Andrea Benetti

Andrea Benetti

Location: Italy

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Born in 1964, Andrea Benetti created and drew up the "Manifesto of Neo Cave Art" presented at the 53rd Venice Biennale, in the pavilion called "Nature and Dreams", located at the Ca 'Foscari University. Conceptually, the Manifesto is inspired by the genesis of art. In his works, Andrea Benetti cites, transfigures, plays, reinvents concepts and forms of Cave painting, creating an ideal bridge between the genesis of art and its contemporaneity. He has collaborated and still collaborates to the realization of projects with various Italian and foreign universities, including the John Hopkins University, the University of Bologna, Ferrara, Roma Tre, Lecce, Bergamo, Bari. These universities have carried out research on his art. Benetti's works are present in collections all over the world. In addition to the museums of contemporary art in Italy and abroad and prestigious private collections, including the United Nations, his works are present in the Quirinale (seat of the President of the Italian Republic), in the Italian Parliament, in the Vatican, in various Embassies. For this reason, he was received at the Quirinale (seat of the President of the Italian Republic), in the Chamber of Deputies (Italian Parliament) and in the Vatican, where he met Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.
There are dozens of university professors and important art critics who have written about Benetti's art and have participated in the projects that the Italian painter has created.

MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS

• UNITED NATIONS ART COLLECTION ∙ New York, U.S.A.
• VATICAN ART COLLECTION ∙ Vatican, Italy
• ARGENTINE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ∙ Buenos Aires, Argentina
• RINALDI-PALADINO ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION ∙ Lugano, Switzerland
• MACIA ∙ ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM IN AMERICA ∙ San Jose, Costa Rica
• VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY ∙ Richmond, U.S.A.
• COPELOUZOS FAMILY ART MUSEUM COLLECTION ∙ Athens, Greece
• ITALIAN EMBASSY IN CHINA ∙ Beijing, China
• ITALIAN EMBASSY IN NEW ZEALAND ∙ Wellington, New Zealand
• QUIRINALE ART COLLECTION ∙ ITALIAN PRESIDENCY OF • THE REPUBLIC ∙ Rome, Italy
• MONTECITORIO PALACE ∙ ITALIAN PARLIAMENT ∙ CHAMBER OF DEPUTIE ∙ Rome, Italy
• UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA ART COLLECTION ∙ Ferrara, Italy
• UNIVERSITY OF BARI ART COLLECTION ∙ Bari, Italy
• MAMBO ∙ MUSEUM OF MODERN ART BOLOGNA ∙ Bologna, Italy
• U.N.E.S.C.O. ART COLLECTION ∙ Bologna, Italy
• MUSEION ∙ MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOLZANO ∙ Bolzano, Italy
• CAMeC ∙ CENTRO D'ARTE MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA ∙ La Spezia, Italy
• GIACOMO CASANOVA FOUNDATION ART COLLECTION ∙ Venice, Italy
• MUNICIPALITY OF LECCE ART COLLECTION ∙ Lecce, Italy
• OSVALDO LICINI CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ∙ Ascoli Piceno, Italy
• AMEDEO MODIGLIANI MUSEUM ∙ Follonica, Italy
• F. P. MICHETTI MUSEUM ∙ Francavilla al Mare, Italy
• SILVESTRO LEGA MUSEUM ∙ Modigliana, Italy
• SPELEOLOGICAL MUSEUM "FRANCO ANELLI" ∙ Grotte di Castellana, Italy
• CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ∙ LOGUDORO MEILOGU FOUNDATION ∙ Banari, Italy
• FACCHINI COLLECTION ∙ LA FENICE ET DES ARTISTES ∙ Venice, Italy


Portfolio:

Origins of Abstract Art

This collection of works was created to remind us—if ever the need arose—that the styles of figurative painting, symbolism, and even abstract art, as the author points out, were conceived by primitive humans in the caves of prehistory, albeit in their embryonic form. Some colored geometric shapes found in cave paintings, symbols studied and classified by Professor André Leroi-Gourhan, are revisited, transfigured, idealized, dreamed, and reinvented in the works of Andrea Benetti. Through these pieces, the artist pays a fitting tribute to the true origins of abstract art and its original creators. This collection consists of bas-reliefs made with gesso on canvas, which are then antiqued using natural substances such as cocoa, turmeric, henna, red sorrel, and coffee. Finally, selected parts of the works are painted with oil paints.

Sinapsi “Sinapsi”

2020, cm 70 x 70, olio e ossidi su tela - oil and oxides on canvas

Sentiero Sacro “Sentiero Sacro”

2013, cm 60 x 90, olio e curcuma su tela - oil and turmeric on canvas

Il crocevia “Il crocevia”

2008, cm 60 x 40, olio e cacao su tela - oil and cacao on canvas

Girandola magica “Girandola magica”

2020, cm 60 x 60, olio e cacao su tela - oil and cacao on canvas

Il mio Universo “Il mio Universo”

2009, cm 50 x 80, olio e hennè e acrilico su tela - oil, henna and acrylic on canvas

Il rettile “Il rettile”

2009, cm 60 x 50, olio e karkadè su tela - oil and karkadè on canvas