Enzo Fiore

Enzo Fiore was born in Milan on 13 July 1968. After attending an artistic high school in the city, he graduated in painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, under the tutelage of Luciano Fabro, an exponent of the Arte Povera movement. During the following years, Enzo dedicated his talentsto the restoration of antique paintings as well asthe design of theatricalsettings. 

Thanks to this experience, Fiore developed the strong attention to detail and technical ability that would be fundamental in his artistic work. In the early 2000s Fiore showed his works in several solo and collective exhibitions in various Italian cities. In 2006 he became acquainted with the gallerist Stefano Contini with whom he began to collaborate. 

Exhibitions have since been held in both the gallery's locations, in Venice and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Since his debut as an artist in 1997, Fiore has been taking material from nature to create his works, a unique technique which uses musk, twigs, roots, earth, stones, resin and concrete to create forms suspended between reality and fantasy. The first phase of his artistic production focused on the theme of the portrait and the reworking the iconography of the personalities that have most of all influenced and represented our time: from Marilyn Monroe to Salvador Dalì, from John Lennon to J. F. Kennedy and many others. 

The portraits have been later accompanied by othersubjects,such aslandscapes and views of the cities of the world. In 2008 Fiore began adding a variety of insects in the composition of his works. Fascinating is his mostrecentseries of the Inclusioni (Inclusions), elegant compositions where butterflies and natural elements are submerged in a thick layer ofresin. Extreme meticulousness and attention to the smallest of detail are some of the most characteristic features of his works, making them immediately recognisable among the Italian and international contemporary art scene. His works can be found in numerous private and public collections. Enzo Fiore presently lives and works in Milan.