Sandro Nocentini
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Sandro Nocentini is an Italian
artist, living and working in Australia
. He is a figurative painter, whose work is "cubist
-futurist
". He is a winner of the Sir John Sulman Prize.
, Italy
. His early artistic influences were from his artist mother, Alba Pratesi, and his mentor Aldo Bandinello.
He arrived in Australia
in 1993, and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts at the National Art School
. The new environment of Australia had a significant effect on his work. He staged his first solo exhibition in 1996.
In 2005, Nocentini was awarded the $10,000 Sir John Sulman Prize for his painting My Son Has Two Mothers. The work was exhibited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
. The inspiration for it came from the artist's "assisting two lesbian friends to conceive a child"; Nocentini has shown himself as a harlequin
, a reference to Picasso, whose influence is apparent in the work.
That year he was the judge, with Judith Blackall, of Inner West Cultural Services' Walking the Street art prizes.
In 2006, he was one of the contributing artists to the fund-raising Changing Nature 06 Greenpeace
exhibition and auction in Sydney.
His painting of Princess Diana was included in the book, Diana in Art, compiled by Mern Mehmet (Pop Art Books), and described by the Daily Mail
as "a somewhat Picasso-like view of the Princess".
He describes his style as "cubist-futurist" and said of his work:
Simonne Jameson said about Nocentini, "Even a brief sampling can suggest the quality, at once poetic, rationale of Nocentini's mind."
Nocentini lives and works in Sydney
, where he is a member of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Volunteer Task Force.
Sandro Nocentini is an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
artist, living and working in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He is a figurative painter, whose work is "cubist
Cubism
Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
-futurist
Futurism
Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century.Futurism or futurist may refer to:* Afrofuturism, an African-American and African diaspora subculture* Cubo-Futurism* Ego-Futurism...
". He is a winner of the Sir John Sulman Prize.
Life and work
Sandro Nocentini was born in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. His early artistic influences were from his artist mother, Alba Pratesi, and his mentor Aldo Bandinello.
He arrived in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1993, and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts at the National Art School
National Art School
The National Art School is an art school in Sydney, Australia. It is a Public Company Limited by Guarantee with a board of directors. It has Institutional Registration and Course Accreditation supported by the DET Higher Education Directorate....
. The new environment of Australia had a significant effect on his work. He staged his first solo exhibition in 1996.
In 2005, Nocentini was awarded the $10,000 Sir John Sulman Prize for his painting My Son Has Two Mothers. The work was exhibited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales , located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1897 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia...
. The inspiration for it came from the artist's "assisting two lesbian friends to conceive a child"; Nocentini has shown himself as a harlequin
Harlequin
Harlequin or Arlecchino in Italian, Arlequin in French, and Arlequín in Spanish is the most popularly known of the zanni or comic servant characters from the Italian Commedia dell'arte and its descendant, the Harlequinade.-Origins:...
, a reference to Picasso, whose influence is apparent in the work.
That year he was the judge, with Judith Blackall, of Inner West Cultural Services' Walking the Street art prizes.
In 2006, he was one of the contributing artists to the fund-raising Changing Nature 06 Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
exhibition and auction in Sydney.
His painting of Princess Diana was included in the book, Diana in Art, compiled by Mern Mehmet (Pop Art Books), and described by the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
as "a somewhat Picasso-like view of the Princess".
He describes his style as "cubist-futurist" and said of his work:
Simonne Jameson said about Nocentini, "Even a brief sampling can suggest the quality, at once poetic, rationale of Nocentini's mind."
Nocentini lives and works in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, where he is a member of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Volunteer Task Force.
See also
- Art of AustraliaArt of AustraliaAustralian art incorporates art made in Australia or about Australian subjects since prehistoric times. This includes Australian Aboriginal art, Australian Colonial art, Landscape, Atelier, Modernist and Contemporary art. The visual arts have a long history in Australia, with evidence of Aboriginal...
- List of Australian artists