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De Benedictis dedicated several years to painting and showing his works in numerous competitions and fairs in which he caught the attention of art critics, and more importantly the public. This popularity allowed him to begin his collaboration with art galleries, holding solo and collective exhibitions in Italy and abroad. Today he lives with his wife and grown daughter who speaks English and works as an exporter of Italian food to the United States. His studio is situated in the lowest level of his home in northern Italy. De Benedictis favorite subjects are the romantic countrysides of Italy and France where he often depicts a distant village in the background. His rolling hills are covered with wheat fields, vineyards, sunflowers or poppies and surrounded by olive, apricot, Cyprus trees, or an occasional lake. This is the picturesque countryside that captures the inner desires of De Benedictis and drives him to paint. From time to time he will paint a series of stillifes. In his paintings he uses a mixed medium of acrylic paint, oil sticks, pastel and oil paint to give his paintings a modern touch to while preserving his traditional motifs. Regardless of his subject, his palette is filled with warmth and inner excitement. “Nicola De Benedictis is a painter of nature who presents us with works that are elaborated with poetry and softness, all while emanating a quiet force. He is a respectful, authentic artist who portrays his ideas through the contrasts of the ever-changing light of day. His canvases are like ballads – the impressions of delicate atmospheres call on viewers to research their own emotions. De Benedictis continues to express himself by creating a contrast between the real and the imaginary, offering us a passage into the middle ground: “A picture in the picture”. His artistic speech gives a new look at the vision of landscapes. Viewing his paintings we feel the fleeting magic of the wind – the delicate direction of the colored atmospheres radiated by the light. In a natural and luminous mood, De Benedictis proposes we stroll through his paintings – behind the world of pictures.” ~ Annie Droit-Girard GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1980 Palazzo Comunale - Uboldo Sala d’Arte San Francesco – Saronno 1981 Sala Arci-Uisp, 10 Pittori Varesini – Saronno Biblioteca Civica – Cogliate 1983 Sala Consiliare – Seregno 1985 Circolo Culturale La Filanda – Verano Brianza Galleria Isola, Rassegna d’Arte sulla Pace – Milan 1989 Sala Comunale – Lodi 1991 Galleria La Massa – Lecco 1993 Galleria Civica – Spilamberto 1994 Galleria Permanente – Mirandola Centro Elmepe Expo Art – Erba Galleria Viscontea – Rho 1995 Oasi Maria SS., Arte e Solidarietà – Troina 33 Artisti, Mostra d’Arte Itinerante “La Resistenza per non Dimenticare” – Macherio 1996 Gruppo Nazionale Artisti En Plein Air, Contea Di Bormio – Erba Circolo Sportivo BiFit – Legnano Sala d’Arte Santa Maria Maggiore – Busto Arsizio 1997 7 Artisti Saronnesi, Galleria Centro – Saronno Concerto di Luci e Colori – Universiadi di Sicilia, Torina 1998 Museo Toni Merz – Sasbach, Germany Centro Congressi – Rottach, Germany Centro Congressi – Egern, Germany 1999 Centro Congressi – Berchtesgaden, Germany Centro Congressi – Badkohlgrub, Germany VIII Rassegna a’Arte, Palazzo Comunale, Sala Leoni – Vigevano Lions Club di Villafranca, Palazzo Bottagisio-Morelli- Bugna – Villafranca 2000 Galleria Arpège – Sarregumines, France 2005 Rotary Club – Colli Briantei Rassegna Nazionale di Pittura Vialla Mariani – Galgiana di Casatenovo Galleria Proposte – Salice Terme 1998 Circolo Culturale Leonardo da Vinci – Cremona Galleria Proposte – Salice Terme 1999 Arte Europea – Reggio Emilia 2000 EtruriArte – Venturina Arte Europea – Reggio Emilia 2001 Artisti a Torino – Lingotto Fiere – Torino 2002 L’Espace Galerie – Dijon, France Galerie d’Art Sylvie Platini, Portland, USA 2004 Galleria Officina dell’Arte – Rho Galleria Falco – Martinsicuro Galerie Saint Martin – Brive, France Immagina, Quartiere Fieristico – Reggio Emilia 2005 Expo’ Centro Commerciale – Cesano Maderno Itars Atelier – Nice, France Medi Arte, Fiera – Palermo SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1981 Galleria San Rocco – Seregno 1982 Galleria Sagittario – Sarzana Galleria San Rocco – Seregno 1983 Galleria Rogal – Fino Mornasco Galleria Ciovasso – Milan 1984 Galleria Ilaria 2 – Varese 1986 Galleria San Rocco – Seregno 1988 Biblioteca Civica – Tradate 1989 Galleria II Carpaccio – Giussano 1990 Biblioteca Civica – Tradate Galleria Bovaria – Lecco 1991 Galleria San Paolo – Bologna 1993 Sala Civica – Spilamberto 1994 Sala Comunale Villa Durini – Olgiate Olona 1995 Centro d’Arte e Cultura – Lecce Sala d’Arte Santa Maria Maggiore – Busto Arisizio Galleria Ada – Bergamo 1996 Galleria Isola – Mapello Galleria Viscontea – Rho Galleria Palazzieta – Busto Ariszio 1997 Fondazione Roncalli – Vigevano 1997 Sala d’Arte del Comune di Macherio – Macherio Galleria Proposte – Salice Terme 1998 Circolo Culturale Leonardo da Vinci – Cremona Galleria Proposte – Salice Terme 1999 Arte Europea – Reggio Emilia 2000 EtruriArte – Venturina Arte Europea – Reggio Emilia 2001 Artisti a Torino – Lingotto Fiere – Torino 2002 L’Espace Galerie – Dijon, France Galerie d’Art Sylvie Platini, Portland, USA 2004 Galleria Officina dell’Arte – Rho Galleria Falco – Martinsicuro Galerie Saint Martin – Brive, France Immagina, Quartiere Fieristico – Reggio Emilia 2005 Expo’ Centro Commerciale – Cesano Maderno Itars Atelier – Nice, France Medi Arte, Fiera – Palermo From 2000 to 2004, De Benedictis exhibited annually at Galleria Arpège (Sarreguemines), I’ltars Atelier di Nizza (Nice, France), and Museo Toni Merz (Sasbach, Germany). |
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