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Angelo Volpe (Pozzuoli, 1976)

​In 1995, Angelo Volpe obtained his diploma in Applied Art in Advertising Graphics and Photography, subsequently graduating in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples in 2000. Shortly after completing his studies, in 2002, he participated in the execution of a Sol LeWitt wall drawing at the Capodimonte National Museum—an experience that marked the beginning of a close collaboration, establishing him as one of the American artist’s primary assistants in Italy. Active with his personal artistic research since 2005, Volpe has made painting his medium of choice.

His artistic research draws inspiration from the folds of daily life to explore the complexity of the soul, the sensual texture of matter, and the infinite nuances of memory. At the core of his inquiry vibrates the friction between the craving for pleasure and the inherent fragility of the human being, immersed in an era dominated by superfluous desires and ephemeral social models. The intent is to crystallize a deep emotionality within the subjects, capable of defying time. This vision translates into a rigorous retrieval of the great pictorial lessons of the past, expressed through a meticulous process of overlapping glazes. Layer after layer, color acquires a rendering of extraordinary intimacy, while atmospheres charged with mystery and suspension emerge from the archetypal contrast between light and shadow. Focused on tight close-ups and painstaking details, the paintings guide the viewer’s gaze through a compositional interplay that expands reality. ​Volpe’s work is never exhausted in a single narrative, but urges one to step beyond the boundary of the pictorial surface. While figuration investigates the surface and exteriority of the subject, its true interiority belongs to another dimension, intrinsic to the visual language itself. Painting thus becomes an instrument of inquiry and a necessary refuge—the only space capable of giving voice to an indispensable vital urgency.

He has held solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows, both in Italy and abroad: PRAH DUST – Archive From The FO.VI Gallery Collection, curated by Vladimir Forbici and Jernej Forbici, FO.VI Gallery, Ptuj, Slovenia (2025); Così Fan Tutti - Artworks From The Collection of Ernesto Esposito, curated by Marianna Agliottone, Villa Campolieto, Ercolano, Italy (2021); Selected Works From The Bech Risvig Collection, Huset For Kunst & Design, Holstebro, Denmark (2017); Doni – Authors from Campania | Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, curated by Chiara Pirozzi, MADRE Museum, Naples, Italy; What About Tomorrow?, curated by Maurizio Siniscalco, Cândido Portinari Gallery – UERJ | Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2013); Brand:New ART, curated by Luca Beatrice, MAMbo Museum, Bologna, Italy, Puglisi Cosentino Foundation, Catania, Italy, and Palazzo della Penna Museum, Perugia, Italy; Dadaumpop, curated by Igor Zanti, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, Kolkata, India, BMB Gallery, Mumbai, India, and Italian Cultural Institute, New Delhi, India; 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Future Pass – From Asia to the World, curated by Victoria Lu and Felix Schöber, Official Collateral Event, Palazzo Mangilli Valmarana, Venice, Italy, and Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2011); Future Pass – From Asia to the World, curated by Victoria Lu, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China, and National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan (2012); Brand:New ART, curated by Luca Beatrice, Museo della Permanente, Milan, Italy; Fendi For Children, curated by Maria Savarese, PAN | Palazzo delle Arti Napoli, Italy (2010); Animamix Biennial - Visual Attract and Attack, curated by Victoria Lu and Yu-Chien Lin, MoCA - Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan (2009); Art Stays - 5th International Festival of Contemporary Art, curated by Vladimir Forbici and Jernej Forbici, Miheličeva Gallery - FO.VI Gallery, Ptuj, Slovenia (2007); 3rd Edition Premio Celeste, curated by Gianluca Marziani and Ivan Quaroni, Marino Marini Museum, Florence, Italy (2006).

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Angelo Volpe (Pozzuoli,1976)

Angelo Volpe nel 1995 consegue il diploma di Arte Applicata in Grafica per la Pubblicità e la Fotografia, per poi diplomarsi in Pittura nel 2000 presso l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli. Subito dopo gli studi, nel 2002, partecipa alla realizzazione di un wall drawing di Sol LeWitt al Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, un’esperienza che segna l’inizio di una stretta collaborazione, facendone uno dei principali assistenti di riferimento dell’artista statunitense in Italia. Attivo dal 2005 con la sua personale ricerca artistica, Volpe elegge la pittura a medium d’elezione.