Biography
STATEMENT
Alex Zaro’s process continues to advance by continually pushing boundaries and crossing over into new fields. His works are realised in different media: video, performance art, sound art, light art, sculpture, design and painting.
Site specific works, therefore, are laid out in successive layers.
The materials used for his works come forth from a machine-like process, in which we can catch glimpses of the desire to invert the semantics of the process itself.
While viewing Alex Zaro’s works we are drawn into a kind of spatial-temporal migration; and kind of “sweet exile” in lands that although they offer no hint of comfort or consolation, work well as devices. Devices capable of inducing mental and physical activities as well as the psychological and alienating, which can be traced to the possibility of the existence of the unexplored, at least in terms of the methods used.
BIOGRAFIA
Alex Zaro born in Milan, Italy in 1966.
After majoring in scientific studies at high school, Alex enrolled at Milan University’s Faculty of Architecture, while at the same time working full time for a local TV station: assistant cameraman and RVM operator and editor.
Over the years he found himself working in many fields within the world of entertainment until he finally decided to specialise in lighting and stage-setting, working for several important fashion labels and a variety of organisations.
During this period he began to develop an interest in many different creative media: performance art, painting and theatre mainly etc.
What drives his process is the desire to explore and create the “sensory” experience and this compels him to feed his inspiration with on-going studies in a variety of different areas of cultural knowledge.
January 2012 - Gallery 10.2 (Milan)
Collective exhibition - Gallery showing with the sculpture "The Creation of Worlds"
March 2011 - THE WHITE GALLERY
Collective exhibition - the presentation of a video and sound sculptures on the theme of the Bic pen
January 2011 - THE WHITE GALLERY
Collective exhibition - presentation of works in pen and ink
April 2010 Mi Art, international art fair in Milan
Performance piece - "EYE on MiArt" organized by the BigIdea advertising agency under the supervision of Art Director Angelo Ielmini with the patronage of the Ronchini Gallery of Contemporary Art, Terni
May 2009 Mi Art
Performance piece - "water artist" (unauthorised)
June 2008 AB Gallery, Milan
Photo show - performance "Bank Robbery" - sale of the copyright of the work cited above
and presentation of the video "Pure Communication"
October 2007 The Showroom, Bergamo
Performance piece for the launch of the new Mini, with exposure to work in pen and ink on linen paper including "Always Cross with a Red Light", organized by the Le Ali agency in Milan and supported by BMW and MINI Dealership in Rivoltella, Bergamo
January 2006 – The Raffaele Cortina Cultural Association
Collective exhibition - showing of paintings including "The Video Surveillance Egg" and performance piece ‘Ticket’ consisting of supermarket vouchers collected over a period of 15 years.
November 2005 - Artissima International Art Fair
Performance piece, "Good Morning Heartache" with paper bags installed without authorisation and carefully numbered and signed by the artist
June 2005 - Art Basel
Free performance piece in and around the picnic area featuring a distribution of biscuits and sweets bearing the slogan "W Euthanasia" and individually numbered and signed by the artist himself, using food colouring.
March 2005 - Artour O travelling art exhibition
Held in hotel lobbies and presented by the Santa Barbara Gallery in Milan video installation "USA MI"
January 2005 - Bologna Art Fair
Performance piece "CEN-STURA" featuring rolls of toilet paper, each containing a photo-storyboard arranged ad-hoc in the relaxation area
November 2004 - Artissima - International Art Fair
Performance piece " USA MI " featuring paper bags installed poetically
November 2003 - The Fifth Courtyard Gallery in Milan
Showing of sculptures on a specific theme requested by the gallery
May 2003 – freestanding piece in Piazza Cadorna in Milan under the bus shelter by the architect G. Aulenti
May 2003 – Mi Art
Performance piece for the opening of the event
May 2003 - PostArt Gallery exhibition In Primus
Showing of paintings
