Pier Toffoletti
Painting works
With Pier Toffoletti, painting seems to emerge from an ancient fresco, painted on a wall marked by the passage of time, where parts of the image have faded away, leaving behind an indecipherable mystery. His creative process is both intellectual and dreamlike. (Vittorio Sgarbi)
Toffoletti returns to the certainties of the classical imagination, to the reassuring gaze of a timeless face. His creative process gives rise to works deeply rooted in our artistic tradition, yet capable of enduring the constant uncertainties and transformations of the contemporary world.
Biography
Pier Toffoletti was born in the province of Udine in 1957. In 1976, he graduated from the Art High School in Udine. His passion for painting emerged at an early age, supported by a natural artistic talent.
He began exhibiting at international contemporary art fairs in the late 1990s. In 1999, he exhibited at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, followed in 2002 by an exhibition at Palazzo Zenobio in Venice. In 2005, he held an important solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Arezzo, achieving significant recognition.
From 2006–2007 onwards, his works were exhibited in Madrid, New York, Yokohama, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Innsbruck, Strasbourg and Miami. In 2011, he participated in the 54th Venice Biennale, followed by an exhibition at Art Basel Miami in 2012.
Publications
PIER TOFFOLETTI
Stars and Frames
