Tullio Mesi was born in Palermo , the city where he lives and works. A graduate in political science, worked as a consultant and
lecturer in vocational training, but his humanistic education and passion for art, manifested from an
early age, led to the decision to devote himself full time to painting. It was during a period of
stay in Bologna in the late 90s, that after meeting and study of local painters, he began his artistic
adventure. In 2005, in collaboration with the Province of Palermo, is in fact his first major
exhibition, "Sphaera", which was a great success with
audiences and critics. Tullio, who has identified
an invaluable tool in vibrant color and turned on, in bold strokes and bold, adapted from the
beloved masters of impressionism and expressionism before then, takes us on a fascinating
dimension and restless, which can be seen in works as "September 11th", "Sphaera" and
"the storm"; precisely this framework has been chosen as
the cover of the book "Waves of Poetry"
Literary Award "Sicily 2000", presented to the Politeama
Theatre of Palermo in November 2006.
The trend for the experimentalism of
painting pushes the artist towards new horizons ranging from surrealism to abstract expressionism,
and finally to a re-interpretation of his imagery in a pop-art, with works that appear as new windows
on the world, where the reality opens up a world of emotions and inner life. Subsequent
solo and group exhibitions showing this new phase of experimentation and research in the
painting of Tullio, and find the best expression in the exhibition in Chicago (USA), in the prestigious
setting of the Merchandise Mart, at the Italian Expo of 2011.
The work "A New Dream", also
the title of the exhibition is a tribute to the American dream of
past and present and has been appreciated by
the Italian Consul of the state of Illinois and required by the Italo-American Chamber of Commerce
in Chicago. In 2012 Tullio has been invited and has
organized an exhibition entitled "South", in the elegant
and evocative exhibition space of the
secret garden of the Marquis of Cava De Tirreni (Salerno), already home shortly before a major
retrospective exhibition on the big Spanish artist Joan Mirò.
Tullio Mesi was also chosen and
inserted in the international catalogue of Modern Art (MDS), Edition 11 and 12, presented to the
Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament in November 2012.
In October 2013, I attended made expo
in Milan, an event connected to Expo 2015 (May/October).
In November 2015 Exhibition at Montreux
Art Gallery (Mag Expo) c/o Montreux Music & Convention Center
(Switzerland)
In April 2016 Collective exhibition in
international fair in Rome, "April Rome Expo".
In December 2019 Collective exhibition in art cultural center in Wien (Austria).
January 2020 Honorable Mention Award - CFA Artist of the year 2019 for the artwork "The boy on the bench" (dedicated to Syria).
