Valerio Betta, painter, born in Nozza , Italy. He lives and works there at 14/A G. Matteotti street. phone-fax 0039-365-820711.
After gradueting with the course oganised by Italian Artist Association in Brescia, given by famed italian master Oscar Di Prata , Valerio Betta also attended classes given by maste G. Nino Ramorino, whom he met years ago, thus learning etching tecnique, among other things. This increased his means of expression. By the encounter with maestro Ramorino,a well taented teacher for painters in Italy, new space have opened for his artistic sesitiveness. In his studio-workshop BETTA personally carries-out process of incision and printing, alternating them to coloured graphic and modulation of drawing.
His also paint on canvasses prepared with a layer of saud. That given to his paintinngs some wintry atmospheres where colours become worm, uman intimate and rosy sensations.

Valerio Betta water-colours are filled with you. His landscapes of valley sorruonding Garda lake, his lake side views almost remind us of 18th century miniatures, dreams walking on colour.When he paints his pot of flowers they lose themselves with the background itself lives in an atmosphere of flowers and leaves. Valerio Betta started to show-up in pubblic as an artist first in 1970, partecipating in several exibition.

His first important show was is art-gallery "La Cornice" Desenzano-Brescia, Italyin 1977 and then in art-gallery "La Proiezione" of Verona in 1980. In 1976 he obtains in Milan the "Contemporary italian graphic award" and in 1978 the "Moretto Prize" in Brescia.
In 1979 and 1980 he kept years long exibition in Salsomaggiore Terme - Art Gallery facyng great successe from critics and collettors..

He alternates personal shows during international manifestations: in 1985 Betta was invited to biennal show at "Seetal" in Zurich Switzerland. In 1988 he was among other artist in the biennal of La Spezia - Italy. In 1993 we was with his works in the " Italian Pavillion " in Tokyo.
Graphic works of Betta in national library of both, Rome and Florence, so as museum of modern art in Paris and Amsterdam. He has also been in the file of venice biennal and in the art-gallery of Suzzara-Mantova Italy.

Furthermore his work is documented in " File for italian art of the '900 in Florence, and in " Museum of information" -Senigalia, Italy. Valerio Betta is also part taker in the " Civic collection of drawing" in Salò, Italy. His name is included in Bolaffi and Comanducci catalogues for art in Italy.

 

 

Woman in Brescia with snow_ 50x30


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