BIOGRAPHY
OF ANDREA BENETTI
Andrea
Benetti born in Bologna in 1964, is a multifaceted visual artist
whose work spans a wide range of expressive languages, including
painting, photography, drawing, installations, and video art. His
artistic production is distinguished by its original reinterpretation
of the deep connection between contemporary art and its ancestral
origins, particularly those rooted in prehistory. In 2006, he
conceived the Manifesto of Neo-Cave Art, which was officially
presented in 2009 at the 53rd Venice Biennale, at Ca' Foscari
University. In this manifesto, Benetti proposes a theoretical and
visual reflection that advocates for an artistic "rebirth,"
ideally starting anew from the earliest forms of human expression in
Prehistory, reimagined through a contemporary lens using an
innovative and original symbolic language.
His
works, characterized by the evocative use of natural pigments,
spices, oxides, and stylized anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures,
along with abstract geometries, form a conceptual bridge between the
origins of art and its present-day manifestations. This approach has
enabled him to develop a distinctive visual poetics, capable of
engaging with the collective memory of humanity while simultaneously
responding to the aesthetic and conceptual demands of
third-millennium art.
Andrea
Benetti has exhibited in prestigious international venues, and his
works have become part of major institutional and museum collections,
including those of the United Nations (New York), the Vatican, the
Quirinal Palace, and the Italian Chamber of Deputies. His work has
been the subject of academic research and study by various Italian
universities, such as those of Bologna, Ferrara, Bergamo, and Salento
(Lecce), as well as through collaborations with other notable
academic institutions, including the universities of Bari, Roma Tre,
Messina, Venice, and the renowned Johns Hopkins University.
The
recognition of his artistic stature is further affirmed by the
inclusion of his biography in authoritative encyclopedias such as
Treccani, De Agostini, and WikiArt, and by its presence in forty-five
languages on Wikipedia—testament to his established international
resonance. In 2020, he was awarded the “Nettuno d’Oro” Prize by
the City of Bologna, in tribute to the significance and originality
of his contribution to contemporary culture and to his standing as a
leading figure in today’s artistic landscape.
MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
UNITED
NATIONS ART COLLECTION ∙ New York, U.S.A.
VATICAN
ART COLLECTION ∙ Vatican, Italy
ARGENTINE
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ∙ Buenos Aires, Argentina
RINALDI-PALADINO
ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION ∙ Lugano, Switzerland
MACIA
∙ ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM IN AMERICA ∙ San Jose, Costa
Rica
VIRGINIA
COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY - Richmond, U.S.A.
COPELOUZOS
FAMILY ART MUSEUM COLLECTION - Athens,
Greece
ITALIAN
EMBASSY IN CHINA ∙ Beijing, China
ITALIAN
EMBASSY IN NEW ZEALAND ∙ Wellington, New Zealand
QUIRINALE
ART COLLECTION ∙ ITALIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC ∙ Rome, Italy
MONTECITORIO
PALACE ∙ ITALIAN PARLIAMENT ∙ CHAMBER OF DEPUTIE ∙ Rome, Italy
UNIVERSITY
OF FERRARA ART COLLECTION ∙ Ferrara, Italy
UNIVERSITY
OF BARI ART COLLECTION ∙ Bari, Italy
MAMBO
∙ MUSEUM OF MODERN ART BOLOGNA ∙ Bologna, Italy
MUSEION
∙ MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOLZANO ∙ Bolzano, Italy
CAMeC
∙ CENTRO
D'ARTE MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA ∙ La Spezia, Italy
U.N.E.S.C.O. ART COLLECTION ∙ Bologna, Italy
GIACOMO CASANOVA FOUNDATION ART COLLECTION ∙ Venice, Italy
FACCHINI
COLLECTION ∙ LA FENICE ET DES ARTISTES ∙ Venice, Italy
MUNICIPALITY
OF LECCE ART COLLECTION ∙ Lecce, Italy
OSVALDO
LICINI CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ∙ Ascoli Piceno, Italy
AMEDEO
MODIGLIANI MUSEUM ∙ Follonica, Italy
F.
P. MICHETTI MUSEUM ∙ Francavilla al Mare, Italy
SILVESTRO
LEGA MUSEUM ∙ Modigliana, Italy
SPELEOLOGICAL
MUSEUM "FRANCO ANELLI" ∙ Grotte di Castellana, Italy
CONTEMPORARY
ART MUSEUM ∙ LOGUDORO MEILOGU FOUNDATION ∙ Banari, Italy
