Mr. Rino Sebastiani, for years, has devoted himself mainly to what is his passion: art in general, painting, SCULPTURE and multimedia works in particular, using unusual materials, some even of his own invention, as well as traditional materials such as oil paints, tempera, plaster, plastic, carbon and, lately, also resins and special materials. Until 1991 he did not devote himself to art in the first person, although cultivating a keen interest in all forms of manifestation of human thought. Since 1992 he has begun to produce paintings and sculptures, perfecting himself under the critical eye of Bruno Pollacci, President of A.P.A.P., to which he was admitted in 1993 after a severe selection. Since then, his exhibitions have been numerous and he has qualified excellently in various national competitions (Premio Arte, Premio Medusa Aurea, Premio A. Volpi, and others). His art fully represents the time in which we live, the anxiety towards the future, the desire to express oneself; his forms amaze and disturb the observer at the same time, projecting him into unreal worlds, fascinating and sometimes painful. "The POET OF MATTER", referred to Rino Sebastiani, is not a euphemism, but the synthesis of his thought. Painting, sculpting, composing, colouring, are not a mere exercise in style, but a sort of "mission" for one who is not seeking but simply showing what is inside each of us, unrecognised or ignored. In short, Sebastiani's production is placed in a contemporary field of material and introspective research: dark and tormented in theme and atmosphere, but sustained by a strong technical commitment and by a poetics that transforms inner and material chaos into balanced form. His compositions also amaze for their "maniacal" care in execution, where often an exasperated technology is applied, many times conceived and experimented solely for a single sculpture. Visiting one of his exhibitions means making a journey literally inside matter, landing through it in fantastic worlds populated by unreal creatures that give us strong emotions. ATTENTION! For information and prices you can contact the maestro through the appropriate ELECTRONIC FORM.
REVIEWS
- 1993 Ottobre Quadri & Sculture n.4 "Il volto del saggio"
- 1993 Dicembre Quadri & Sculture n.6 "Scanners"
- 1994 Maggio Quadri & Sculture n.8 "Entità in abito rosso"
- 1994 Dicembre Quadri & Sculture n.11 "Cattivi pensieri"
- 1995 Luglio Quadri & Sculture n.15 "Insediamento avanzato 235"
- 1995 Gennaio Rivista "ARTE" n.285 "L’essere incompiuto"
COMPETITIONS
- "MEDUSA AUREA"
1995 "Meravigliosi paesaggi su Naakal" - 4° Assoluto, Diploma.
1996 "Entità in abito rameo" - 5° Assoluto, Diploma.
- "Premio ARTE"
1994 "Scanners" - Classificato nei primi 50, Diploma.
- "Premio A. VOLPI"
1994 "Il volto del saggio" - Segnalazione d’onore, Targa.
EXPOSITORY SUMMARY
1993 Firenze (Galleria Gadarte) Collettiva.
1993 Pisa (Palazzo Gambacorti) Collettiva.
1993 Pisa (Expo) Collettiva.
1993 Vorno (Lucca) Manifestazione culturale.
1994 Pisa (Saletta Kinzica) Mostra personale.
1994 Tel Aviv (Horace Richter Gallery) Collettiva.
1994 Pisa (Galleria d’arte il Navicello) Collettiva.
1994 Casciana Terme (Pisa) Collettiva.
1995 Roma (Accademia di Romania) Premio Medusa Aurea.
1995 Pisa (Palazzo Gambacorti) Decennale A.P.A.P.
1995 Genova (Centro culturale Pegliese) Collettiva.
1995 Milano (MIART) Fiera d’arte.
1995 Vinci (Biblioteca comunale) Manifestazione culturale.
1995 Livorno (Galleria la Ruota) Collettiva.
1996 Pisa (Palazzo comunale) Rassegna annuale A.P.A.P.
1996 Roma (Accademia di Romania) Premio Medusa Aurea.
1996 Firenze Collettiva.
1997 Lucca (Chiesa di S.Giulia) Collettiva.
1997 Tirrenia (Continental Arte) Collettiva.
1998 Ponsacco (PI) (Galleria d'Arte Il Melograno) Mostra personale - "Dal Didentro".
1999 Pisa (Palazzo Blu - Sala delle Baleari) Collettiva - "Materia e Caos".
2000 Parigi (Francia) (Galerie Art Présent - Le Marais) Collettiva - "Sculpteurs d'Europe".
2001 Capannoli (PI) (Villa Baciocchi) Mostra personale - "Il Poeta della Materia".
2003 Barcellona (Spagna) (Galeria d'Art Eixample) Collettiva - "Materia Mediterranea".
2005 Pontedera (PI) (Centro per l'Arte Otello Cirri) Mostra personale - "Solitudine".
2007 Lubiana (Slovenia) (Galerija Mestna - Cankarjev Dom) Collettiva - "European Sculpture Now".
2009 Pisa (Saletta Kinzica) Mostra personale - "Entità in abito rameo e altre visioni".
2011 Madrid (Spagna) (Centro Cultural Conde Duque) Collettiva - "Poetas de la Materia".
2013 Bucarest (Romania) (Accademia di Romania - Sala Brancusi) Mostra personale.
2015 Marsiglia (Francia) (Espace Culturel - La Friche) Collettiva - "Méditerranée Contemporaine".
2017 Ponsacco (PI) (Auditorium Mons. Elio Meliani) Mostra personale antologica.
2019 Pisa (Palazzo Gambacorti - Sale Affrescate) Mostra personale - "Solitudine e Volo".