David De Biasio
(Italian, born 1973)
David de Biasio was born in Jesolo (Venice) on August 8,1973. His education took place in Italy as well, which further connected him to the country’s famous artistic and architectural tradition, as is evident in the aesthetic and expressive elements of his still life paintings. With careful attention to both traditional and contemporary values, De Biasio’s paintings are what he likes to call the “tradition of the new” - in other words, the ideals of Giotto mixed into contemporary aesthetics. While his tools remain pure and classical (white canvas, frames, brushes, oil paints, and varnishes) the study and elaboration of his subjects are enriched by modern stimuli: from digital photography, computer processing, and projection on the canvas. It has become almost an evolved form of what Jan van Eyck, Leonardo, and Caravaggio did with the camera obscura.
De Biasio’s experienced a visual revolution in the United States, where he lived from 2003 to 2008, integrating himself into New York’s variegated and lively art scene. He had the opportunity to maintain direct interaction with prominent photorealist painters, which fundamentally enriched his still life paintings. These experiences led De Biasio to a more technical, in-depth pictorial exploration aimed at achieving an extreme realism, which is still deeply rooted in the traditional Italian definition of beauty.
