Afrodite, 2024
Alessandro La Motta

Born in Rimini (IT) in 1966, where he lives and works.

He graduated from the Art School of Rimini, and at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna (IT)

During the years of training are the first collective exhibitions and awards the Prize Morandi and Award Zucchelli (1985/1986/1988).

In 1991, made the first solo exhibition in Rome curated by Alessandro Masi from the title Geologie, where he investigates the matter, the primordial volcanic and light, with a stamp pictorial marked from the strong component of the material, between abstraction and figuration.

The magma material, which marks the first work, it gives way to figures of light, essentially defined the angels.

In 1993, exhibited at the gallery of the Work of Naples, with a text by Alessandro Masi title: The painting of the annunciation, by tracing the first expressions of the figures of light, and in 1994, at the The customs of the Grains of the City, and in the same month, some of his works are housed at the the prestigious complex of the Certosa di San Lorenzo in Padula, in an exhibition curated by The soprintendenza ai Beni Artistici di Salerno, Avellino, italy.

In 1995, he published the Angels for The Circle, the Publisher, with texts by Rainer Maria Rilke the introduction of Davide Rondoni, this period marks the beginning of a relationship chum with poetry, that will bring in the years to embark on collaborations with poets and writers and the publications and exhibitions of international scope: among these we should mention in particular Re-emerges in the far clearness, art edition of 1997, with a poem by Mario Luzi, hosted at the Italian Institute of Culture and the gallery Form Free of Barcelona in Spain.

Work generates the work of the 1998 exhibition at the invitation of the Centre of Contemporary Poetry the University of Bologna with an unpublished poem of Roberto Carifi; while the public in the same year From lost calle, art edition with a poem of Rosita Copioli, publisher Raffaelli while Omnia Mutantur realized in Pesaro, a sculpture installation with a poem by Gianni D'elia.

In 1999, the public Images of the trip and the mountain with the poetic text taken from the Songs Orfici by Dino Campana, the work becomes part of the collection of the museum of the same name of Marradi.

In the course of the same year, he exhibited at the Galleria Comunale d'arte Moderna Cesena Gallery of The Alley, with a solo show entitled memory as an action; the text of Luke Doninelli and Marisa Zattini, focuses on an important phase of the artist's painting, full of opportunities

and awards. At the end of the same year was awarded a prize at the Biennale of the Art of Romagna, with a work selected by Claudio Spadoni.

In 2000, the works related to the towards the poetic, and are exhibited in Barcelona, Spain, with the exhibition Between the lines of poetry in Free-Form, realized in collaboration with the GAI - Youth circuit

The Italian artists of winning the prize Movin up, with the Patronage of the Italian Institute of Culture in Barcelona.

And he was invited to show The image of the word, edited by V. Dehò, as part of the events for Bologna in the year 2000 the European Capital of Culture and exhibited at the Gallery G7 a corpus of work with a poem by Scarlett Storm, with the title "hold on, foot united states", publisher Campanotto.

In 2001 he was invited by Claudio Spadoni, to review The painting in Romagna, show that features the best expressions of the art of the twentieth century romagna.

Opening of the exhibition Body of art at the Gallery of the Senate in Milan with a text by Valerio Dehò, that after Rome and Venice, he landed in the Gallery Lubelski New York.

He took part in various television broadcasts between that remember This Italy for Rai International with an interview by Cinzia Tani and open Studio, exclusive interview with Claudia Koll, curated by Irene Tarantelli.

These are also the years in which the signature of the sets for many theatrical performances including you remember: The garden poetic with Lucilla Morlacchi, To the aura scattered with Gianni Musi and Not son the towers, but giants, directed by Vittorio Possenti and Roberto Gabellini.

During this period he began to work on the dynamics of the face and figure as the body the painting, an idea of presence-absence, which characterize the work in the years to follow.

In 2003 he exhibited with the recent works at the European Parliament in Brussels; 2004 crown with trips to Africa (already started by the two previous years), where he participates in workshops with artists of various nationalities and participation with Z Arts at the Biennale of Dakar Senegal.

The painting records in this period, a contamination with the signs and figures of the continent black, work, in 2004, joins the show Before I bussassi, at the Gallery of The Ram Bologna.

In 2005 he exhibited with the Journey of Alexandria at the Fondazione Ca ' la Ghironda, Bologna and in the exhibition, the collective Hearts of the wild with the collaboration of the Gallery, The Ram, and in 2006 a of his works to enter the collection of the Museum of Ca ' la Ghironda.

In 2007 he exhibited Paintings for an exhibition at the CMC, the Cultural Centre of Milan and the Castello Malatestiano in Rimini, with the exhibition the Adriatic Side.

In 2008 he began a new cycle of works, through which confronts again the theme of landscape through travel in Turkey and Palestine, from which arise several exhibitions and new publications, among which the East and Hagarstone, complex work on the latter, where painting with photography and video.

In 2009 he participated at the invitation of Alberto the studio agazzani to show Contemplations, an exhibition that brings together on the theme of beauty and the masters of the figuration of the Italian and the best expressions of the new generations.

In 2010, he painted a large work dedicated to Leopards, realized on the stage in the course show That you do moon in the sky, with Giancarlo Giannini who say the songs of the great poet from Recanati.

In September of the same year, she exhibited with the exhibition Green Italy in the context of the events for the Expo, the Universal of Shanghai, at the Tongij University, where one of her the work is entered in the permanent collection.

2011 sees the participation at the 54th Venice Biennale for the Italy Pavilion in the section of Emilia-Romagna at the Palazzo Pigorini di Parma, curated by Vittorio Sgarbi.

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, he participated in the exhibition Italian at the Palazzo del Podestà of Rimini.

In 2012, he was invited to the exposure to The arts at the end of the world in an exhibition curated by Beatrice Buscaroli and Bruno Bandini at the Biblioteca classense in Ravenna and the exhibition in Bacon and 35 portrait, contemporary Sesto Fiorentino.

In 2013 exits to NFC editor of a new edition of Journey to alexandria.

Participates with the Gallery, Arteko' Art FaCTory of Catania.

Produces the show as Well as a bridge for the Bridge gallery, with text by Nicholas Moscatelli.

Participates with the Gallery, Arteko' at Art Market Budapest with an exhibition curated by Aurelia Nicolosi, and the text of the catalog, from the title aedo contemporary.

In 2014, produces the show, The myth of the voyage, the passion in an important archaeological site, which la Domus del chirurgo a Rimini.

Was invited to a solo exhibition for Augustus and the Empire, the celebration of the thousandth anniversary the auditorium at the Palace of Culture of Catania.