Flavio Favelli Italian, 1967

Flavio Favelli (Florence, Italy, 1967)

Born in Florence in 1967, as a young man he moved to Bologna where he graduated in Oriental History in 1993.

His production is highly influenced by the advertising images of the 1980s, which are repeated in an almost obsessive and manic manner in many of his artworks.

In his collages, sculptures and installations he mostly uses objects of furniture and common use, chandeliers, tables, trays, cans of soft drinks, which bring the mante back to the family and social culture of his years.

His exprsession is a combination of conceptual art and pop art. This hybrid soul makes him an artist with a strongly distinctive and identifiable style.

In 2012, he represented Italy at the 11th La Habana Biennale and took part in the Venice Art Biennale in 2003 and 2013. He also holds an artist residency at the Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul.

His artworks have been exhibited in prestigious international institutions, including: Art Basel Hong Kong Encounters, the MAXXI, Rome, Tate Modern, London, Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul and the Creative Art Center, Beijing.

The artist now lives and works in Savigno, in the province of Bologna.

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