ALDO DEL VIGO (1952), SURREALIST PAINTER – The lonely child who did not know the word “art”

Painting surrealist works, inspired by the great portraits of the past

Already at the age of two, ALDO DEL VIGO had a pencil in his hand with which he made mysterious hieroglyphs. He is a self-taught painter who lives and works in Sassari. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k38uiQys__E After obtaining a diploma in publishing graphics in Switzerland, in a print shop he met the surrealist painter Max Ernst. He moved to Sardinia, he met local artists, even participating in art exhibitions. https://it-it.facebook.com/ettorealdo.delvigo.5 He paints subjects that vegetate in his subconscious, but doing so is aware of not being aware of what he paints.

Son of Italian emigrants in Switzerland, ALDO DEL VIGO completed his studies in Basel. His first solo show was in 1979, until he made paintings for a church in Sassari in 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL-CZnT4A3M His surrealist works are inspired by the great portraits of the past. The pictorial technique used by him is particular, because he uses an airbrush. At the time of his elementary schools, he was the designer of the school newspaper. He is aware that through the experience of darkness and fear, it is possible to create dancing stars.

By attending the Basel art museum, ALDO DEL VIGO was able to observe works by artists of various tendencies, internalizing in particular the surrealist components. His, is a form of spontaneous painting, in search of the unfathomable creativity of dreams, beyond reality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gylOsEowFOI Having cultivated a passion for music, he had the opportunity to perform on some dates on the Black Sabbath tour as a drummer. He also likes to paint animals, because their face reflects its master, according to him.

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