Officina Malanotte: Art Residency Merges Contemporary Art and Winemaking in Veneto
The third edition of Officina Malanotte, an artist residency hosted by the Bonotto Delle Tezze estate in Tezze di Piave, Veneto, concluded with an exhibition featuring works by Paolo Pretolani, Fabrizio Prevedello, Eleonora Rinaldi, and Giorgia Severi. Curated by Daniele Capra, the residency aims to fuse contemporary art with oenological research and local traditions, avoiding superficial art-wine pairings. The exhibition spreads works across the estate's spaces, including a large industrial shed and a 16th-century courtyard. Artists drew inspiration from local landmarks like Villa Maser (with Veronese frescoes) and Carlo Scarpa's Tomba Brion. Rinaldi's paintings explore duality and self-discovery through color; Pretolani's works juxtapose celestial imagery with modern antennas; Prevedello's brutalist sculptures use reclaimed marble, metal, cement, and plaster; Severi's multidisciplinary practice addresses disappearing landscapes, using natural pigments on cotton sheets donated by local families. The residency emphasizes cultural reactivation of the Treviso area, with the Bonotto family—Antonio, his wife Vittoria, and their children—actively involved.
Key facts
- Third edition of Officina Malanotte residency at Bonotto Delle Tezze estate in Tezze di Piave, Veneto.
- Curated by Daniele Capra.
- Artists: Paolo Pretolani, Fabrizio Prevedello, Eleonora Rinaldi, Giorgia Severi.
- Exhibition spreads across estate: industrial shed, 16th-century courtyard, stable, old mattress shop.
- Rinaldi (born 1994, Udine) focuses on drawing and painting with Fauve-like color.
- Pretolani (born 1991, Assisi) depicts sky, natural subjects, and human-made artifacts.
- Prevedello (born 1972, Padua) creates sculptures from reclaimed marble, metal, cement, plaster.
- Severi (born 1984, Ravenna) uses frottage, natural pigments on donated sheets to archive landscapes.
- Residency aims to combine contemporary art, wine research, and local community engagement.
- Bonotto family: Antonio, Vittoria, and their children run the winery.
- Local inspirations: Villa Maser (Veronese frescoes), Tomba Brion (Carlo Scarpa).
- Prevedello's sculpture 'Senza titolo (154)' was first exhibited in Bologna in 2016.
- Severi used pigments from flowers, bark, and Bonotto wine.
- Residency promotes cultural regeneration of the Treviso area.
Entities
Artists
- Daniele Capra
- Paolo Pretolani
- Fabrizio Prevedello
- Eleonora Rinaldi
- Giorgia Severi
- Antonio Bonotto
- Vittoria Bonotto
- Carlo Scarpa
- Veronese
Institutions
- Officina Malanotte
- Bonotto Delle Tezze
- Artribune
Locations
- Tezze di Piave
- Veneto
- Borgo Malanotte
- Trevigiano
- Villa Maser
- Tomba Brion
- Bologna
- Udine
- Assisi
- Padova
- Ravenna