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Cristiano Carotti

Cristiano Carotti

History

Educated at the Academy of Fine Arts of Terni, he articulates his research between painting and installation. His work investigates social dynamics in their most extreme expressions, through the study of the archetypical power of the symbol among communities. He was given recognition in museum establishment: in 2013 the sculpture “Hai Paura del Buio”, after been shown in Torino and Milan was presented at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome; at the end of 2014 the work “Italianrocket1861” was acquired in the permanent collection of the M.A.C.I.S.T. of Biella; in 2015 the project “Blackswallow V14” was presented during the Venice Biennale ; in 2016 HALLE 14 – Spinnerai Center of Contemporary Art of Leipzig exhibited the corpus of works produced during the art residency in the space of the museum. He exhibited in several national and international occasions and he operates in music, theatre and cinema: in 2016 his video “Camera Red”, realized for RRUNA brand, was selected among the finalists of the Istanbul Fashion Film Festival.

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Cristiano Carotti

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A one-of-a-kind cinematographic experiment. A grotesque fairy tale, staged in the real lives of the characters. A completely self-produced movie, designed and directed by two visual artists, with the purpose of telling the tale of Artaserse, a retired worker, boxer, trainer and life-long painter. Everything is staged in an industrial, now decadent Terni; like a steel bay without the sea, here it's difficult to dream about becoming an artist. This movie is like a suburban western movie; the boxer and the painting dancing the communal square dance together, in life and death, the meeting-match between Artaserse and an allegorical and remorseless art world, and more generically, the battle of all the colorful characters, appearing throughout.

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A one-of-a-kind cinematographic experiment. A grotesque fairy tale, staged in the real lives of the characters. A completely self-produced movie, designed and directed by two visual artists, with the purpose of telling the tale of Artaserse, a retired worker, boxer, trainer and life-long painter. Everything is staged in an industrial, now decadent Terni; like a steel bay without the sea, here it's difficult to dream about becoming an artist. This movie is like a suburban western movie; the boxer and the painting dancing the communal square dance together, in life and death, the meeting-match between Artaserse and an allegorical and remorseless art world, and more generically, the battle of all the colorful characters, appearing throughout.