Born in Brescia, Italy in 1968, Stefano Bombardieri acquired his knowledge of artistic techniques and the use of materials from his father. At a young age he initially focused on figurative sculpture, being greatly influenced by the great masters of the 20th century, but his later experiments led him to develop a deeply philosophical approach to art, choosing to focus on themes such as time and its perception, and the experience of pain in Western culture.
Bombardieri use characters such as sumo fighters, elephants, crocodiles, gorillas and hippopotami to convey his ideas. A rhinoceros hanging in mid-air, a vehicle crashed into a museum. His work starts from reality and then detaches from it, approaching fantastic universes and inner worlds. Aside from drawing inspiration from the great masters of sculpture, he is also inspired by the Arte Povera movement, a contemporary art movement. Stefano is able to set his animals/characters free in the city they are inhabiting such as museums, galleries, and city spaces. To sum up the vision of the artist is “urban art safari.” Stefano states that his work is a metaphor to say something else, as the title of the art would point out. All though it’s art, his characters are simply animals and nothing more, existing in peril and seemingly waiting for extinction.
Stefano Bombardieri questions the human gaze. He states that the human eye is useless if our daily life speaks of uselessness. He offers realities that are far removed from our lives, and ironies are presented with certitude. His art functions to lead the viewer to reflect on multiple things in mundane life.
Stefano is internationally know for his extra large installations that run from street to street in whatever city they find themselves in, and showcase them in large, monumental exhibitions.
Bombardieri currently lives and works in Italy, France and Germany.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 | Stefano Bombardieri – Personale, Galerie Ferrero, Nice, FRANCE
2012 | Stefano Bombardieri, Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, FRANCE
2010 | Stefano Bombardieri/Il peso del tempo sospeso,Riff Art Projects, Paris, FRANCE
Stefano Bombardieri, Bel Air Fine Art, Geneva, SWITZERLAND
2009 | Personale Stefano Bombardieri, Linz, AUSTRIA
2001 | Stefano Bombardieri, Associazione Culturale Verbo Essere, Brescia, ITALY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 | IN SOSPESO, Galerie Mark Hachem,Paris, FRANCE
2015 | L’Echo au chaos, Galerie Mark Hachem, Beirut, LEBANON
Collective exhibition, Galerie Bel Air, Crans Montana, SWITZERLAND
Cibo Mente- Pietra & Co Sirmione, ITALY
Carte blanche à Simone Dibo-Cohen Collective, Galerie Bartoli, Marseille, FRANCE
Contexto Edolo – Brescia, ITALY
TO Meet Help lido 84, Gardone Riviera, ITALY
2014 | Ecce Pinocchio, ITALY
Mirrors and reality, Deutsch museum,Belmont-sur-Lausanne, SWITZELAND
Biennale UMAM 2014,Château Musée Grimaldi de Cagnes, FRANCE
Le stanze Nascoste, Museo Diocesano, ITALY
2013 | Rarity summer salon show, Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, GREECE
Skulpturenparks, Traun, AUSTRIA
2012 | Le temps au temps, Riff Art Projects, Istanbul, TURKEY
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS
2016 | Art Central Hong Kong, HONG KONG
Zona Maco, Galerie Mark Hachem, MEXICO
Art Stage Singapore, SINGAPORE
Art New York, Galerie Mark Hachem, USA
Art16 London, Galerie Mark Hachem, UK
2015 | Scope Miami Beach, USA
Scope Basel, SWITZERLAND
SOFA Chicago, USA
Art Toronto, Galerie Mark Hachem, CANADA
Art Wynwood, USA
Contemporary Istanbul, TURKEY
Beirut Art Fair, Galerie Mark Hachem, Beirut, LEBANON
Art Marbella, SPAIN
Art Basel, SWITZERLAND
Art Southampton, Galerie Mark Hachem, USA
Singapore Art Fair, SINGAPORE
Art Miami, Galerie Mark Hachem, USA
2014 | Contemporary Istanbul , Galerie Mark Hachem, TURKEY
Art Toronto, Galerie Mark Hachem, CANADA
Beirut Art Fair, Galerie Mark Hachem, LEBANON
Art Southampton, Galerie Mark Hachem, USA
2013 | Arte Fiera Bologna, Bologna, ITALY
Scope Basel, SWITZERLAND
“OFF” Art Fair Brussels, Brussels, BELGIUM
2012 | Art Monaco, MONACO
2011 | 54st Biennale di Venezia, ITALY
Art Paris – Just Art! Grand Palais, Paris, FRANCE
Art Monaco, MONACO
2007 | Biennale of Venice, ITALY