Pietro Geranzani – Pietro Geranzani

2023
“Pietro Geranzani: Paintings – with a selection dedicated to Martin Disler (Exitus and milanese works, tribute to Giovanni Testori), Il Rivellino Cultural Centre, Locarno (CH)

“Their heads are green and their hands are blue – Pietro Geranzani in dialogue with Giancarlo Sangregorio”, Sangregorio Giancarlo Foundation, Sesto Calende, (Varese – IT)

2022
The MART – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto (IT) acquires the painting “Hei-Tiki” in its permanent collection

2019
“New Synesthesias in Italian Painting”, Bastion de France, Portovecchio (FR)

“Proud to be strong”, solo project a Start Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London (UK)

2018
“Europe during the rain”, Area 35 Gallery, Milano (IT)

“The Explosion of the Cosmic Egg”, the Nature of Art, Parma 360, St. Tiburzio Church, Parma (IT)

2017
“The Explosion of the Cosmic Egg”, St. Raffaele Church, Milano (IT)

2016
“In Flore Furoris”, Area 35 Gallery, Milano (IT)

“The 13th Asian, African & Mediterranean Modern Art Exhibition”, Shangkun Art Gallery, Hangzhou (CN), Quintian Culture Exhibition Center (CN)

2013
“Zona Maco México Arte Contemporáneo”, México D.F. México (MX)

2012
“MiArt”, Milano (IT)

“Roma Contemporary”, MACRO Testaccio, Roma (IT)

“ArtVerona”, Verona (IT)

2011
“L’arte non è Cosa Nostra”, 54th International Art Exhibition, Biennale di Venezia, Italian Pavillion, Arsenale, Venezia (IT)

“The Elephant Men”, Workshop Arte Contemporanea, Venezia (IT)

“Art Price Duchessa di Galliera, 2011-1956. A Journey through Contemporary Languages in Liguria ”, Museum of Contemporary Art Villa Croce, Genova (IT)

“The State of Art – Liguria” Italian Pavillion, Biennale di Venezia 2011, Palazzo della Meridiana , Genova (IT)

2010
“Third Renaissance”, Palazzo Ducale, Urbino (IT)

2009
“Milan Art Affairs”, Spazio Pergolesi, Milano (IT)

“ArteGenova”, Genova (IT)

“KunstArt”, Bolzano (IT)

“Warning Shadows”, Palazzo Ducale, Genova (IT)

2008
“Menschenbilder im Stadthaus Zürich”, Stadthaus, Zürich (CH)

2007
“Interior Paintings”, Joyce & Co. Gallery, Genova (IT)

2005
“The Evil – Cruel Painting Exercises”, Palazzina di Caccia of Stupinigi, Torino (IT)

2004
Nobile Collegio Aromatariorum, Roma (IT)

Rotta Gallery, Genova (IT)

Reopening of the Museum of Modern Art of Genova Nervi, Genova (IT)

2003
AbOrigena Gallery, Milano (IT)

“Out of Context”, Museum of Modern Art of Genova Nervi, Frugone Collection, Genova-Nervi (IT)

The Museum of Modern Art of Genova Nervi, Frugone Collection (IT), acquires the painting “Atta-llah in the paradise of Martyrs” in its permanent collection

“Omeoart”, Montenapoleone Gallery, Milano (IT)

Villa Rufolo, Ravello (Salerno – IT)

“ArtVerona”, Verona (IT)

2002
Commenda of St. Giovanni of Pré, Genova (IT)

2000
“1950-2000, Genoese and Ligurian Art from the Museum of Contemporary Art Villa Croce”, Museum of Contemporary Art Villa Croce, Genova (IT)

1999
Winner of the “Duchessa di Galliera Art Price”, Museum of Contemporary Art Villa Croce, Genova (IT)

The Museum of Contemporary Art Villa Croce of Genova (IT) acquires the painting “Warning Shadow 2” in its permanent collection

1998
AAB Gallery, Brescia (IT)

“Genua-Berlin, Drei Maler aus Genua in Berlin”, St. Matthaus Kirche, Berlin (DE)

1996
“An Italian Situation”, Museum of the Accademia Ligustica of Fine Arts, Genova (IT)

“Art Routes in Liguria”, Hotel de Ville, Strasbourg (FR), Chambre de Commerce, Nancy (FR), Maison de la Culture, Metz (FR), Conservatoir National des Regions, Reims (FR)

“Province of Genova Art Price. Contemporary Forms and Images ”, Palazzo Ducale, Genova (IT)

1995
“An Italian Situation”, City Hall, Viitasaari (FI), Municipal Library, Jivaskjla (FI), City Hall, Saarijarvi (FI)

Image Gallery, Nice (FR)

1994
Special mention at the”21st Sulmona Art Price”, Sulmona (L’Aquila – IT)

1993
“Museum: Open Space”, Museum of the Accademia Ligustica of Fine Arts, Genova (IT)

1992
“Six Young Ligurian Artists”, University of West Florida Art Gallery, Pensacola (US), Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City (US), University School of Architecture, A and M Gallery, Panama City (US)

“Artefiera”, Bologna (IT)

“The Painted Image. Six Young Liguria Artists”, Museum of the Accademia Ligustica of Fine Arts, Genova (IT)

1991
Orti Sauli Gallery, Genova (IT)

Giuseppe Sobrile Art Price, Mole Antonelliana, Torino (IT)

1989
Cisterns of the Convent of Santa Maria di Castello, Genova (IT)

“Arte Expo”, Bari (IT)

Texts

Rolando Bellini

Pietro Geranzani, il pittore di Hannah Arendt.
From the catalogue of the exhibition “In Flore Furoris”, Milano (IT), 2016, Area35 Gallery

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Luca Ferri

From the catalogue of the exhibition “In Flore Furoris”, Milano (IT), 2016, Area35 Gallery

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Gianfranco Bruno

From the catalogue of the exhibition “Warning Shadows”, Genova (IT), 2009, Palazzo Ducale

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Angelo Crespi

L’oltremodo tra viaggio ed esplorazione. Pietro Geranzani in dialogo con Francesco Sangregorio
From the catalogue of the exhibition “Their heads are green and their hands are blue”, Sesto Calende (Varese – IT), 2023, Sangregorio Giancarlo Foundation

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Contact

pietrogeranzani@gmail.com

News

Paintings

Quite a great landscape – 2012/2015 – oil on canvas – cm 190 x 200

Chomolungma | 1 – 2020 – Oil on canvas – cm 110 x 160

Chomolungma | 2 – 2020 – Oil on canvas – cm 110 x 160

Warning shadow | 2 – 1997 – oil on canvas – cm 200 x 272

Warning shadow | 4 (carcass) – 2003 – oil on canvas – cm 136 x 206

Ziqqurat burning | 1 – 2020 – oil on canvas – cm 170 x 170

the explosion of the cosmic egg – 2017 – oil and gold leaf on canvas – cm 300 x 200

Small Bure Kalou – 2019 – oil on canvas – cm 170 x 170

untitled – 2021 – oil on canvas – cm 170 x 170

what is above | 2 – 2008 – oil on canvas – cm 205 x 195

Protoreaster Lincki – 2019 – oil on canvas – cm 40 x 40

Wenena Gerua – 2020 – oil on canvas – cm 170 x 170

my god, it’s full of stars – 2019 – oil on canvas – cm 170 x 170

Strange objects on the Moon | 1 – 2019 – oil on canvas – cm 40 x 60

Strange objects on the Moon | 3 – 2019 – oil on canvas – cm 80 x 80

landscape of ruins | 3 – 2023 – oil on canvas – cm 180 x 180

excavation in the city of Ur – 2020 – oil on canvas – cm 180 x 220

Landscape of Uruk at night – 2019 – oil on canvas – cm 155 x 200

landscape of ruins – 2020 – oil on canvas – cm 175 x 200

Strange objects on the Moon | 5 – 2023 – oil on canvas – cm 120 x 150

Strange objects on the Moon | 4 – 2023 – oil on canvas – cm 300 x 200

model of round house in Ur – 2020 -oil on canvas – cm 80 x 100

Southafrican landscape – 2021 – oil on canvas – cm 125 x 150

Southafrican landscape | 2 – 2021 – oil on canvas – cm 125 x 150

Small landfill – 2023 – Oil on canvas – cm 30 x 40

Proud to be strong | 4 – the deadly manthis – 2021 – Oil on canvas – cm 180 x 180

Finds | 3 – 2023 – oil on canvas – cm 40 x 40

Finds | 7 – 2023 – oil on canvas – cm 40 x 40

Finds | 10 – 2023 – oil on canvas – cm 40 x 40

Works on paper

They’re coming – This time they’ll take us everything away | 1 – 2019 – watercolor on handmade paper – Cm 30 x 42

They’re coming – This time they’ll take us everything away | 3 – 2019 – watercolor on handmade paper – Cm 30 x 42

They’re coming – This time they’ll take us everything away | 4 – 2019 – watercolor on handmade paper – Cm 30 x 42

They’re coming – This time they’ll take us everything away | 5 – 2019 – watercolor on handmade paper – Cm 30 x 42

They’re coming – This time they’ll take us everything away | 6 – 2019 – watercolor on handmade paper – Cm 30 x 42

62 watercolors | 1 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 2 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 3 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 5 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 6 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 7 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 9 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 10 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 27 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 33 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 37 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 3131

62 watercolors | 44 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 47 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 acquerelli | 54 – 2020 – Acquerello su carta – Cm 31 x 31

study for the explosion of the cosmic egg | 5 – 2017 – pencil on paper – Cm 44 x 30

study for the explosion of the cosmic egg | 4 – 2017 – pencil on paper – Cm 29,5 x 21

study for helmet – 2016 – pencil on paper – Cm 29,5 x 21

study for butterfly | 2 – 2016 – pencil on paper – Cm 29,5 x 21

study for butterfly | 1 – 2016 -pencil on paper – Cm 21 x 29,5

study for ponytail- 2016 – pencil on paper – Cm 29,5 x 21

carcass | 12 – 1996 – pencil and ink on paper – cm 40,7 x 41,5

Drawing | 33 – 1991 – charcoal on paper – cm 21 x 29

62 watercolors | 21 – 2020 – Watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 25 – 2020 – Watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 28 – 2020 – Watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 32 – 2020 – Watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 49 – 2020 – Watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 17 – 2020 – Watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 18 – 2020 – Watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 41 – 2020 – Watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 26 – 2020 – Watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 52 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 39 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

62 watercolors | 53 – 2020 – watercolor on paper – Cm 31 x 31

studio per l’esplosione dell’uovo cosmico | 1 – 2017 – watercolor on paper – Cm 29,5 x 22

“There is something wrong under the sea”, she said. “No my little mermaid, everything will be all right.” | 1 – 2019 – India ink and white tempera on paper – Cm 55 x 76

“There is something wrong under the sea”, she said. “No my little mermaid, everything will be all right.” | 2 – 2019 – India ink on paper – Cm 55 x 76

Landscape | 5 – 2020 – pastel on paper – Cm 29,7 x 42

Landscape | 2 – 2020 – pastel on paper – Cm 29,7 x 42

Landscape | 6 – 2020 – pastel on paper – Cm 29,7 x 42

Landscape | 1 – 2020 – pastel on paper – Cm 29,7 x 42

Landscape | 13 – 2020 – pastel on paper – Cm 29,7 x 42

Landscape | 3 – 2020 – pastel on paper – Cm 29,7 x 42