PAINTER ALESSANDRO DEL PERO

Alessandro del Pero Italian painter artist

Alessandro del Pero is a painter with various performances in Italy, Spain, Venezuela, Germany and Austria. Del Pero lived in Barcelona for several years, this experience and that in the USA today have allowed him to approach the best international painting of the last century. From Picasso he borrows the intuition of a psychic monstrosity, both formally and biologically. In New York, on the other hand, he discovered the painterly floods of Rothko.

In Del Pero’s paintings, life surprises us from behind: “I paint to see what comes after”, says the artist himself.

When and why did you decide to left your career as an architect to pursuit your career as an artist?

Painting has always been something I was holding inside, especially during my studies as an architect I had to keep it away from my duties as a student. Once I started working as an architect I also decided to test myself as a painter.

From that moment on , I knew there was no way back.

How your career as an architect influences your pieces

I don’t know if it influences my pieces , but for sure , studying as an architect trained me in visualizing 3d objects within my head. It is easy to me to think about an object and seeing it rotating in the space.

Tell us about your first exposition

My very first exhibition I remember it was in a cocktail bar in Florence. At that time I was still living there to finish my studies. I was very proud that the only sold piece was bought by a professor of the University of Architecture.

You have traveled the world, which country had the biggest influence in your career

I have been living in different countries. As Italian I have to say that my background, my studies and my culture still have the major influence on my approach to making art.
Spain (Barcelona) is the place where I see my “transition” from architecture to painting, but the U.S.A. (New York) is where my career changed from amateur to professional.

Describe your art

I like to say I am interested in what I define as “the human aspect of things”.I am interested in the psychological aspect of the subject, and, through this exploration of the mind, i aim to create an impact on the viewer. Regardless of what the works represent, the intention is always to compose a painting that in some way gives the sense of being an entity itself, something alive.

What piece describe you the most

To be very honest, I don’t have an answer for this question. I don’t look at art as a form of self- description of the author.

Tell us about your experience in Venezuela

In 2016 I was invited by an art foundation based in New York, that creates cultural bridges between the US and Venezuela to make a show in a small museum they lead in Acarigua Araure. The museum’s program included different activities with schools.
Children were coming to see the show and were involved in many activities. It was a very good experience.

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