Capra in Schio (Vicenza)
1993 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures in San Pietro Valdastico (Vicenza)
1993 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures in Piovene Rocchette (Vicenza)
1994 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Galleria Bacchiglione in Vicenza
2000 and 2007 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures in Isola Vicentina (Vicenza)
2002 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at S. Maria di Monte Berico (Vicenza)
2002 Exhibition of sculptures with live hand modelling of clay at Palazzo Corielli in Malo
2007 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at the Galleria Primo Piano Arte Studio in Vicenza
2011 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Palazzo Scotti in Treviso
2011 Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures in Mühlhausen (Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany)
2012 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Palazzo della Regione in Trento
2017 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Cannaregio (Venice)
2017 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Città di Asolo - Fondazione Fornace dell'Innovazione (Treviso)
2017 Personal Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Galleria Maison D'Art, Via S. Sofia, Padova
2017 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Villa Contarini, Piazzola sul Brenta (Padova)
2017 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Circolo Ufficiali, Palazzo Zacco, Padova
2017 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Castello di S. Zeno, Montagnana (Padova)
2017 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Villa Breda, Padova
2017 Collective Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures at Villa Farsetti, Venice
Sincerely, Giovanni Augusto Pettinà
