Piergiorgio Colautti


Piergiorgio Colautti is an Italian modern painter and sculptor. He is known for his own distinctive style, sometimes labelled "Hyperfuturism", in which figurative elements are enmeshed and submerged by symbols reflecting a cold and modern technological world. He lives and works in Rome.

Life and work

Piergiorgio Colautti was born in a family of sculptors. When the Second World War began, he moved to Veneto where he attended school of design, worked and socialized with the greatest Venetian painters. His works were first introduced to public as part of the exhibitions in Pordenone, Venice and Mestre. Then he took part in exhibitions held in Ancona and Macerata, where he moved in 1955. In 1958, Colautti returned to Rome where he attended Rome's School of Ornamental Art in Via San Giacomo. At the same time, along with other artists, Colautti presented his works in the exposition of Via Margutta.
In Rome his talent was recognized by Alberto Ziveri, who was his tutor and mentor during 5 years. It was Ziveri who pushed Piergiorgio towards the idea of personal exhibition. His first personal exhibition was held in 1958 at "La Scaletta" art gallery, where the greatest celebrities of the "Roman school" had made their first entry "into society". Colautti has exhibited in France, USA, Italy, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, etc.
Besides paintings, Colautti practices frescoes, wall paintings, lithography and sculptures. Also, being inspired by the works of his famous grandfather, Arturo Colautti, Piergiorgio follows the journalistic path. His articles about the rigors of the professional artist's life were and are still being published by "Inciucio", a low-budget Italian version of People Magazine. In addition, in 1982 his poetry was published in the collection of poems titled "L'altra alternativa"
His works are in many public and private collections in Italy and abroad.

Exhibitions

Personal

  • 1962: Galleria di San Luca – Rome
  • 1963: Galleria comunale d'arte moderna e contemporanea – Rome
  • 1964: Galleria Porfiri – Rome
  • 1965, 1967, 1972: Galleria Secolo XIX – Rome
  • 1966: Galleria La Scaletta – Rome
  • 1968, 1971: Galleria Il Pozzo – Città di Castello
  • 1969: Galleria Tritone al Nazareno – Rome
  • 1970: Circolo di Cultura Popolare Monte Sacro – Rome
  • 1971: Art Gallery "Ponte Sisto" – Rome
  • 1973: Galleria d'arte "Il Trifalco" – Rome
  • 1976: Expo New York – New York City
  • 1976, 1978: "Circolo Cittadino" – Alba Adriatica
  • 1978: "Expo Arte Bari" – Bari
  • 1978: Palazzo Comunale San Remo – Sanremo
  • 1979: Galleria "Magazzeni" – Giulianova
  • 1980: Fiera del Turismo di Stoccarda – Stuttgart in Germany
  • 1980, 1982: Galleria "Lo Scanno" – L'Aquila
  • 1981: Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea "Studio C" – Rome
  • 1983, 1984: Galleria "La Banana" – Martinsicuro
  • 1983: Galleria Palazzo Comunale Tortoreto – Tortoreto
  • 1985: Galleria "Ghelfi" – Verona
  • 1985: Galleria Sistina – Rome
  • 1986: Galleria D'Urso – Rome
  • 1987: Galleria Comunale Palazzo Esposizioni – Rome
  • 1988: Personale Fiera di Roma – Rome
  • 1988: Galleria Palazzo Valentini – Rome
  • 1989: Castello Cinquecentesco – L'Aquila
  • 1990: Galleria d'Arte 28 – Rome
  • 1991: Galleria Palazzo Camerale Allumiere – Allumiere in the Province of Rome
  • 1992: Associazione Friuli nel Mondo – Rome
  • 1994: Galleria Palazzo Camerale Allumiere – Allumiere in the Province of Rome
  • 1995: Scuola Comunale Allumiere – Allumiere in the Province of Rome
  • 1995: Palazzo del Turismo Terminillo – Rieti
  • 1996: Palazzo Comunale Tortoreto Lido – Tortoreto

    Group

  • 1963: Galleria Sistina – Rome
  • 1964: Mostra Nazionale d'Incisione – Cagliari
  • 1964: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d'Arte Contemporanea – Rome
  • 1964, 1965: Mostra Concorso Arti Figurative – Rome
  • 1965: Exhibition of Fiesole – Fiesole
  • 1965: Exhibition of Puccini – Ancona
  • 1965: Exhibition of Prato – Prato
  • 1966: Exhibition of Pittori Romani – Arezzo
  • 1966: Galleria D'Urso – Rome
  • 1967: Exhibition of ACLI, Galleria Comunale – Rome
  • 1967: Galleria Laurina – Rome
  • 1967-1972: Permanente Galleria Scaligera – Montecatini Terme
  • 1967-1972: Exhibition in Città di Castello
  • 1969: Exhibition in Salsomaggiore Terme
  • 1969: Exhibition of Italian painters – Canada
  • 1969: Exhibition of Italian Landscape – New York City
  • 1969: Collective Contemporary Painters – Avignon, Paris, Marseille
  • 1969: Biennale d'Arte Contemporanea – Monterotondo
  • 1971: Exhibition of Mario Sironi – Naples
  • 1971: Collective Contemporary Painters – Fiera Milano – Milan
  • 1971: National Exhibition in Prato
  • 1971: National Exhibition in Cavazzo Carnico – Modena
  • 1972: Exhibition "Natale oggi" – Rome
  • 1972: Esposizione Internazionale Canina – Sanremo
  • 1972: Mostra firme celebri – Alassio
  • 1972: Art Gallery "Ponte Sisto" – Rome
  • 1972: Exhibition in Cortina d'Ampezzo
  • 1972: Exhibition of Rotaract Club – Lucca
  • 1972: Exhibition of Grafica – Arezzo
  • 1972: Exhibition in Santa Margherita Ligure
  • 1977: "Omaggio a San Francesco nel 750 anniversario della morte" – Assisi
  • 1977, 1978: "Festival nazionale d'Arte Grafica" – Salerno
  • 1978: Premio "Siena" – Siena
  • 1978: VI Biennale d'Arte Palazzo Reale – Milan
  • 1979: Mostra "Lazio 79" – Rome
  • 1979: Mostra "Premio Spoleto" – Spoleto
  • 1979: Mostra "Premio Norcia" – Norcia
  • 1979: Premio "Unicef" – Galleria "Capricorno" – Rome
  • 1979: "La donna nell'Arte" – Galleria "Capricorno" – Rome
  • 1979: "Arte Giovane, Resistenza, Attualità" – Domodossola
  • 1980: "Arte e Ferrovia" – Bologna
  • 1981, 1989, 1992: "Premio Salvi" – piccola Europa – Sassoferrato
  • 1982: "Expo di Bari" – Bari
  • 1982, 1985: "Expo Tevere" – Rome
  • 1984: "Expo Arte" – Bari, Basel and in New York City
  • 1983: "III Biennale d'Arte" – La Spezia
  • 1984: "VI Biennale d Arte Palazzo Reale" – Milan
  • 1985: "VII Biennale d'Arte" – Gabrovo, Bulgaria
  • 1985: Premio Santià – Santhià
  • 1985: Arte e Satira Politica – Gabrovo, Bulgaria
  • 1986: Arte e Umorismo nell'Arte – Tolentino
  • 1987: "V Biennale d'Arte" – La Spezia
  • 1988: Mostra Nazionale D'Arte Santià – Santhià
  • 1990: Festival della Satira Politica – Gabrovo, Bulgaria
  • 1991: XV Biennale Internazionale dell'Umorismo nell'Arte Tolentino – Tolentino
  • 1992: Triennale Internazionale Scultura Osaka – Osaka, Japan
  • 1993: Triennale Internazionale Pittura Osaka – Osaka, Japan
  • 1994: Galleria "Magazzeni" – Giulianova
  • 1995: Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea "Studio C" – Rome
  • Quadriennale d'Arte di Roma – Rome
  • Mostra Nazionale Cavasso – Modena
  • Mostra Finarte – Milan

    Artworks in museums

Italy