Giovanni Cerri, Bob Dylan, 2011, oil on canvas, 50 x 50 cm.
February 11 – March 11, 2012
Opening: Saturday, February 11, 4 – 7 p.m.
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This is Giovanni Cerri’s second exhibition in Toronto at De Luca Fine Art. In 2010 he had his first personal exhibition entitled “Hurricane of Light”, presenting a cycle of works on the theme of the city, the main subject of his work.
This exhibition, entitled “LPortraits”, is a series of portraits of the most famous faces of pop-rock from the United States and Canada. Cerri, remaining faithful to his pictorial language, has interpreted famous “icons”: from Bob Dylan to Patti Smith, from Neil Young to Leonard Cohen, from The Ramones to Aerosmith. A gallery of faces where the artist tries to also communicate the expressive “atmosphere” of these musicians, trying to translate the spirit of their music in to images.
Giovanni Cerri began his activity as a painter in 1987 and since then has had numerous exhibitions in Italy and abroad. In 2011, he exhibited at the 54th Biennale di Venezia, Padiglione Italia, curated by Vittorio Sgarbi.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue in the same format of the LPs with texts by Alberto Figliolia and Bruno Milone.