Alessandro Fogo on Painting, Objects, and the Italian Scene
Alessandro Fogo, born in 1992 in Thiene, Italy, currently resides in San Benedetto del Tronto. He completed his Master's degree in Painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in 2017, following a Bachelor's in Visual Arts from IUAV Venice in 2016. In 2018, he was awarded first place for painting at the Arte Laguna Prize in Venice. His solo exhibitions include ABRACADRA (2018) and Alessandro Fogo in de Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp (2017). He participated in group shows such as Immersione Libera (2019) and Sotto la tazza blu (2019), among others from 2017 to 2019. Fogo, inspired by Victor Man, Pietro Roccasalva, and Alastair Mackinven, often incorporates objects and animals into his multi-canvas works, critiquing contemporary Italian painting while appreciating artists like Luca Bertolo and Paola Angelini.
Key facts
- Alessandro Fogo was born in 1992 in Thiene, Italy.
- He earned a Master's in Painting from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in 2017.
- He won first prize for painting at the Arte Laguna Prize in Venice in 2018.
- His solo show ABRACADRA was at Il Crepaccio Instagram Show in 2018.
- He participated in Immersione Libera at Palazzina dei Bagni Misteriosi, Milan in 2019.
- He cites Victor Man, Pietro Roccasalva, and Alastair Mackinven as influences.
- He works with multiple canvases simultaneously, sometimes taking over a year to finish a painting.
- He criticizes the trend-driven nature of the current Italian painting scene.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Fogo
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Victor Man
- Pietro Roccasalva
- Alastair Mackinven
- Luca Bertolo
- Paola Angelini
- Thomas Braida
- Giulio Frigo
- Guglielmo Castelli
Institutions
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
- IUAV Venice
- Arte Laguna Prize
- Il Crepaccio Instagram Show
- Toneelhuis
- Palazzina dei Bagni Misteriosi
- Yellow
- Galleria Otto Zoo
- Arsenale di Venezia
- Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
- Chapelle de Boondael
- Plein Publiek
- Artribune
Locations
- Thiene
- Italy
- San Benedetto del Tronto
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Venice
- Milan
- Varese
- Treviglio
- Brussels