ABOUT
SEBASTIANO NAVARRA
BIO
SEBASTIANO NAVARRA
born + raised in Milano-Italy was educated at the Salisiano College –Italy graduated from the Academia de Belle Arte ‘BRERA’ Milano title : Maestro d’Arte
Working as Creative Director in the ambiance of Advertising he pursued a creative investigation that gravitated towards the concept of ‘The Beauty of Allure’ that combines Art, Creativety and Marketing
For years fully emerged in Advertising ; sometimes styling/curating exhibitions > his true passion. Admiring above alL ‘Studio-INK & Milton Glaser
1999 – Monte Carlo – first time presentation of his unique + technical “Puzzle Art”
2013 – as a full time Artist he continues with his work and research on the Evolution of Communication ‘Extrapolating from the Past for an Ironic Game’
Inspiration&influences related to his study+passion of the Great Masters of Renaissance/Metaphysical Art but . . . Philosophically related to ‘POP-Art
ARTIST STATEMENT
Winning a prestigious award after graduating from Academia de Belle Arte BRERA in Milan – Italy
Spent the following decade as a Creative Director in the Advertising world. He pursued a creative investigation that gravitated towards the concept of “The Beauty of Allure” that combines Art – Creativity and Marketing captivating the essence of Pop Art.
Returning to Italy and continued collaborations in advertising focusing on important elements of the
“evolution of communication” in the modern age.
Was part of a group of national / international architects /painters /sculptors that focused on artist investigation,
initializing another fertile period of Sebastiano’s own Art, which ultimately flowed into the creative expression that exist in his present work.
Greatly Influenced by his own Italian Culture:
Raphael / Michelangelo / Leonardo da Vinci as for Picasso
recognizes and loves all the phases in history.
This unique union translates the past so colourfully and playfully into the present through his unique “PUZZLE ART”
Philosophically related to POP-ART.
Starting from Great Master of Renaissance + Metaphysical Art.
“USING THE PAST IN AN IRONIC GAME”
Blending Popular Street Culture / Modern Graphics / Comics
continuosly cultivating “THE NEW”
A real eclectic Artist always and continuous researching for new technics / ideas expressing himself Story Telling in a Magical Worlds
EVOLUTION OF COMMUNICATION.
Every creative idea has its own solution.
POP-ART IS FLEXIBLE.
Using pop-art’s flexibility transforming every time the technic
towards the idea.
Like the Masters he would like his own work to make people stop and ponder and to make them feel emotion in this rushed world we live in:
It is to them that he dedicates his ART
EXHIBITIONS
WOPART Art on Paper Fair
SOLO EXHIBITION
Title: “SILENT CITIES Nr.02”
YEAR 2019 Lugano /Switzerland
POST-METAPHYSICAL ART
MIAJA ART COLLECTION
GROUP EXHIBITION
Title: “EXTRAPOLATING from the PAST for an IRONIC GAME… RENAISSANCE-POP”
YEAR 2019 Singapore /Singapore
PUZZLE ART Acrylic on Wood
LEONARDO DA VINCI Premio ARTE FIRENZE
GROUP EXHIBITION
Title: “EXTRAPOLATING from the PAST for an IRONIC GAME”
PRESENTING: “PUZZLE ART” Acrylic on Wood
YEAR 2019 Florence / Italy
AMSTERDAM ART FAIR
GROUP EXHIBITION
Title: “MIXED ART WORKS… GIOCHI DI PAZIENZA…RENAISSANCE-POP
PRESENTING: ”PUZZLE ART” Acrylic on Wood
YEAR 2019 Amsterdam The Netherlands
BIENNALE INTERNAZIONAL D’ATHENS ARTE ITALIA
GROUP EXHIBITION
Title: EXTRAPOLATING from the PAST for an IRONIC GAME…RENAISSANCE-POP
PRESENTING: ”PUZZLE ART” Acrylic on Wood
YEAR 2019 Athens / Greece
CULTURE CENTRE OF ITALY
SOLO EXHIBITION
Title: “GIOCHI DI PAZIENZA”
YEAR 1999 Monte Carlo
Already starting with “Puzzle Art”
RATKOSKY GALLERY
SOLO EXHIBITION
Title: “GIOCHI DI PAZIENZA”
YEAR 1999 Monte Carlo
Already starting with “Puzzle Art”
BIASA ART SPACE
SOLO EXHIBITION
Title: “EXRAPOLATING from the PAST for an IRONIC GAME”
PRESENTING: “PUZZLE ART” **RINASCIMENTAL-POP**
YEAR 2013 Bali / Indonesia
LESTARI ART SPACE
Title: “EXTRAPOLATING from the PAST for an IRONIC GAME
PRESENTING: ”PUZZLE ART” **RINASCIMENTAL-POP**
YEAR 2014 Bali / Indonesia
BIASA ART SPACE
GROUP EXHIBITION
with **RINASCIMENTAL-POP**
YEAR 2014 Bali / Indonesia
REPUBLICA OF FRITZ HANSEN
Presentation of “PUZZLE ART” **RINASCIMENTAL-POP**
YEAR 2014 Singapore / Singapore
REPUBLICA OF FRITZ HANSEN
Presentation of “PUZZLE ART” **RINASCIMENTAL-POP**
YEAR 2014 Singapore / Singapore
ARTE-LOFT GALLERY
Title: “PUZZLE ART” **RINASCIMENTAL-POP
YEAR 2014 Medellin / Colombia
LUCANNA ART [YACHT SHOW]
“PUZZLE ART” **RINASCIMENTAL-POP**
YEAR 2015 in Singapore / Singapore
ARTE MUNDO GALLERY
YEAR 2015 Medellin / Colombia
MODERN ART FAIR MEDELLIN [Arte Mundo Gallery]
GROUP EXHIBITION
with **RINASCIMENTAL-POP**
YEAR 2014 Bali / Indonesia
MIAJA GALLERY
Title: THE EVOLUTION OF COMMUNICATION
PRESENTING: “PUZZLE ART” **RINASCIMENTAL-POP** and
**AESOP’S FABLES**
YEAR 2016 Singapore / Singapore
MIAJA GALLERY
PRESENTING “PUZZLE ART” **RINASCIMENTAL-POP**
YEAR 2016 Hong Kong
MIAJA GALLERY
TIITLE: “POST METAPHISICAL EXPRESSION” **SILENT CITIES**
YEAR 2017 Singapore / Singapore
SINGAPORE ART FAIR
PRESENTING ‘POST METHAPHISICAL ART” **SILENT CITIES**
YEAR 2017 Singapore /Singapore
MIAJA ART COLLECTION
PRESENTING “ PUZZLE ART” **STILL LIFE**
**INTERIOR “Dog Play with Ball”**
YEAR 2018 Singapore / Singapore