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Paolo Calbi, 21 st of June 1978, [|Turin] , Italy

Paolo Giovanni Calbi is an italian artist.

Paolo Calbi first began his art career in ernest when he moved to London back in 1998 where he aimed to focus his efforts on studying and working on his art projects. His experimental art style was largely influenced by the new environment he found himself in, namely the frenetic energy and movement that pervades the English capital.

It was the influences of London that led to the artist Paolo Calbi developing a strong interest in the use and implementation of colours and their use in modern art.

Following several years of experimental style where he utilised a variety of materials such as wooden planks, objects and strong paper Calbi started to develop and follow his own 'self-creative' artistic flow. It was this emerging artistic style that led to Calbi attracting the attention of the art world.

Such interest included the Italian art critic Renata Ercoli who assessed and evaluated some of the artist's paintings. Calbi's paintings also attracted the attention of one of Italy's popular entertainers, the singer and actress Donatella Rettore who displayed Calbi's work in Milan in 2002

Paolo Calbi cites as a strong influence the American artist Jackson Pollock who was one of the principal

forces of the abstract expressionist movement and famed for developing the art technique known as 'action painting'.

Paolo Calbi starts to display in small places and rooms in Lombardy and Piedmont, Italy.

At the end of 2002 Paolo Calbi went to  Barcelona, Spain, where he met with  Silvia Genoves, daughter of the great Spanish artist Juan Genoves, whose artworks are still displayed in many galleries worldwide and include the Marlborough Gallery in London, New York ,Rome and many others.

During his sojourn in Barcelona, Silvia Genoves acted as Calbi's mentor guiding him in learning new techniques in painting and utilising new materials such as wood, plastic, aluminium, film tape, metals, old objects and many other media. Upon his return to Italy he starts to experiment and implement these new techniques and media into his own paintings, infusing an interest in the visitors to his small studio in Italy.

This interest has led to some of the artist's paintings being used as wallpaper for the production of a small movie made by the Italian film Director Alex Zarino for the Production Company 'Nemesis Pictures'.

Currently Paolo Calbi lives and works between Italy and the United Kingdom where he is constantly creating new paintings and art creations as well as many other different forms of art such as lights and abstract objects. Paolo Calbi is also interested in Indian culture, art and photography and is currently working on a art-charity event to assist some of the impoverished children of India.

Paolo Calbi Art Exhibitions:

London: Mauro for Santin January 2009 Biella Italy: Palazzo Boglietti November 2008 Vercelli Italy: '0161' private gallery cafe Summer 2007 Turin Italy: Seiperotto -  SeiperArte Winner 2006  Quadrilatero Romano Barcelona: Silvia Genoves Personal Gallery   August 2003 - Reference Letter Available Milan: Renata Ercoli Home Gallery  September 2002 - Reference Letter Available Vercelli Italy: Vanilla’s Art Year 2005

Collective Exhibitions: Turin Italy: 6x8, December 2005 Turin Italy: Funny Art Collection, September 2003

Thanks to Miss. Genoves, Daughter of Juan Genoves, Valencia 1930,Spain -, Marlborough Gallery- London the gallery was soon selling masterpieces of the late 19th century including bronzes by Edgar Degas and paintings by Mary Cassatt, Paul Signac, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley and Auguste Renoir.

Useful Links:

Official Web Site: www.paolocalbi.com See the artist on vercelliarte web site: www.vercelliarte.com