{"id":222,"count":8,"description":"Giancarlo Montuschi was born in Faenza in 1952 and his artistic career began when he was still very young. Tuscan by adoption (he has lived and worked in Anghiari since 1976), Montuschi has numerous exhibitions in Italy and abroad to his credit. One can perceive in his work the direct contact with Pop Art breathed in the 1970s and the link with the ceramics of Faenza, the city that gave him birth. Of ceramics in his work, the nostalgia for colour leaks out due to the type of impasto and tonal tones. Painting won him over with the world of fairy tales, medieval bestiaries and then with comic book sagas, in particular that of Flash Gordon. Blue is a colour dear to his heart and the asexual blue figures of conical-hatted Magi in communication with the starry macrocosm stand out in his works like a trademark and recur throughout his production. Today, with the Astro-Pop series, elements from the sci-fi-inspired imagery of the 1930s and 1940s merge into a contemporary landscape borrowed from American cinema. The different outcomes he has arrived at over the course of his 50-year artistic career are today a true, authentic, great wealth. In December 2022, Montuschi began his collaboration with the Galleria d'Arte Piero Della Francesca, a historic contemporary art gallery, which mainly deals with his large-format production, exhibiting works of monumental dimensions such as the 2x2 m and 3x2 m.\nThe following is a reasoned chronology of his life and work as an artist, specifying that it does not list all the exhibitions, but only the most important ones.\n1960\nAt a very young age, he received recognition at prizes\npainting prizes in Cesena and at the 'Romano Brazzi' in\nMarina di Ravenna.\n1972\nHe held his first personal exhibition at the\nSire Gallery in Faenza. He was then chosen to\nthen chosen to represent, the only young\ntwelve painters, the province of Ravenna for the\ntwinning exhibition with Rijeka.\n1976\nHe exhibited at the Sire Gallery in Faenza.\nIn November, a text Claudio Spadoni\nwho wrote Post-Pop about the language\nof the artist.\n1986\nParticipates in the International Ceramic\nCeramics in Faenza and Gualdo Tadino.\nExhibited at the De 20 gallery in Vaxio, Sweden,\nas part of a group exhibition dedicated\nto the Raku ceramic technique.\n1987\nParticipates in the 2nd World Triennial of\nCeramics in Zagreb.\nParticipates successfully for the first time\nat the Arte Fiera in Bologna.\nHe is present in several exhibitions including: From\nmatter to Form, in Reggiolo (Reggio Emilia),\ncurated by G. Baldo and R. Margonari. He is also\nat the exhibition Con il cuore dell'Arte, Arezzo,\nS. Ignazio Contemporary Art Hall, at the\nAbitare il tempo exhibition, Verona and at the III Festival\nof Art, Castelnuovo di Farfa.\n1988\nAwarded at the International Competition of\nCeramics of Vallauris.\nSolo exhibition at the Selearte Gallery, He is present\nin the Collettiva Tecn\u00e9, at Libreria Nanni in\nBologna.\nIn this year Marcello Venturoli writes about him.\n1989\nHe participates in the Suzzara Prize, curated at the time by the\nbest of Italian critics, and at the Biennale\nof Ceramics in Faenza. He is also in the\ncollective Eppur si muove Palazzo Pretorio\nof Sansepolcro and at the Smaland Museum\nin Vaxio, Sweden. He also held two solo exhibitions\nwith ceramic sculptures at the Pirra Gallery\nin Turin and at Ken's Art Gallery in Florence,\nthe latter curated by Giuliano Serafini.\nA.Dragone wrote about the artist in \"La Stampa.\n1990\nHis home town, Faenza, dedicated to him\na solo exhibition at the Galleria Comunale that\nsummarises and takes stock of the work of the 1980s with a\n1980s with a large number of works. Ne\nwrites Cristina Vignoli\nParticipating in Scarperentola is a group exhibition conceived\nby Samuele Mazza that will tour various capitals\nEurope and beyond.\n1991\nInstallation of \"L'opera al Nero\". , Gallery\nFluxia, Chiavari.\n1992\nSolo exhibition at 'Il Gianicolo' Gallery, Perugia,\nwith presentation catalogue edited by\nGiuliano Serafini and at the Galleria 'l'Idioma' in\nAscoli Piceno.\n1993\nSolo exhibition at the Salone della Ceramica Del\nNovecento in Faenza, presented by the gallery\nKen's Art of Florence.\nParticipation in the open-air exhibition 'Terre\nLiberated\" in Monteroni d'Arbia, presented\nby Galleria Gagliardi of San Gimignano, a\ncurated by Giancarlo Boiani.\n1987\nParticipates in the 2nd World Triennial of\nCeramics in Zagreb.\nParticipates successfully for the first time\nat the Arte Fiera in Bologna.\nHe is present in several exhibitions including: From\nmatter to Form, in Reggiolo (Reggio Emilia),\ncurated by G. Baldo and R. Margonari. He is also\nat the exhibition Con il cuore dell'Arte, Arezzo,\nS. Ignazio Contemporary Art Hall, at the\nAbitare il tempo exhibition, Verona and at the III Festival\nof Art, Castelnuovo di Farfa.\n1988\nAwarded at the International Competition of\nCeramics of Vallauris.\nSolo exhibition at the Selearte Gallery, He is present\nin the Collettiva Tecn\u00e9, at Libreria Nanni in\nBologna.\nIn this year Marcello Venturoli writes about him.\n1989\nHe participates in the Suzzara Prize, curated at the time by the\nbest of Italian critics, and at the Biennale\nof Ceramics in Faenza. He is also in the\ncollective Eppur si muove Palazzo Pretorio\nof Sansepolcro and at the Smaland Museum\nin Vaxio, Sweden. He also held two solo exhibitions\nwith ceramic sculptures at the Pirra Gallery\nin Turin and at Ken's Art Gallery in Florence,\nthe latter curated by Giuliano Serafini.\nA.Dragone wrote about the artist in \"La Stampa.\n1990\nHis home town, Faenza, dedicated to him\na solo exhibition at the Galleria Comunale that\nsummarises and takes stock of the work of the 1980s with a\n1980s with a large number of works. Ne\nwrites Cristina Vignoli\nParticipating in Scarperentola is a group exhibition conceived\nby Samuele Mazza that will tour various capitals\nEurope and beyond.\n1987\nParticipates in the 2nd World Triennial of\nCeramics in Zagreb.\nParticipates successfully for the first time\nat the Arte Fiera in Bologna.\nHe is present in several exhibitions including: From\nmatter to Form, in Reggiolo (Reggio Emilia),\ncurated by G. Baldo and R. Margonari. He is also\nat the exhibition Con il cuore dell'Arte, Arezzo,\nS. Ignazio Contemporary Art Hall, at the\nAbitare il tempo exhibition, Verona and at the III Festival\nof Art, Castelnuovo di Farfa.\n1988\nAwarded at the International Competition of\nCeramics of Vallauris.\nSolo exhibition at the Selearte Gallery, He is present\nin the Collettiva Tecn\u00e9, at Libreria Nanni in\nBologna.\nIn this year Marcello Venturoli writes about him.\n1989\nHe participates in the Suzzara Prize, curated at the time by the\nbest of Italian critics, and at the Biennale\nof Ceramics in Faenza. He is also in the\ncollective Eppur si muove Palazzo Pretorio\nof Sansepolcro and at the Smaland Museum\nin Vaxio, Sweden. He also held two solo exhibitions\nwith ceramic sculptures at the Pirra Gallery\nin Turin and at Ken's Art Gallery in Florence,\nthe latter curated by Giuliano Serafini.\nA.Dragone wrote about the artist in \"La Stampa.\n1990\nHis home town, Faenza, dedicated to him\na solo exhibition at the Galleria Comunale that\nsummarises and takes stock of the work of the 1980s with a\n1980s with a large number of works. Writes about him Cristina Vignoli.\nParticipating in Scarperentola is a group exhibition conceived\nby Samuele Mazza that will tour various capitals\nEurope and beyond.\n1991\nInstallation of 'The Work in Black , Gallery\nFluxia, Chiavari.\n1992\nSolo exhibition at 'Il Gianicolo' Gallery, Perugia,\nwith presentation catalogue edited by\nGiuliano Serafini and at the Galleria 'l'Idioma' in\nAscoli Piceno.\n1993\nSolo exhibition at the Salone della Ceramica Del\nNovecento in Faenza, presented by the gallery\nKen's Art of Florence.\nParticipation in the open-air exhibition 'Terre\nLiberated\" in Monteroni d'Arbia, presented\nby Galleria Gagliardi of San Gimignano, a\ncurated by Giancarlo Boiani.\n1994\nParticipation in various events\norganised by the 'Mano d'Opera' group of\nFlorence.\nParticipation in the event Glass and\nArt, a national exhibition of pictorial and\nand sculptures realised on vases produced by the\nValdarnesi glassworks.\n1995\nSolo exhibitions in Arezzo (Galleria Contemporanea),\nCitt\u00e0 di Castello (Galleria Il Pozzo) and Florence\n(Ken's Art Gallery).\nParticipates in Arezzo 95, a collective of the latest\ngenerations of artists from Arezzo, curated by Michele\nLoffredo and introduced by Enrico Crispolti.\n1996\nHis adopted city, Sansepolcro, dedicates to him\na large anthological exhibition in the spaces of the former Church\nof San Giovanni where once stood the\nBaptism of Piero della Francesca, entitled\nPercorsi 1976-1996.\nHe then held personal exhibitions in Parma (Viaggi nella Fantasia,\nGalleria Montmartre), in Vicenza (Galleria\nJoannart).\nAmong the themed group exhibitions, his presence at\nFar from Ithaca. Research and creative madness in art,\norganised by Galleria il Gianicolo in Perugia.\nThe artist is indicated as the favourite of readers\nof the magazine 'Quadri e Sculture' among those proposed\nto represent current trends in Italian art\nItalian art at Palazzo Barberini in Rome.\n1997\nParticipates in Art Convention exhibitions\nin which the Italian galleries associated\nto Altamarea inaugurated at their venues\nsimultaneously and with a common catalogue\nthe artists' exhibition.\nHe frequents the Parisian art scene where he will be\nlong present. He thus exhibited at the G.N.G. Gallery in\nSaint-Germain.\nAt the Spoleto Festival he is present with the Gallery\nJonnart.\n1998\nWith Galleria Navona 42 in Rome he participated in\n\"Colours on Fonopoli\", in collaboration with Renato\nZero.\nHe held a personal exhibition at the Cigarini Gallery in\nGeneva.\nPassionate about the 'artist's book', of which he is also a refined collector, he exhibits\nrefined collector, he exhibited his works\nat the international touring exhibition 'Original\nBook'.\nHe was appointed a member of the 'Jurat de Saint-\nEmillion', in Saint-Emillion, and at the same time\nhis works are presented in the spaces of the\nCeramics Museum, which purchased some of them.\n2000\nLo specchio che fugge' exhibition at the Teatro Valle in\nRome, organised by the 'Navona 42' Gallery.\nExhibition: 'Bestiari immaginari' in Rome (Bibi bookshop).\nFollowed in this year by other participations in\nexhibitions in New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Ghent,\nStrasbourg, Geneva, D\u00fcsseldorf, Milan, Rome,\nBologna, Florence, Perugia, Bari.\n2001\nIl Gianicolo Centro d'Arte publishes a monograph\nmonograph dedicated to the artist entitled Paintings,\nsculptures and mixed techniques. An enchanted world between\nmusic and magic with a critical essay by Emidio De\nAlbentiis.\n2003\nArtegraf publishes the monograph Montuschi-Dipinti\n1975-2003, with essays by E. De Albentiis and\nby M. Venturoli.\n2004\nParticipates in the exhibition organised by the Gallery\nLoggia of Sansepolcro in its spaces and in those\nof the Civic Museum on Da de Chirico a Ferroni. The\nNovecento fra epoche, ipotesi e provocazioni,\ncurated by Giovanni Faccenda and introduced by\nVittorio Sgarbi.\n2005\nInvited by the Republic of Costa Rica to\nparticipate in the 51st Venice Biennale in the\npavilion of the Italo-Latin American Institute.\ninitiative promoted by the Museum of\nItalian Contemporary Art in America and the Italian\nItalo-Latin American Institute in Rome. For the occasion\npublished a catalogue of the artist with excerpts\nof critical texts by Giuliano Serafini.\nHe produced a sketch for the special box of the\nLe Tre Marie panettone, one of the many examples\nof application to industry and craftsmanship of his\nhis artistic work.\n2006\nHe is present in some fifteen exhibitions and fairs\nin Italy and abroad. Among them, the exhibition curated\nby the Italian Cultural Institute of Finland and\nby the Circle of Italians in Finland in Leppavaara.\nIn Insbruck, the Contemporart Gallery presented him at\n'10 Art internationale Messe'.\nThe Italian Post Office, at the suggestion of Galleria\nNavona 42, chose him as artist of the year\nentrusting him with the realisation of the image for\nall communication.\n2007\nViene scelto come testimonial del 2\u00b0 Festival\nnazionale dell\u2019autobiografia di Anghiari.\nIn questo anno partecipa a una decine di mostre e\nfiere, fra queste Hangzhou, Wet Lake, in Cina con\nArtour e alla Galleria Excalibur di Solcio di Lesa.\n2008\nCollabora con Riccardo Lorenzi al Calendario\nIngram..\nE\u2019 presente in molte altre gallerie italiane e in fiere\nspecializzate.\n2009\nEspone a Pesaro nella prestigiosa sede dell\u2019\nAlexanderMuseumPalaceHotel\nViene invitato al concorso Arte Limen di Vibo\nValenzia aggiudicandosi poi un premio prestigioso\nContinua la sua presenza alle principali fiere d\u2019arte\nin Italia e in Europa.\n2010\nViene scelto come artista per la realizzazione del\ndrappo in contesa per la storica disfida del Palio\ndella Balestra della citt\u00e0 di Sansepolcro.\nContinua la sua presenza in molte gallerie italiane\ne in fiere specializzate.\n2011\nViene invitato a presentare la sua esperienza\nd\u2019artista ai: Racconti di Arte Contemporanea - Ciclo\ndi incontri con gli artisti , con una introduzione di\nMarcello Duranti, al Museo civico di Sansepolcro.\n2012\nViene invitato al Secondo festival internazionale\ndell\u2019Arte, Ambasciata della repubblica Iraq al\nVaticano, Roma\n2013\nViene invitato alla mostra\u201cPermanenze - Appunti di\nviaggio e di paesaggio in Turchia\u201d spazio espositivo\ndell\u2019Ufficio Cultura e Informazioni dell\u2019Ambasciata\ndi Turchia a Roma - curata da Angelo Andriuolo\n2014\nGiancarlo Montuschi espone alla David Leonardis\nGallery Chicago USA.\nDonazione di un opera al MACIST Museo D\u2019Arte\nContemporanea Internazionale - Biella\n2015\nMontuschi realizza il Palio della Carriera per il\ncomune di Carpineto Romano, Montuschi tra i\npittori protagonisti 2015, invitati da un comitato\ndi critici d\u2019arte, con la consulenza della Casa\nd\u2019Aste MeetingArt di Vercelli alla Manifestazione\nNazionale \u201cLa Modella per l\u2019Arte\u201d a Stresa, Hotel\nVilla Carlotta di Belgirate sul Lago Maggiore\n2016\nMontuschi viene invitato a Rivisondoli (AQ) ad\nessere il testimonial dell\u2019anno per la manifestazione\nIl Presepe Rivisondoli , viene acquisita un opera\nper il Museo del Presepe della citt\u00e0, partecipa ad \u201c\nUn+Uno\u201d Centre International D\u2019Art Contemporain,\nCarros (Nice) FR, partecipa a: \u201cIColori del Rock\u201d -\nAmeno (No) museo Tornielli\n2017\nPersonale \u201cPulps Stories\u201d al Museo Michelangiolesco\ndi Caprese Michelangelo (AR), Montuschi \u00e8 invitato\nal progetto \u201cIl Giardino degli Alberi di Natale\u201d\ndell\u2019evento Mima On Ice a Milano Marittima,\nMontuschi partecipa a Caserta alla \u201cBiennale\nd\u2019Arte Contemporanea del Belvedere di San Leucio\n2018\nMontuschi \u00e8 invitato a \u201cOgnuno Il Suo Stile- L\u2019Arte\ne le sue forme\u201d Rio De Janeiro - Centro Cultural\nCorreios,\nPersonale \u201cSemplice-Mente Pop all\u2019Historiale di\nCassino, \u00e8 invitato al progetto \u201cIl Giardino degli\nAlberi di Natale\u201d dell\u2019evento Mima On Ice a Milano\nMarittima\n2019\nMontuschi con il collettivo di cui fa parte \u201cLa\nFabbrica Dei Sogni\u201d a \u201cSogni senza Confini\u201d\nComplesso Monumentale di San Severo al Pendino\nNapoli e nel contempo viene editato il suo libro\/\ncatalogo sulle sue ultime serie pittoriche a cura di\nFrancesca Bogliolo.\n2020\nCollettiva \"Arte nel Palazzo\" Palazzo Mezzacapo - Maiori\nCollettiva \"Di Luci e Colori\" Catania Art Gallery- Catania\nCollettiva \"Il profilo di Caravaggio, il genio e l'uomo\" -Centro Arte e Cultura - Ladispoli\nCollettiva \"Pop Life\" Galleria M.A.D - Mantova\n2021\nviene editato il suo libro\/catalogo AstroPop a cura di Luca Beatrice\nPartecipazione a: Diabolik alla Mole Antonelliana di Torino , a cura di Luca Beatrice , Domenico De Gaetano e Luigi Mascheroni\nPersonale Fiera d\u2019Arte \u201cCONTEMPORANEA\u201d Forl\u00ec stand ART LUXURY\n2022\nPartecipa a Bergamo Arte Fiera  galleria Art Luxury\nPartecipa a Milano (un)fair  galleria Art Luxury\nPersonale \"Happiness\" Montevarchi palazzo del Podest\u00e0\nPartecipa a Parma ArtParmaFiera galleria Art Luxury\nCesenatico \u201cTra sogno e realt\u00e0\u201d Dall'Olio, Montuschi e Sansavini a cura di Francesca Caldari\n2023\npersonale YTI\u2143A\u018e\u042f galleria di Arte contemporanea al MUVI di Viadana\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","link":"https:\/\/www.galleriapierodellafrancesca.com\/en\/artist\/montuschi-giancarlo-en\/","name":"MONTUSCHI GIANCARLO","slug":"montuschi-giancarlo-en","taxonomy":"artista","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.galleriapierodellafrancesca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artista\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.galleriapierodellafrancesca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artista"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.galleriapierodellafrancesca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/artista"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.galleriapierodellafrancesca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?artista=222"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.galleriapierodellafrancesca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mostre?artista=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}