Biography
Carlo Carnevali was born in Colombella in the province of Perugia in Casa rondenaea del vocabolo molanaccao, on Tuesday 30th May 1951. He has many years of artistic experience. He began to produce his first works in the early 60’s, after meeting Franco Azzinari in Milan, an exceptional artist and man. They developed a very close friendship, which strongly influenced Carlo’s interest in learning more about art and drawing. His first artworks date from 1973. Since then, he has taken part in and organised group exhibitions, as well as organising his own personal exhibition in recent years. He wanted to constantly widen his knowledge and experience as many types of art as possible, so he decided to study at the Pietro Vanucci Academy of Fine Art in Perugia. When in 1984, he was awarded the degree in painting, after having completed the thesis, The Study of Paintings of Cliffs with a Particular Interest in Methods of Impression and Cancellation During the Aurignaziano Period. The art teachers who inspired him were Nuovolo and Gatto, but Bruno Cora and Aldo Lori were also important influences. After this stage of his education, he began travelling to further his studies. He wanted to develop relationships with contemporary artists. He is very interested in the artworks of Willem De Kooning, who he got to know, and Anthony Tapies, who he met because he was interested in learning more about his artistic technique. He was particularly interested in his use of materials such as paper, wood, cloth and his abstract use of space. Thanks to frequent meetings with other artists, during which they shared their experiences, he gave talks at cultural centres and art associations. From 1986 to 1992, he established a cultural association for visual art in Perugia. In 1987 he organised his personal exhibition in the CERP, titled Tra morfemi e cromie, attended by the art critic, Bruno Cora. This exhibition marked a turning point in the style of his artwork. At the exhibition, a photographer called Daniele Paparelli presented a video of Carlo’s artworks, which he had produced. Following this exhibition, he presented his artworks in several other countries, including Germany, France, Spain, Turkey and Cyprus. He knew the American artist Gary Moeller, the director of the art department of the Rogers State University of Claremore (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA). They became very close friends, and in 2001, Moeller invited him to the University of Claremore to present an exhibition of his artwork, and to provide instruction to the art students.
In December 2008, he was nominated for an honourary degree by the Academic Council of the Pietro Vanucci Academy of Fine Art in Perugia. His latest personal exhibition in the CERP, called Dinamismi Modulari, will be a critical test in career, as the art critic Emidio De Albentiis, will be present. After devoting many years of his life to studying art and his own personal artistic development, Carlo hopes to leave behind a range of works which are testimony to his artistic expertise and maturation. During his career, he has illustrated books, produced the scenery for theatrical productions, posters, and very large drawings on walls.
He creates art in his own workshop, based in his house, Via Mastrogiorgio 47 in Pieve Pagliaccia, Perugia. Italy
tel. 039-0755918037
e-mail: info@carlocarnevali.com.
Famous art criticals who has been interested in his exibitions and art work:
Aldo Capobianco, Gino Viziano, Renato Lamperini, Aldo Rosimini, Giorgio Guenzatti, Anna Rita Piazzai, Duccio Travaglia, Claudio Spinelli, Sergio Zanni, Paul Gouverner, Michel Hubert Martin, Ernst Weeber, Giorgio Smuraglia, Raul Endreas, Martin Gerner, Settimia Ricci, Giorgio Maradei, Massimo Duranti, Emidio De Albentiis, Giorgio Bonomi, Claudio Casorati, Domenico Coletti, Pasquale Rizzardi, Giorges Lillikas, Emil Cooler Holzer, Bruno Corà, Aldo Iori, Maria Ausilia Binda, Adolfo Orsini, Monica Rosati, Umit Inatçi, Pavel Machotka, Gary Moeller, Sara Scarabottini, Eniva Mungo.
