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CURRICULUM VITAE
Andrea Aste
EDUCATION
2001 Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” (Vercelli. Italy), Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Master Degree in Philosophy
1994 High School (Classical Studies), Liceo Classico “Cavour” Turin.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2013-Present Art Director and History of Art Consultant, Passione Italian Design Playing Cards Company, California, USA
2010-Present Art Consultant and Curator, La Terza Isola Theatre and Cultural Association, Turin, Italy
2009-2010 Art Director of Ellisse Art and Culture Magazine, published by a regional consortium of Piedmont, Italy
2007-Present Freelance animation and visual artist, film direction, writer and author. Collaborations with institutions, museums, theatre and private enterprises for art and communication projects
2007-2013 Art Consultant and Copywriter for Doctor Design Advertising and Communication Agency, Turin, Milan, Rome, Italy
2007-2009 Founder and Director of the visual arts, poetry and philosophy magazine Convivia - Ananke Publisher, Turin, Italy
2006-2007 Founding Member, Copywriter and Art Director, AlfaZeta srl Advertising Agency, Turin, Italy
2005-2006 Freelance Copywriter: advertising, above and below the line communication
2003-2005 Copywriter, Fore Sas Advertising Agency, Turin, Italy
2002-2003 Copywriter, Proposte srl Advertising Agency, Turin, Italy
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS
• Torineide: De Mirabile et Inaudita Exhibition, selected ink works, Natural Science Museum, Turin, Italy
• Motif design creation used in costuming of wax statue of Arturo Brachetti’s, Grevin Wax Museum, Paris, France
• Motif design creation used in costuming of wax statue of Arturo Brachetti’s, Grevin Wax Museum, Montreal, Canada
EXHIBITIONS
2014
• I Sogni di un Cilindro, MAU (Museum of Urban Art), Turin, Italy
2013
• Filmstrips Hung Out to Dry, Solo exhibition, Bergamo Film Meeting, Bergamo, Italy
2012
• Art à Porter, Solo exhibition, Ex Fabbrica Delle Bambole, Milan, Italy
2011
• Venice Biennale. 54th International Art Exhibition, Padiglione Italia, Castiglia di Saluzzo, Saluzzo (CN), Italy
• Torineide. De Mirabile et Inaudita Exploratione, Solo exhibition, Natural Science Museum, Turin, Italy
• Torino. Città Sognata, Solo exhibition, AV Art Gallerie & Fondazione Artevision, Turin, Italy
• Italiane, Group exhibition, Villa Amoretti, Turin, Italy
2010
• Ad Arte, Group exhibition, MAU (Museum of Urban Art), Turin, Italy
• 150 Years of a United Italy, Group exhibition, Sala delle Colonne, Castello Reale del Valentino, Turin, Italy.
With backing and support of the Piedmont Region, Province of Turin, City of Turin
• Arte Padova, International Art Fair, with AV Art Gallerie & Fondazione Artevision, Padova, Italy
• Art Made in Italy, Group exhibition, Palais de Congrés, Forum de l’Investissement, Paris, France
• Symbols, Signs and Colours from the World, Group exhibition, Galerie Brehova, Praha, Czech Republic.
With backing and support of the Italian Culture Institute
• The Die is Cast, Group exhibition. Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy
• Arbor Tauriniensis, Installation, Festival Internazionale dell’Oralità, Piazza Carignano, Turin, Italy
• Courtship in the Arts, Group exhibition, AV Art Gallerie & Fondazione Artevision, Turin, Italy
• Turin Tales, Group exhibition, Villa Amoretti, Turin, Italy
• Torineide I, Solo exhibition, Martin Arte Galleria, Turin, Italy
• Help! Group exhibition, Caffè Chinese Art Gallery, Turin, Italy
2009
• Christmas Tale, Group exhibition, AV Art Gallery & Fondazione Artevision, Turin, Italy
• Turin Film Festival, Solo exhibition, AV Art Gallerie & Fondazione Artevision, Turin, Italy
• Visioni di Una Città per Colori a Coda e Cembali Scrivani, Solo exhibition with backing and support of the
City of Ciriè, D’Oria Palace, Ciriè, Italy
• Il Rosso Attira lo Sguardo, Solo exhibition, Casa del Conte Verde, Rivoli, Italy
• At the Theatre, Solo exhibition, Officine H Theatre, Ivrea, Italy
• Toys, Group exhibition, Palazzo Rospigliosi, Zagarolo, Rome, Italy
2008
• Canvas Sailed Ships for Other Voyages, Solo exhibition, D Gallery, Turin, Italy
• Kunstart International Art Fair, with D Gallery, Bolzano, Italy
• That Which the Stars Don’t Say, Solo exhibition, Chiesa dell’Assunta, Cuneo, Italy
• Italian Cinema Divas, Group exhibition, National Museum of Cinema, D’Oria Palace, Ciriè, Italy
• Symphony for Simultaneous Colour, Solo exhibition, Caffè Chinese Art Gallery, Turin, Italy
2007
• Convivium, Group exhibition, Catartica Fine Arts Gallery, Turin, Italy
• Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, Solo exhibition, Caleidos Cultural Association, Turin, Italy
2006
• Feira de la Publicidad, Selected paintings, International Advertising Fair, Madrid, Spain
• Cuori Smascherati, Group exhibition, Salone dei Cavalieri, Pinerolo, Italy
PUBLISHED BOOKS
• The Book of Shadows, illustrated short stories, Lo Scarabeo Publisher, Italy, 2016
• Pitture d’Ombra, art catalogue, art direction and copywriting, Fondazione, Teatro Borgatti Publishing, Bologna,
Italy, 2015
• Torineide: De Mirabile et Inaudita Exploratione, illustrated short stories, Natural Science Museum Publisher,
Italy, 2011
• Selected poems, published in Il Segreto delle Fragole, anthology of poetry, Il Lieto Colle, Italy, 2009
• Selected poems, published in il Volo di Ganimedia, anthology of poetry, VLM, Italy, 2009
• The World of Andrea Aste, selected short stories and illustrated portfolio, 2008
• Non Dire Mai il Suo Nome, a semi-biographical novel incorporating poetry, and illustrations, nominated for
the Carver Prize, Ananke Edition, Italy, 2007
• Selected poems, published in Cuori Smascherati, anthology of poetry, Ananke Edition, Italy, 2006
BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATIONS
• Donna è, Luciana navone Nosari, EtaBeta, 2015
• Stelle di Carta, Luciana navone Nosari, Amazon, 2014
• Grazie di Tutto Miss West, Dario Janese, Robin Edizioni, Italy 2012
• In Viaggio con le Parole: Trent’anni di AVO Torino, Cover, preface, chapter introductions and illustrations.
Various Writers, AVO, Associazione Italiana Volontari Ospedalieri, Italy 2011
• L’altra Faccia della Luna, Sergio Sormani, Pendragon Italy, 2010
• Turin Tales, Various Writers, Lineadaria, Italy, 2009
• 50 Cartoline, Nico Ivaldi, Giraldi Editore, Italy, 2009
• Ciriè A.R. cover and illustrations, Culicchia, Oggero, Riccarelli, with the patronage of the city of Cirie and the
Ministery of Culture City of Ciriè publishing, 2009
• Labirinto Manhattan, Katia Piccinni, Cartman Editition, Italy, 2008
• Le Terre dell’Addolorata, Dario Janese, Schola Coeli Edition, Italy, 2008
• Painters for Human Rights Calendar, Various Artists, Florida, USA, 2008
• The 2008 Weird Calendar, Cartman Edition, Italy, 2007
• L’Anno del Cigno, Dario Janese - Sandro Penna Publisher, Italy, 2006
MAGAZINE EDITORIALS AND ARTICLES
• The Chariot, The Magician Magazine: The Tarot Guild of Australia, Australia, Spring 2016
• The Lovers, The Magician Magazine: The Tarot Guild of Australia, Australia, Winter 2015
• Una Pillola, un Chimico & Kant, L’Aperitivo Illustrato Magazine: The Book of Visual Arts n.52, Italy 2011
• La Figura del Budda: un Vuoto Pieno di Significato, Convivia Art and Philosophy Magazine, Italy, 2009
• Spatial Deformation: My Rooms, Ellisse, Culture and Art Magazine, Italy, 2009
• New York, NP Magazine Design and Lifestyle, Italy, March 2008
• L’Auriga: A Philosophical Manifesto, Convivia Art and Philosophy Magazine, Italy, 2008
• Il Simposio, Convivia Art and Philosophy Magazine, Italy, 2008
• Rooms, GAE MAG, Global Artist Exhibit, USA, N.1, 2007
THEATRE
• Allegro un po’ Troppo, animations (projection as digital backdrop) and live painting performance
Arte Brachetti Production Company, Italian tour, 2016
• Allegro un po’ Troppo, animations (projection as digital backdrop) and live painting performance
Arte Brachetti Production company, Auditorium RAI National Television, Turin, 2013
• Bal(l)erà, Roda Group Dance Company, video projection of art works as digital backdrop, 2008
• Alfonsina, Roda Group Dance Company, video projection of art works as digital backdrop, 2007
INTERIOR DESIGN
• Musical Dream Cafe. Design and execution: frescos, design and art objects, Turin, Italy, 2013
• Semigiò Restaurant. Design and execution: frescos, design and art objects, paintings, communication and
promotion, Milan, Italy, 2009
• Cathedral of Alba. Study for painted tapestry, new altar and sacred objects, Alba, Italy, 2008
SYMPOSIA AND PRESENTATIONS
• The Book of Shadows: The Lost Code of the Tarot. The Creation of the Parallel World.
New Renaissance Bookstore, Portland,Oregon, USA, 2016
• The Book of Shadows: The Lost Code of the Tarot. What is Reality?
Northwest Tarot Symposium, Portland,Oregon, USA, 2016
• The Book of Shadows: The Lost Code of the Tarot. The Creation of the Parallel World.
Public Library, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, 2016
• The Book of Shadows: The Lost Code of the Tarot. Philosophy, Art and Science in the Early Renaissance.
Living Tarot International Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2015
• The Alchemist: Parallel worlds and the concept of reality
Bergamo Film Meeting, Bergamo, Italy, 2013
• Bestiary: Art, Myth and Science in Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Natural Science Museum, Turin, Italy, 2011
• Maps: Art, Myth and Science in Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Natural Science Museum, Turin, Italy, 2011
• Colour Perception and Categorization. Philosophy, Physics, Arts.
DAMS, University of Turin, Italy, 2008
ANIMATION AND FILM
• The Book of Shadows: The Lost Code of the Tarot, mockumentary. Solo project: script, direction,
animation, editing and special effects, 1h 15m, English. 2015
• If..., short animation. Solo project: script, direction, animation, editing and special effects, 1m 11s, 2014
• Cibi Diversi, short live-action/animation. Solo project: script, direction, animation, editing and special effects,
5m 34s, 2014
• The Black Cat, (in P.O.E.R.N. horror film by D. Cristofaro). Script, direction, original art work, 11m 16s, 2013
• Meet my Madness, short animation. Script, direction and animation, 4m 6s, 2013
• Allegro un po’ Troppo, short animation films for RAI Italian National Television, 2013
• The Alchemist, animation. Solo project: script, direction, animation, editing and special effects, 20m, 2013
FILM FESTIVALS AND FILM PRESENTATIONS
• The Book of Shadows: The Lost Code of the Tarot, New Renaissance Bookstore, Portland, OR, USA, 2016
• The Book of Shadows: The Lost Code of the Tarot, NorthWest Tarot Symposium, Portland, OR, USA, 2016
• The Book of Shadows: The Lost Code of the Tarot, Public Library, WestLafayette, IN, USA, 2016
• The Book of Shadows: The Lost Code of the Tarot, Living Tarot International Conference, Melbourne,
Australia, 2015
• L’Alchimista, Catania Film Festival, Catania, Italy, 2013
• L’Alchimista, Bergamo Film meeting, Bergamo, Italy, 2013
LANGUAGES
English: French: Spanish:
very good
good
basic
Italian:
native
Old Latin:
good
Ancient Greek: good