Comune di Firenze - Quartiere
4 - Commissione Cultura
and Art & Heart Studio
present the 6th edition of the recknowned
Airbrush Art Exhibition

13
JUNE - 5 JULY 2009
VILLA STROZZI LEMON SHED, VILLA STROZZI PARK
VIA
PISANA 77,,FLORENCE,
ITALY
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ARTESTATE'09

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On
June 13th, at 5,30 p.m, in the neoclassic
"Limonaia" Showroom, located
on
top of the Villa Strozzi Park,
the sixth edition of Aerografica will
open its doors to some Top Masters and
a wide group of emerging young artists,
from Italy and abroad, with their artworks,
painted, partially or completely with
an airbrush. All the airbrush art forms
will be there: Fine Art, Illustration,
Custom, Textile, Bodypaintig, etc.
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Special
Guests :
GUERRINO
BOATTO (I)
GEORG
HUBER (D)
MAURIZIO
FORESTAN (I)
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During
each week-end
live demos will take place (please, notice
that the following list is not final, as
more demos will be added soon):
Grand-Opening
on Saturday, June13th, 5,30 p.m.:
Maurizio
Fusi &
Serena Ferrone
- Bodypainting
Claudia Raddi - Fine Art
Marion Zellinger (A) -
Textile Art
Sunday,
June14th:
Maurizio
Forestan - Custom Painting
Serena
Ferrone - Fine Art
Maurizio
Fusi - Pinstriping
Claudia
Raddi - Fine Art
Saturday
20
th
and Sunday 21st:
Maurizio
Fusi -
Fine
Art
Saturday
27
th
and Sunday 28th:
Claudia
Raddi -
Fine
Art
Saturday
July 4
th:
Salvatore
De Vito (CH) -
Fine
Art
Maurizio Forestan - Custom
Painting
Marion
Zellinger (A) - Textile Art
Sunday
5th
Salvatore
De Vito (CH) -
Fine
Art
Maurizio Forestan - Custom
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The
Show will be open till July 5th, with the
following timetable:
Saturday June 13th, Grand-Opening at 5,30
p.m. Cocktail to follow.
Sunday
14th and the other week-ends, 4 p.m. till
10,30 p.m.
During the week, 6,30 p.m. till 10,30 p.m.
Sunday July 5th, 3 p.m. till 7 p.m. |
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GUERRINO
BOATTO (I)
is probably the most famous Italian Airbrush
artist worldwide, with agents in Italy,
Germany and Japan. During his 25 years
long career as an illustrator, he gained
many top prizes and a fame that extends
far beyond the airbrush world. Amongst
his main clients there are Alitalia, CocaCola,
Fiat, Ford, Honda, Ibm, Levis, Marlboro,
Mercedes Benz and Pepsi. His most famous
subjects are the cars and the most recent
photorealistic views of Venice.
GEORG
HUBER (D),
one of the most famous and pretigious
amongst the German airbrush artists, begun
his carreer by studying at the famous
Burke Grahic studio in Munich, and then
specialized in Fine Art as a self-thought
student. His very personal technique mixes
airbrush and conventional paintbrush,
and his atmospheres range from the Sense
of Wonder of the dreamlike Traumshaftsbilder"
series, to the on the road
American mith in his most recent series.
MAURIZIO
FORESTAN (I) is
maybe the most recknowned Italian Custom
Artist, with. his endless series of painted
cars, bikes, and even trucks,
as well as smaller artworks
like decorated hairdriers and mobile phones.
With over 27 years of airbrushing experience
under his belt, the Italian Master has
collected a very lomg series of important
clients and artworks, and became a symbol
and main point of reference for those
who
as artists or simple enthusiasts
are regarding at this fashinating
world.
SALVATORE
DE VITO (CH)
,
born
in Switzerland from an Italian Family,
is one of the greatest airbrusher from
the republic. He won twiche the prestigious
Airbrush Award,the most important
world prize for airbrush art, he participate
as Special Guest to all the main european
Airbrush shows, and has published a lot
of articles and reports in all the European
airbrush magazines.His paintings became
almost
legendary,especially those where
Salvatore joins skillfully convetional
paintbrush technique with the usage of
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EMERGING
ARTISTS WHO ALREADY JOINED:
Flavio Bosco · Alessandro Cantucci
· Serena Ferrone · Maurizio
Fusi · Paolo Matt · Mauro
Mori · Stefano Pennacchio ·
Claudia Raddi · Marion Zellinger
(A)
CALL
FOR ENTRIES - DEADLINE MAY 15th 2009 - info@aerografica.org
The
Art & Heart Studio "Try-out table"
will be active as usual, to freely test
various models of the terrific Iwata airbrushes
as well as many stunning novelties. Applications
to the association and its Airbrush courses,
held by the Master Marco Paoletti, will
be available as well.
How
to get to the Villa Strozzi Lemon
Shed:
The
gate of the Villa Strozzi Park,
has the number 77th of Via Pisana,
and is in a widening area on the
right, soon before a large notice board.
Be aware, the gate is placed on the opposite
direction of the traffic. Enter the parking
on top, right in front of Polimoda
fashion school.
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BY
CAR
For
those who are coming from the South
- A1 Motorway, Firenze Certosa
exit: follow
the directions to Firenze. Once at
Porta Romana take Viale Petrarca
and drive until the roundabout before
Ponte alla Vittoria. Then take
Via De'Vanni turn left and drive
straight (Via del Pignoncino),
pass the crossroads and go straight.
For
those who arrive from the West
- from A1 Motorway (Firenze Scandicci
exit) get in FI-PI-LI Highway in direction
to Florence until the roundabout, pass it
and get in Viale Talenti. Go straight
and follow the directions to Firenze
Centro / Via Pisana / Siena.
For
those who arrive from the North -
A1/A11 Motorway, Firenze Nord (Airport)
exit: follow signs to Firenze, after
the end of the slip road, get on the bridge
Viadotto all'Indiano, which crosses
the river. Get out at the 2nd exit
and drive through Via Canova, until
the roundabout, turn left and get in Viale
Talenti, follow the signs to FirenzeCentro
/ Via Pisana / Siena.
BY
TRAIN
Santa
Maria Novella Rail Station. Trains
run approximately every two hours. Take
the bus Ataf n.12 (Piazzale Michelangelo
direction) get off at Via Giovanni
della Casa. Then get in Via Pisana
road.
BY
BUS
From
Downtown
(Bus
n.6 A/B/C, dir. Monticelli) and From
SMN Rail Station (Bus n.26/27): get
off at the second bus-stop in Via
B. Bandinelli. Then cross the road and
enter in Via del Pignoncino, and
then in Via Giovanni della Casa,
then get in Via Pisana. From
SMN Rail Station (Bus n.12): get
off at Via Giovanni della Casa,
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| Hotels/
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UNA
Hotel Vittoria****
Via Pisana 59, 50143 FI - tel 05522771 - fax
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Via A. da Pollaiolo 16, 50142 FI - tel 055700896
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Viale R. Sanzio 16, 50124 FI - tel 0552335558
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Santa
Monaca Hostel
Via Santa Monaca 6, 50124 FI - tel 055268338
- fax 055280185 -
www.ostello.it
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Via dei Serragli 49, 50124 FI - tel 055212576
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PAST
EDITIONS OF AEROGRAPHICA
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Art & Heart Studio
supported by AICS and with the collaboration of
Comune
di Firenze - Quartiere 1 - Culture Comission
organized

April
27th - May 4th 2002
ex-church San Carlo dei Barnabiti, via S. Agostino 23,
Firenze
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The
Grand-Opening
took place in the magic atmosphere of the church
, while the artist
MarcoPaoletti,demonstrated
live.ns
Aerografica
allowed emerging young airbrush artists to display
their artworks for the first time in Italy. All
art foems were presented:
Fine Art, Illustration, Custom, Textile, etc.
EXHIBITING
ARTISTS:
Alessandro
Alberti · Alessandro Cantucci · Daniela
Carbone · Fausto Cellerini ·
Daniele Cerofolini · Paolo Matt ·
Mauro Mori · Claudia Raddi ·
Sauro Tibo · Zecki Zellinger (A)
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& Heart Studio
supported by Comune di Firenze - Quartiere 4 - Commissione
Cultura, organized

October
25th - November 1st 2003
Lemon
Shed,Villa Strozzi Park - Florence, Italy |
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SPECIAL
GUESTS
Giorgio
Guazzi
· Atelier
Kreo
·
Alberto
Ponno
During
the Grand-Opening, visitors had the opportunity
to admire
guest artist during their live demostrations regarding
different art forms such as Illustartion,
Custom e Micro-Custom. The next day, seminars were
held by the very Guest Masters.
Emergent
artists, either from Italy and abroad, exhibited
any kind of artworks, painted
totally or partially with an airbrush: Fine Art,
Illustration, Custom, Textile, etc.
Loris
Barbugli · Flavio Bosco · Elisa Caleffi
· Carma-rt · Daniela Carbone ·
Codyart · Alessandro De Chazelles Papitto
· Lilo Design · Dipo · Evanya
· Frank Fk · Patrizia Iamiceli ·
Luca Marino · Mauro Marinosci · Paolo
Matt · Mauro Mori · Claudia Raddi
· Stefano Art · Desiderio Sanzi ·
Damiano Vitturini · Massimo Zerbini ·
Zecki Zellinger
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Art
& Heart Studio in collaboration with EAA
- European Airbrush Association and supported
by Comune di Firenze - Quartiere 4 - Commissione
Cultura presented

June
5th to 12th 2004
Lemon
Shed,Villa Strozzi Park - Florence, Italy
Sponsor and technical support Werther
International
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GUEST
ARTISTS
Renate
Frei (CH)
· Giorgio
Guazzi
· Andy
Penaluna(GB)
· Marco
Paoletti
Another
successful week-end of art. Great artworks
and artists who painted live for all the
enthusiasts: R. Frei (Bodypainting), G.
Guazzi (Illustration), A. Penaluna (Fine
art), Zecki Zellinger (Textile) and Claudia
Raddi (ConfectioneryI).
The
next day, seminars with the guest artists
took place as usual. All the events had
a great success in terms of audience.
All
the artists presented amazing artworks,
such as original illustrations and paintings,
pieces of Custom Painting and Textile
Art, allof them painted by airbrush.
Loris
Barbugli · Flavio Bosco ·
Elisa Caleffi · Alessandro Cantucci
· Francesco Campione · Elena
Colombo · Maurizio Fusi · Patrizia
Iamiceli · Francesco Lombardini
· Luca Marino · Paolo
Matt · Mauro Mori · Luca
Niccolai · Lorenzo Nuti ·
Claudia Raddi · Mario Scannapieco
· Giuliana Simonelli · Zecki
Zellinger (A)
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Art
& Heart Studio in collaboration
with Ariarkia and supported Comune di
Firenze - Quartiere 4 - Commissione
Cultura presented

18
- 19 - 20 June 2005
Lemon
Shed,Villa Strozzi Park - Florence,
Italy
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GUEST
ARTISTS
Guerrino
Boatto
Maurizio
Forestan
Renate
Frei (CH)
Karel
Kopic (CZ)
Mark
Wilkinson (GB)
Three
full days were spent celebrating the talents
of many artists, some of them exhibiting
for the first time in Italy! Custom artist
M. Forestan (I) showed how to paint on
metal surfaces, M. Wilkinson (GB) and
R. Frei (CH) demonstrated Fine Art and
Illustration and Zecki Zellinger (A) painted
live on a silk foulard. Maurizio Fusi
(I) and Claudia Raddi (I)
created an original bodypainting,
inspired
by artist Gustav Klimt. At the end the
model "stepped out" from the
painting itself thus giving a surrealistic
touch to the performance
As
usual, Guest Masters held seminars for
interested ones. At
the end visitors could ask questions directly
to the artist.
Exhibiting Artists:
Cinzia
Argazzi · Flavio Bosco ·
Maurizio Conti · Karen Forde (IRL)
· Uwe Furtner (D) · Maurizio
Fusi · Brigitte Hanyecz (CH) ·
Patrizia Iamiceli · Luigi "Marti"
Martina · Paolo Matt · Mauro
Mori · Fabio Moscatelli
Luca Pietrucci · Irene Pistolesi
· Claudia Raddi ·
Alessandro Rinaldi · Annamaria
Sabatini · Lara Selva ·
Giuliana Simonelli · Gessica Turano
· Francesca Vergari · Elisa
Vicari · Zecki Zellinger (A) ·
Fausto Zucchi |
Art
& Heart Studio in collaboration
with Comune di Firenze - Quartiere 4
- Commissione Cultura presented

May
19th - 20th 2007
Lemon Shed,Villa Strozzi Park - Florence,
Italy
Sponsor
and Technical Support: Anest Iwata Europe
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GUEST
ARTISTS
Guerrino
Boatto
Claudio
Mazzi
Joerg Hofmann (CH)
Uschi
Eschbach (D)
Meinrad
Froschin (D)
Three
full days were spent celebrating the talents
of many artists, some of them exhibiting
for the first time in Italy! artist C.
Mazzi (I) showed how to paint on metal
surfaces, U. Eschback (D) and M. Froschin
(D) demonstrated Crazy Hair and . Maurizio
Fusi (I) and Serena Ferrone (I)
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As
usual, Guest Masters held seminars for
interested ones. At
the end visitors could ask questions directly
to the artist.
EXHIBITING
ARTISTS
Flavio Bosco ·
Alessandro Cantucci · Serena Ferrone
· Maurizio Fusi · Beat Grauwiler
(CH) · Patrizia
Iamiceli · Luigi "Marti"
Martina · Paolo Matt · Mauro
Mori · Claudia Raddi ·
Rosario Surrusca · Maurizio Vinanti
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To
get more detailed infos about Art & Heart activities, please
call +39 055 713 631 or write to: info@artandheart.it
aerografica
is a registered mark of Art & Heart Studio -
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SPONSOR AND TECHNICAL
SUPPORT:


Guerrino
Boatto

Georg
Huber

Maurizio
Forestan

Salvatore
de Vito
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