Enzo Archetti was born in Monticelli Brusati (Brescia) in 1946. He lives in Brescia.
He began to take an interest in art during his years at High School and after graduating from teacher training he continued his cultural education by graduating in Modern Literature.
During the same period, and without interrupting his university studies, he attended drawing and etching courses for two years at the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, under the direction of Trento Longaretti.
As for the use of color, it was a personal research as well as the fusion of different techniques.
Until 1990 he divided his time between artistic activity and teaching literary subjects in Public Schools in the province of Brescia.
He is married to Mariarosa, the inspiration for many of his works and who has contributed to strengthening the artistic content. In 1973 he entered the artistic scene with his first exhibition in Brescia; in the years immediately following he exhibits in various Italian cities including Milan, Verona, Modena, Brindisi, Florence, Rome and in 1991 in Tokyo at the Galleria Forni.
In the nineties, what will be his artistic language takes shape, determined by the fusion of different materials, such as canvases, gauze, carpets, ropes, rusty iron plates, with figurative elements.
In 2002, he begins a collaboration with Artequadri, which will propose Archetti’s works in many Italian and foreign galleries.
In 2004 he exhibits at the Accademie Libanaise in Beirut and in the same year one of his works enters the collection of the Modern Art Museum in Kuwait City.
For Archetti, painting is one of the most effective means to tell about himself, others and the world. At the beginning of his artistic activity, in the 70s, he painted reality, then, until the early 90s, he compared himself with the great artists of the past, in particular with Piero della Francesca and subsequently he combined his figurative with the informal maintaining as the dominant element the female figure with cobalt blue eyes. Archetti has always been attracted by large canvases, capable of covering entire walls, it is a passion that led him to set up a space with large supports for the creation of works of considerable vastness.
In this laboratory studio he created: in 2005 “La vita che scorre” of 50 square meters placed in a public place in Brescia and in 2007 “La grande Parete” of 7.20 m x 7.30 m high, hosted in the hall of the “Centro delle Idee” in Pandino (Cremona).
In 2006 he published an artist’s book “Frammenti d’infinito” with the publisher Serra Tarantola: it is an illustrated story with 44 pictorial works that develops like a large painting of over 100 pages in which Archetti tries to decipher the Infinite.
Since 2009 he has started working with galleries in Germany, including: Galerie Wehr-Dusseldorf, Galerie Rusch-Hamburg, Galerie Bilder Bingold-Norimberga, Galerie Kaphammel-Braunschweig.
In 2011 he held a solo exhibition at the Castello East Gallery in Beijing.
In 2012 he published a new book “E la gente va”: in this collection of paintings, alternated with writings and two short stories, humanity is seen traveling towards distant destinations among unexpected events, lights and shadows.
In 2013 he published “Segni che raccontano sogni”: a journey into the informal.
In 2015, collaborations and exhibitions began in Spain, in galleries and public spaces. In the same year, he published “Dreams on paper” in which the papers are inebriated with Art and Art helps to… travel.
In 2017, he published “Pioggia d’infinito”: a collection that allows the mind to rest, to get lost, to rise.
In 2019, he inaugurated the new studio in via Veneto in Brescia.
THEMES
The first themes addressed by Archetti concerned the analysis of the landscape as space and as Eden: it was a search for possible worlds.
At the end of the seventies the theme was enriched with female figures: the woman, often the wife, appears as an emblem of poetry, of joy of life and of restlessness and will become the leitmotif of all artistic production.
In the eighties the confrontation with the past begins: Archetti enters it with awareness to discover the present, rereads the history of art to update it.
At the beginning of the nineties the Archettian investigation develops the theme of time that dominates man: the artist builds his images on walls that tell ancient stories to then destroy them and subsequently recreate the order.
In Archetti’s work there is an alternation and fusion of informal and figurative, of feeling and reason. The paintings sometimes tend to complete themselves in sequences: it is the idea that expands for which each painting, in addition to its own autonomous life, also becomes part of the whole. Archetti rediscovers the archaic forms of writing, diary pages, the wonder that comes from niches and hinged openings, books full of ancient references and mysterious shapes.
At the end of the millennium, in some ways full of dark aspects, Archetti was inspired by the essence of knowledge of the world and the meaning of life of two great figures: Federico Fellini and Piero della Francesca. Characters very distant from each other in time, but close in the subtle play of glances that refer to other possible worlds.
In 2000, an explosion of color occurs in Archetti: the theme is Towards the Golden Age, which tends to summarize the unimaginable and heavenly that each of us would like to come true. It is a period of extreme freedom in the line, in the mixture of color, in the thicknesses, in the shapes. We are beyond reality, in which the figures no longer compare themselves with the past, but with the current world and with themselves. Then follows the theme “Symphony”. Archetti, in the introduction to the 2002 catalogue, writes: “symphonies” are colours that chase each other, that overlap, they are white clouds, they are women who detach themselves from the gold.
Symphonies are stories to be told. They are falling leaves, they are light blue spheres, they are the colours of the sky, but also of the earth and the sea and the bottom of the sea.
From 2005 to 2007 he enriched the content of his works by telling passages of Infinity exhibited in the volume “Frammenti d’infinito”. They are works that chase spaces, lights, voids, silences, dreams.
In 2008 the theme of infinity merges in Riflessi d’Infinito: atmospheres full of splendors. It is an exchange of energy between the subjects (figures or elements) and the world around them. They are reflections that bounce and seem to come from far away. The reflections of infinity also bring gusts of gold: material flows of gold thrown from above full of positivity and optimism and contain a clear protest against those art forms that force on negative dynamics.
Since 2010 he has addressed the theme of the Journey recounted in the book “E la gente va”.
In 2012 he published a new book “E la gente va”: in this collection of paintings, alternated with writings and two short stories, humanity is seen traveling towards distant destinations between unexpected events, lights and shadows.
In 2013 he published “Segni che raccontano sogni”: a journey into the informal.
In 2015 he published “Sogni su carta” in which the papers are inebriated with Art and Art helps to… travel.
In 2017 he published “Pioggia d’infinito”: a collection of works that allows the mind to rest, to get lost, to rise.
In 2020 he made a video “Equilibrio luminoso”: it is a search for aesthetic and interior balance.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
After the first exhibition in Brescia in 1973, numerous solo exhibitions followed in Italy and abroad.
He achieved particular success in Japan in Tokyo in 1991 presented by the Galleria Forni of Bologna, in 2004 at the Modern Art Museum of Kuwait City and in 2011 in China, Galleria East Gallery of Beijing, an exhibition organized by Artequadri.
In 2014 the work “Riflessi d’infinito” of 200×150 cm was placed in the Event Center of Leobersdorf (Austria).
In 2017 he created the work “Madame la France” of 307×190 cm for the Pokrovsky Center of Ekaterinburg (Russia).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
1973 Brescia, “La Loggetta” Gallery
1976 Brescia, “UCAI” Gallery
1980 Iseo, “La Tela” Gallery
1981 Montecampione (Brescia), “La Pleiade” Gallery Melegnano (Milan), “Broletto” Art Gallery
1982 Milan, “Velasquez” Gallery
1983 Brescia, “AAB” Visual Arts Laboratory Museum
1984 Modena, “L.A. Bricklayers”
1987 Chiari (Brescia), “L’Incontro” Gallery
1989 Verona, “La Meridiana” Gallery
1991 Tokyo, Forni Gallery
Monticelli Brusati (Brescia), Civic Hall
Milan, “Sugarte” Gallery
1992 Brindisi, “Il Segno Contemporaneo” Cultural Art Center
1993 Squinzano (Lecce), “Galleria 992” Verona, “La Meridiana” Gallery
1995 Brescia, Pieve di Urago Mella, “Works 1992-95”
1997 Brescia, Pieve di Urago Mella, “Feeling and Reason”
1999 Rimini, Hotel Gradisca, “Fellini Atmospheres”
2000 Lumezzane (Brescia), Torre Avogadro, “Towards the Golden Age”
2002 Brescia, Pieve di Urago Mella, “Symphony”
2003 Bergamo, Gelmini Gallery, “Symphony” Osnago (Lecco), Concetti d’Arte Gallery “Symphony”
2004 Beirut, Accademie Libanaisext Kuwait City, Modern Art Museum
2007 Brescia, Tarantola Bookshop, “Fragments of Infinity”
2009 Pescara, Arteitalia Gallery, “Reflections” Pescara, D’Annunzio Theater, “Homage to Enzo Archetti”
2010 Monticelli Brusati (Brescia), Tenuta La Montina, “From Fragments to Reflections of Infinity”
Paris, Carrousel du Louvre, Art Shopping
Brescia, Freccia Rossa, “Ventata d’oro”, installations
2011 Beijing, East Gallery, “Reflections”
2012 Travagliato (Brescia), Dimensione Casa, “And the People Go” Brindisi, Temporary First Gallery, “And the People Go”.
Beijing, Art Gallery, Itamila, “Reflections of Infinity”
2014 Bad Kissingen (Germany), Hunsthans Hassloch, Gallerie der modern “Reflections of Infinity”
2015 Marbella, Casino, “Tribute to Picasso, international art expo” Malaga, Cac Mijas Museum
2016 Verona, Casa Mazzanti Caffè “Reflections of Infinity”
S: Paolo (Bs) Municipal Hall, “Rain of Infinity”
Iseo, Oldofredi Castle, “Barefoot, looking at Christo and Jeanne Claude”
Ibiza, Marta Torres Gallery
2018 Baf, Bergamo Arte Fiera with “Gli Angeli” Gallery
2019 Lumezzane, Torre Avogadro, “Contemporary”
Quinzano d’Oglio, former Church of Dimesse, “Like the air” NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FAIRS
Bologna, Art Fair, 1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995
Bari, Expo Arte,1995, 1997,1999
Milan, Miart, 1996, 1998
Milan, Macef from 2002 to 2017
Milan, Furniture Fair, from 2005 to 2017
Beirut, Artemobili, 2002
Bergamo, Art Fair, 2004
Montichiari, Artexpo, 2004
Vicenza, Vicenza Arte, 1995
Padova, ExpoArte, 2000,2004
Tokyo, Expo Flora, 1990;
Tokyo, Seibu and Mitsukoshi Art section, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992
Expo-Art Reproductions: New York, Sydney, London, Paris,
Frankfurt, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992
Beirut, Artemobili in 2002.
Baf, Bergamo Arte Fiera, 2018,2019
In 2004 the Modern Art Museum in Kuwait City purchased one of his works.
In 2005 the Museum “Arte e Spiritualità” in Brescia welcomed the work “Cielo Cosmico” into its collection.
Archetti has always been attracted by large canvases, capable of covering entire walls, it is a passion that led him to set up a large space with large supports for the creation of works of considerable vastness.
In this laboratory, he created:
in 2005 “La vita che scorre”, 50 m2, located in a public place in Brescia;
in 2007 “La grande Parete”, 7.20 m x 7.30 m high, hosted in the hall of the “Centro delle Idee” in Pandino (Cremona);
in 2014 the work “Riflessi d’infinito” 200×150 cm was placed in the Event Center in Leobersdorf (Austria);
in 2017 he created the work “Madame la France” 307×190 cm for the Pokrovsky Center in Ekaterinburg (Russia).
1973 Brescia, “La Loggetta” Gallery
1976 Brescia, “UCAI” Gallery
1980 Iseo, “La Tela” Gallery
1981 Montecampione (Brescia), “La Pleiade” Gallery Melegnano (Milan), “Broletto” Art Gallery
1982 Milan, “Velasquez” Gallery
1983 Brescia, “AAB” Visual Arts Laboratory Museum
1984 Modena, “L.A. Bricklayers”
1987 Chiari (Brescia), “L’Incontro” Gallery
1989 Verona, “La Meridiana” Gallery
1991 Tokyo, Forni Gallery
Monticelli Brusati (Brescia), Civic Hall
Milan, “Sugarte” Gallery
1992 Brindisi, “Il Segno Contemporaneo” Cultural Art Center
1993 Squinzano (Lecce), “Galleria 992” Verona, “La Meridiana” Gallery
1995 Brescia, Pieve di Urago Mella, “Works 1992-95”
1997 Brescia, Pieve di Urago Mella, “Feeling and Reason”
1999 Rimini, Hotel Gradisca, “Fellini Atmospheres”
2000 Lumezzane (Brescia), Torre Avogadro, “Towards the Golden Age”
2002 Brescia, Pieve di Urago Mella, “Symphony”
2003 Bergamo, Gelmini Gallery, “Symphony” Osnago (Lecco), Concetti d’Arte Gallery “Symphony”
2004 Beirut, Accademie Libanaisext Kuwait City, Modern Art Museum
2007 Brescia, Tarantola Bookshop, “Fragments of Infinity”
2009 Pescara, Arteitalia Gallery, “Reflections” Pescara, D’Annunzio Theater, “Homage to Enzo Archetti”
2010 Monticelli Brusati (Brescia), Tenuta La Montina, “From Fragments to Reflections of Infinity”
Paris, Carrousel du Louvre, Art Shopping
Brescia, Freccia Rossa, “Ventata d’oro”, installations
2011 Beijing, East Gallery, “Reflections”
2012 Travagliato (Brescia), Dimensione Casa, “And the People Go” Brindisi, Temporary First Gallery, “And the People Go”.
Beijing, Art Gallery, Itamila, “Reflections of Infinity”
2014 Bad Kissingen (Germany), Hunsthans Hassloch, Gallerie der modern “Reflections of Infinity”
2015 Marbella, Casino, “Tribute to Picasso, international art expo” Malaga, Cac Mijas Museum
2016 Verona, Casa Mazzanti Caffè “Reflections of Infinity”
S: Paolo (Bs) Municipal Hall, “Rain of Infinity”
Iseo, Oldofredi Castle, “Barefoot, looking at Christo and Jeanne Claude”
Ibiza, Marta Torres Gallery
2018 Baf, Bergamo Arte Fiera with “Gli Angeli” Gallery
2019 Lumezzane, Torre Avogadro, “Contemporary”
Quinzano d’Oglio, former Church of Dimesse, “Like the air” NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FAIRS
Bologna, Art Fair, 1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995
Bari, Expo Arte,1995, 1997,1999
Milan, Miart, 1996, 1998
Milan, Macef from 2002 to 2017
Milan, Furniture Fair, from 2005 to 2017
Beirut, Artemobili, 2002
Bergamo, Art Fair, 2004
Montichiari, Artexpo, 2004
Vicenza, Vicenza Arte, 1995
Padova, ExpoArte, 2000,2004
Tokyo, Expo Flora, 1990;
Tokyo, Seibu and Mitsukoshi Art section, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992
Expo-Art Reproductions: New York, Sydney, London, Paris,
Frankfurt, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992
Beirut, Artemobili in 2002.
Baf, Bergamo Arte Fiera, 2018,2019
In 2004 the Modern Art Museum in Kuwait City purchased one of his works.
In 2005 the Museum “Arte e Spiritualità” in Brescia welcomed the work “Cielo Cosmico” into its collection.
Archetti has always been attracted by large canvases, capable of covering entire walls, it is a passion that led him to set up a large space with large supports for the creation of works of considerable vastness.
In this laboratory, he created:
in 2005 “La vita che scorre”, 50 m2, located in a public place in Brescia;
in 2007 “La grande Parete”, 7.20 m x 7.30 m high, hosted in the hall of the “Centro delle Idee” in Pandino (Cremona);
in 2014 the work “Riflessi d’infinito” 200×150 cm was placed in the Event Center in Leobersdorf (Austria);
in 2017 he created the work “Madame la France” 307×190 cm for the Pokrovsky Center in Ekaterinburg (Russia).
