Plinio Martelli Biography
Turin, Italy, 1945
Established Italian photographer Plinio Martelli's transgressive works are in part visual parodies of classic religious and secular compositions of baroque paintings. The contrast between the light that falls upon his subjects and the dark backgrounds against which they are set brings to mind the chiaroscuro technique employed by the Italian master artists of the 17th century.
Martelli studied at Turin's Academia Albertina and is an experienced teacher of photography.
Selected Exhibitions
1998 - Castello di Rivara, Turin - The Tannery, Londres - En Plein Air Arte Contemporanea, Turin
1999 - Studio Simonis, Paris - Galleria del Cenasco, Turin
2000 - Galeria Gianni Giacobbi, Palma de Mallorca
2001 - 41 Artecontemporanea, Turin
2002
1996 - Galeria Gianni Giacobbi, Palma de Mallorca
1994 - Galleria Christian Stein, Turin
1992 - Galleria "La Stella", Albissola Capo
1991 - Palazzo Lomellini, Carmagnola
1987 - Galleria "La Polena", Genova
1984 - Galleria Weber, Turin
1983 - Galleria Nuages, Milan - Galleria Due Ruote, Vicenza
1982 - Marginalia delle Forme d'Arte, Turin
1981 - Gugu Galerie, Colonia
1980 - Galleria Tommaseo, Trieste - Cappella Underground, Trieste - Galleria Studfidre, Turin - Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Sidney
