Dario Agrimi

Diafanie Figurative Drawing (Black)

2021

Eclectic artist, born in Atri in Abruzzo in 1980, he works in the field of contemporary art with conceptual creations from the age of 18 years. He currently lives in Puglia. In his studio in Trani, a former industrial warehouse, he realizes works ranging from painting to installation, also favoring the photographic, sculptural and video fields. His latest experiments are the result of a maniacal research aimed at perfection, he stages a hyperrealism that amplifies emotions and reduces the distance between reality and fiction. He has participated in numerous collective and personal exhibitions in different cities, in Italy and abroad, including the 54th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition. Recently he has been a guest at several exhibitions including a personal exhibition at the Pino Pascali Museum Foundation. He has collaborated with a well-known British multinational company for the realization of the 2014 advertising campaign. The campaign itself has enjoyed worldwide visibility. In recent months he has been involved in several international contemporary art fairs in Europe. Some works are present in important art collections both for private individuals and for Italian and foreign institutions. He is a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bari. He held illustrative workshops on his work, on the methods of creating a work of art and on the creative process in university and private environments. His latest project "Synonyms and Antonyms" aims to be present in the most important and well-known exhibition spaces on the planet. Only in 2017 his works appeared at the 57th International Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Grassi, Punta della Dogana, Guggenheim Museum in Venice and at the Mambo museum in Bologna.