His has been a focused, obsessive journey. He has spent years in training by studying the old masters: their styles, their brushstrokes, their color schemes, their materials, and their inspirations. He sought out literary texts on how the maestros of the past prepared their oils and canvases, and how they contrived primitive projection devices. And he painted. Even during the years that he was an established installation artist, he always painted.
His portraits are technically brilliant, as brilliant as those that came out of workshops centuries ago, but they concisely and cleverly capture our own contemporary age. The sheer beauty of his painting makes his subjects seem somehow glamorous, important, and indelible.
Roberto was born in Rome, Italy, in 1979.
His portrait commissions include public personalities, families and children. He has also painted beloved domestic animals, and treasured flowers from private gardens.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
1 IN 1 OUT PROJECT ROME/LONDON, Association for Contemporary Art
curated by Cecilia Canziani and Adrienne Drake
2006
ROME FILM FESTIVAL, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, Roma – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti
SUPER, Galleria L’Union, Roma – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti
2005
ANGELO, MAI!, Angelo Mai, Roma – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti and Francesco Stocchi
2004
WHO?, Santa Lucia , Roma – curated by Bartolo Cuomo and Giuliana Stella
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
CABINET OF IMAGINATION, Netwerk Center for Contemporary Art, Belgium – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti
CONTRO IGNOTI, SPAC Villa Toppo di Florio, Buttrio – curated by Giovanna Felluga
ESPLORAZIONI, Temple Gallery, Roma – curated by Shara Wasserman
ARRIVI E PARTENZE ITALIA, Mole Vanvitelliana, Ancona – curated by Alberto Fiz
2007
L’UTOPIA PRATICABILE, MAXXI Museum of Contemporary Art and Museo Hendrik Christian Andersen GNAM, Roma
LAWS OF RELATIVITY, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Guarene – (Archive of the exposition)
EDITING PROJECTS, a project of Zerynthia in collaboration with Palazzo Lantieri, Gorizia (Workshop)
GEMINE MUSE, Museo Napoleonico, Roma, Lo Sviluppo delle Virtù Cortesi – curated by Antonio Arevalo
SPAZI INCORRETTI, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, Roma –
curated by Lorenzo Benedetti
2006
WAZZUP?, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna
SEVEN IN A ROOM, Temple Gallery, Roma – curated by Cecilia Canziani
GIORNATA DEL CONTEMPORANEO, Gallery l’Union, Roma
3500 CM2, American Academy in Rome – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti
OPEN VIDEO PROJECTS, American Academy in Rome – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti and Sarra Brill
ASSAB ONE, Ex Gea, Milano – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti
TRA-MONTI, public-art project, Roma – curated by Giuliana Stella, Association for Contemporary Art, Graz, Austria – (Artist-in-Residence)
EDITING 2, Gorizia e Nova Goriza – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti and Cecilia Casorati (Workshop)
2005
CAMERE, Sound Art Museum, Roma – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti, Riccardo Giagni and Cesare Pietroiusti
OPEN VIDEO PROJECTS, Rialtosantambrogio, Roma – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti and Sarra Brill
3500 CM2, Rialtosantambrogio, Roma – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti
MICROPAESAGGI/MIKROLANDSCHAFTEN, Istituto di Cultura Austriaca, Roma – curated by Lorenzo Benedetti and Andreas Schmidinger
2004
FRAMMENTI ’04, Villa Sciarra, Frascati, Roma (site specific project) – curated by Gabriele Gaspari
2003
PROGETTO CAMERUN, Palazzo M, Latina
SENZA TITOLO, Galleria Monserrato Arte ‘900, Roma – curated by Vincenzo Mazzarella
SANGUE E LATTE, Galleria Monserrato Arte ‘900, Roma – curated by Vincenzo Mazzarella
2002
ROBERTO GAMMONE AND CARIEN TROMP, Galerie De Dilcht, Haren, Holland – curated by Anco Ezinga
GEZAMENLIJKE TENTOONSTELLING, Clockhuys, Haren, Holland
LIVE PAINTING PERFORMANCE, Fitinit Shop, Haren, Holland
COLLECTIONS
N.W.C. Napoleon’s Water Closet, Museo Napoleonico di Roma – Collection Museo Napoleonico, Roma
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Flash Art (Italia) n°269 -TOP 100 “Dizionario Della Giovane Arte Italiana” p.106
Flash Art (Italia) n°268 TOP100 “La Giovane Critica Vota La Giovane Arte Italiana” p.100
Flash Art (Italia) n°265 “Dizionario Della Giovane Arte Romana” p.82, picture p.82
Exibart On Paper “Exibinterviste – La Giovane Arte” “PH.ON” by Pericle Guaglianone
Arte e Critica n°51, “La Scena Emergente A Roma” “Per Un Nuovo Processo Creativo” by Lorenzo Benedetti P.75-76, picture p.76 and “Cambiamenti Imponderabili E Sostanziali Nella Nuova Arte” by Patrizia Ferri p. 82-83
Il Corriere della Sera, “Gemine Muse, La Creatività Emergente” 19-04-07
Il Giornale, “Si Gioca Con La Storia E Con Le Astuzie Dell’arte Concettuale” 12-05-07
Exibart, “Per Un Museo Napoleonico In Arrivo Un…Water Imperiale” 16-06-07;
Exibart, “Super-PH.ON” by Pierluigi Sacconi 16-06-06
Tema Celeste Contemporary Art n°105, “Frammenti04” p.144.