Astolfo Maria Cicerano was born in Terracina, Italy in 1986. He currently live between Terracina and Houston, Texas.
He received his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Naples, Italy. He studied painting, sculpture and Public Art under the artistic direction of the artists Gaetano Sgambati and Angiolioni Armentano.
In his artwork, he plays with various materials through an experimentation and reaction process by adopting various artistic techniques. His stylistic multidirectionality is constantly branching ; extending from architecture, design, fashion, graphic design, painting, and sculpting .
Artist or as he may define himself to be an eclectic mixer, his work seems to wander from forms that can be traced back to a natural and spiritual dimension. There is a sardonic and perhaps cynicism spirit to the artwork that makes fun of the work,, creating a juxtaposition and questioning to art itself.
This material vision contrasts with the artist’ intellectualism, breaking into the everyday with strategies derived from humor and banality. Ultimately placing the viewer at the center of the play between symbol and matter through the alteration of commonly identifiable objects or materials considered poor.His utility of various materials including; the fragility of cardboard, the angularity of iron intertwines between materiality and contradiction.
Astolfo’s artistic expressiveness is colored by the possibilities offering a mutation of materials, passing through an obsessive reworking body of work, rather than by the materialization of an idea. Works corroded, digested and destroyed by excessive intellectualism, which lead the artist to negate the work itself to the point of unlearning to be reborn by transforming his creations again, thus allowing him to introduce the concept of temporality and life into his work. And as in a game between past and present, with a pop aesthetic.
2024
Art No Castes, “Creativitá senza Etichetta”, Palazzo dei Duchi d'Acquavite di Atri, Abruzzo, Italy
2023
-Permanent exhibition in the Hotel Art Villa Fiorella, Salerno, Marina della Lobra, una gemma tra Capri, i limoni e... le sirene
2020
- Plug-In, Archaeological Museum of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
2018
-White Cube Installation Fashion week in Paris.
2016
- 5th Biennial of Young Italian Photographers, Bibbiena, Arezzo, Italy
- Public Art, Girandola, Jesu Plaza, Naples
2015
- Competition for a work of art for the University of Physics.
- Artzept competition, finalist.
- Finalist at "Bosco Arte Stenico" Competition
- International Garden Festival Jardin de Mètis.
- II ° Prize "Art in the garden of Irene Brin"
-Public Art - Project for a Junction - Petrosino, Terranova da Sibari, Italy
2014
- Exhibition and Contest - Art Hotel Gran Paradiso 100 years old, 100
rooms, 100 artists
- International Garden Festival Jardin de Mètis.
2013
- PNA, National Arts Award, Competition, Bari. Finalist.
- Urbana, Installation of public art, Piazza Carità, Naples.
- Exhibition and Contest - Art Hotel Gran Paradiso 100 years old, 100 rooms, 100 artists
- Public Art, Long live Albert, Naples
2012
- Celeste Prize Contest, participation with Lorenzo Mores. Semifinalist.
- Celeste Contest Award, participation with Lorenzo Mores.
- Personal Exhibition, 'La Blanchère' hall, Terracina
- Rotary Club, Naples, Dialoghi "Dialogues"
- Exposizion in Accademy Fine Art of Naples, Made in China, Site Specific Work
- Public Art, D'un vel si copre il giorno,Naples
2011
-Star Rec, Collective Exibition, Museo Madre Napoli.
2009
- Bookmarks, Love Rectangles. Exhibition, Civitanova Marche.
- 5 Transversal Searches. Partecipation. House of Music, Latina.
2008
-International Painting Competition, Latin. Partecipation.
2007
-Aprile Jazz, Latina. Partecipation.
- Concorso D'Arte Internazionale "La Natività", Roccagorga.
- Rito di Passaggio, collective exhibition of public art, Latina.