Andrea Benetti (artist)

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Andrea Benetti (artist)

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Andrea Benetti is an Italian painter, photographer and designer, born in [[Bologna]] in 1964. In 2006 he authored the Manifesto of Neo-Cave Art, which he presented at the 53rd Venice Biennale of Art in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti|title=Benetti, Andrea nell'Enciclopedia Treccani|website=www.treccani.it}}{{Cite web|url=https://museomacia.org/collezione-permanente-arte-contemporanea-italiana/andrea-benetti-arte-contemporanea.html|title=Andrea Benetti | MACIA|website=museomacia.org}}
Andrea Benetti is an Italian painter, photographer and designer, born in [[Bologna]] in 1964. In 2006 he authored the Manifesto of Neo-Cave Art, which he presented at the 53rd Venice Biennale of Art in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti|title=Benetti, Andrea nell'Enciclopedia Treccani|website=www.treccani.it}}{{Cite web|url=https://museomacia.org/collezione-permanente-arte-contemporanea-italiana/andrea-benetti-arte-contemporanea.html|title=Andrea Benetti | MACIA|website=museomacia.org}}

His art is inspired by a direct reference and indirectly to the first forms of art made by prehistoric man. From the cave works, Benetti borrowed their stylistic features from a creative point of view, creating works crowded with stylized zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, geometric shapes and abstract shapes, with fields of color, as if to create an ethical and philosophical bridge between prehistory and contemporaneity, emphasized by 'use of vegetable pigments and techniques such as bas-relief and graffiti.[https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti Taken from the Treccani Encyclopedia]

His art is inspired by a direct reference and indirectly to the first forms of art made by prehistoric man. From the cave works, Benetti borrowed their stylistic features from a creative point of view, creating works crowded with stylized zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, geometric shapes and abstract shapes, with fields of color, as if to create an ethical and philosophical bridge between prehistory and contemporaneity, emphasized by 'use of vegetable pigments and techniques such as bas-relief and graffiti.[https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti Taken from the Treccani Encyclopedia]

His work is present in the main national and foreign art collections (such as those of the United Nations, the Vatican and the Quirinale),{{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti|title=Benetti, Andrea nell'Enciclopedia Treccani|website=www.treccani.it}} among his most recent exhibitions are "Colors and sounds of the origins" (Bologna, Palazzo D'Accursio, 2013),{{Cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/cultura/2013/03/20/news/colori-e-suoni-delle-origini-1.36113830|title=Colori e suoni delle origini|date=20 March 2013|website=lastampa.it}} "VR60768 · anthropomorphic figure" (Rome, Chamber of Deputies, 2015),{{Cite web|url=http://www.camera.it/leg17/browse/1131?shadow_comunicatostampa=9016|title=Giovedi' a Valdina inaugurazione mostra di Andrea Benetti|website=Camera dei Deputati}} "Pater Luminum" (Gallipoli, Civic Museum, 2017) and "Faces against violence" (Bologna, Palazzo D'Accursio, 2017).{{Cite web|url=http://www.comune.bologna.it/news/volti-contro-la-violenza-mostra-fotografica-di-andrea-benetti-palazzo-daccursio|title=Volti contro la violenza, mostra fotografica di Andrea Benetti a Palazzo d'Accursio | Iperbole|website=www.comune.bologna.it}} His work is also represented by online galley like Singulart and, selected in curated collections.{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Andrea Benetti Artist Biography - Singulart |url=https://www.singulart.com/en/artist/andrea-benetti-14919?v=1 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=www.singulart.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Rural Icons |url=https://www.singulart.com/en/collection/rural-icons-23526 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=www.singulart.com |language=en}}
In 2020 the artist was awarded the "Nettuno Prize" of the city of Bologna.{{Cite web|url=https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/10/21/news/il_lions_da_il_suo_nettuno_d_oro_a_andrea_benetti-271320159/|title=Il Lions dà il suo Nettuno d'oro a Andrea Benetti|date=21 October 2020|website=la Repubblica}}

His work is present in the main national and foreign art collections (such as those of the United Nations, the Vatican and the Quirinale),{{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti|title=Benetti, Andrea nell'Enciclopedia Treccani|website=www.treccani.it}} among his most recent exhibitions are "Colors and sounds of the origins" (Bologna, [[Palazzo d'Accursio|Palazzo D'Accursio]], 2013),{{Cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/cultura/2013/03/20/news/colori-e-suoni-delle-origini-1.36113830|title=Colori e suoni delle origini|date=20 March 2013|website=lastampa.it}} "VR60768 · anthropomorphic figure" (Rome, Chamber of Deputies, 2015),{{Cite web|url=http://www.camera.it/leg17/browse/1131?shadow_comunicatostampa=9016|title=Giovedi' a Valdina inaugurazione mostra di Andrea Benetti|website=Camera dei Deputati}} "Pater Luminum" (Gallipoli, Civic Museum, 2017) and "Faces against violence" (Bologna, Palazzo D'Accursio, 2017).{{Cite web|url=http://www.comune.bologna.it/news/volti-contro-la-violenza-mostra-fotografica-di-andrea-benetti-palazzo-daccursio|title=Volti contro la violenza, mostra fotografica di Andrea Benetti a Palazzo d'Accursio | Iperbole|website=www.comune.bologna.it}} His work is also represented by online galley like Singulart and, selected in curated collections.{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Andrea Benetti Artist Biography - Singulart |url=https://www.singulart.com/en/artist/andrea-benetti-14919?v=1 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=www.singulart.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Rural Icons |url=https://www.singulart.com/en/collection/rural-icons-23526 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=www.singulart.com |language=en}}
In 2020 the artist was awarded the "Nettuno Prize" of the city of Bologna.{{Cite web|url=https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/10/21/news/il_lions_da_il_suo_nettuno_d_oro_a_andrea_benetti-271320159/|title=Il Lions dà il suo Nettuno d'oro a Andrea Benetti|date=21 October 2020|website=la Repubblica}}


== Museums and collections ==
== Museums and collections ==
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Private and institutional museums and art collections, which have acquired the works of Andrea Benetti
Private and institutional museums and art collections, which have acquired the works of Andrea Benetti


* United Nations Art Collection (New York City, United States){{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti|title=Benetti, Andrea nell'Enciclopedia Treccani|website=www.treccani.it}}
The work is: "Against violence", 2007, cm 14 x 19, oil and acrylic on canvas
* [[United Nations Art Collection]] (New York City, United States){{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti|title=Benetti, Andrea nell'Enciclopedia Treccani|website=www.treccani.it}}
The work is: "Against violence", 2007, cm 14 x 19, oil and acrylic on canvas
* Vatican Art Collection ([[Città del Vaticano]]){{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti|title=Benetti, Andrea nell'Enciclopedia Treccani|website=www.treccani.it}}
The work is: "Omaggio a Karol Wojtyla", 2009, cm 70 x 50, oil, cacao and acrylic on canvas
* Vatican Art Collection ([[Città del Vaticano]]){{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-benetti|title=Benetti, Andrea nell'Enciclopedia Treccani|website=www.treccani.it}}
The work is: "Omaggio a Karol Wojtyla", 2009, cm 70 x 50, oil, cacao and acrylic on canvas
* MACIA – Italian Contemporary Art Museum In America ([[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] – [[Costa Rica]]){{Cite web|url=http://www.museomacia.org/collezione-permanente-arte-contemporanea-italiana/andrea-benetti-arte-contemporanea.html|title=Andrea Benetti | MACIA|website=www.museomacia.org}}
The work is: "Giochi d'infanzia", 2008, cm 60 x 40, oil and karkadè on canvas
* MACIA – Italian Contemporary Art Museum In America ([[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] – [[Costa Rica]]){{Cite web|url=http://www.museomacia.org/collezione-permanente-arte-contemporanea-italiana/andrea-benetti-arte-contemporanea.html|title=Andrea Benetti | MACIA|website=www.museomacia.org}}
The work is: "Giochi d'infanzia", 2008, cm 60 x 40, oil and karkadè on canvas
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* [[University of Ferrara]] Art Collection (Ferrara – Italy){{Cite web|url=http://www.unife.it/sma/it/le-mostre/archivio-delle-mostre/2016/andrea-benetti-prehistoria-contemporanea/andrea-benetti-prehistoria-contemporanea|title=Andrea Benetti – preHISTORIA CONTEMPORANEA — Sistema museale di ateneo|website=www.unife.it}}
The work is: "Ominide di Porto Badisco I", 2016, cm 50 x 50, palaeolithic sediment and oxides on canvas
* [[University of Ferrara]] Art Collection (Ferrara – Italy){{Cite web|url=http://www.unife.it/sma/it/le-mostre/archivio-delle-mostre/2016/andrea-benetti-prehistoria-contemporanea/andrea-benetti-prehistoria-contemporanea|title=Andrea Benetti – preHISTORIA CONTEMPORANEA — Sistema museale di ateneo|website=www.unife.it}}
The work is: "Ominide di Porto Badisco I", 2016, cm 50 x 50, palaeolithic sediment and oxides on canvas
* [[University of Bari]] Art Collection ([[Bari]] – Italy)[https://www.uniba.it/eventi-alluniversita/anno-2014/andrea-benetti-colori-e-suoni-delle-origini The site of the University of Bari]
The work is: "Imbarcazione con alberi", 2012, cm 50 x 60, oil, cacao and pigments on canvas
* [[University of Bari]] Art Collection ([[Bari]] – Italy)[https://www.uniba.it/eventi-alluniversita/anno-2014/andrea-benetti-colori-e-suoni-delle-origini The site of the University of Bari]
The work is: "Imbarcazione con alberi", 2012, cm 50 x 60, oil, cacao and pigments on canvas
* Mambo ∙ Museum Of Modern Art Bologna (Bologna – Italy){{Cite web|url=http://www.mambo-bologna.org/en/archivio/collezionecontemporanea/opera-1121/|title=Fior di Loto – Mambo|website=www.mambo-bologna.org}}
The work is: "Fior di Loto", 2008, cm 60 x 60, oil and karkadè on canvas
* Mambo ∙ [[Museum of Modern Art|Museum Of Modern Art]] Bologna (Bologna – Italy){{Cite web|url=http://www.mambo-bologna.org/en/archivio/collezionecontemporanea/opera-1121/|title=Fior di Loto – Mambo|website=www.mambo-bologna.org}}
The work is: "Fior di Loto", 2008, cm 60 x 60, oil and karkadè on canvas
* Museion ∙ Museum of Modern And Contemporary Art Bolzano ([[Bolzano]] – Italy){{Cite web|url=https://www.museion.it/scheda-opere/?id_oggetto=30009914|title=The work on the Museum website}}
The work is: "Istinto primitivo II", 2009, cm 40 x 30, oil, henna, cacao and acrylic on canvas
* Museion ∙ Museum of Modern And Contemporary Art Bolzano ([[Bolzano]] – Italy){{Cite web|url=https://www.museion.it/scheda-opere/?id_oggetto=30009914|title=The work on the Museum website}}
The work is: "Istinto primitivo II", 2009, cm 40 x 30, oil, henna, cacao and acrylic on canvas
* CAMeC – Camec ∙ Center of Modern and Contemporary Art – ([[La Spezia]] – Italy){{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/172109657|title=Omaggio alla Pittura Rupestre di Andrea Benetti|via=vimeo.com}}
The work is: "Grotta dei Cervi", 2015, cm 50 x 50, palaeolithic sediment and oxides on canvas
* CAMeC – Camec ∙ Center of Modern and Contemporary Art – ([[La Spezia]] – Italy){{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/172109657|title=Omaggio alla Pittura Rupestre di Andrea Benetti|via=vimeo.com}}
The work is: "Grotta dei Cervi", 2015, cm 50 x 50, palaeolithic sediment and oxides on canvas
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