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Tommaso Fattovich

1977
(USA) ITALIAN

Tommaso Fattovich is an Italian abstract painter who deploys the Surrealist strategy of automatism to create raw, layered, emotive works that convey feelings of desolation and decay.

He lives and works in Delray Beach, Florida.

Education

Fattovich describes his early life growing up in Milan, Italy, as his first education in the arts. Self-taught as a painter, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Master of Science in International Business from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

Technique

Fattovich calls his style Abstract Punk. He deliberately rejects traditional techniques in lieu of brut art strategies. Painting with a mixture of oils, acrylics and other mediums on large-scale canvases, he uses his hands and other tools, like plaster trowels and forks, adding rough textures and dimensions to his surfaces. “I use whatever I can use to make that mark,” he says. “It’s not even a brush stroke.” His compositions evolve according to a subliminal process in which he responds viscerally to the colors, layers, lines and shapes, coaxing each composition along until it reveals itself to him as being finished. This, he says, is the most rewarding part of the artistic process: discovering the moment when the work has become “what is was meant to be” then connecting with a viewer who responds to the work.

Inspiration

Fattovich is motivated by a deep inner need to express energy and spontaneity. The imagery in his work is a reflection of what he calls “destroyed surreal environments.” The rust and rabble of the decaying urban environment, both in his hometown of Milan and his adopted home in Florida, finds its way into his compositions. Fragments of the modern world seem to appear and then disappear in the work. The key to his inspiration, he says, is the search for a sensory response to life, which will result in an emotional connection that can be “continually redefined by the viewer.”

Relevant Quote

“It’s a struggle, finding the right moment when the painting is finished. Each painting is a story of the struggle of what you had to go through to get there. This is why I paint. Because it’s hard to put into words things that are visual and full of emotion.”

Exhibitions and Collections

Works by Fattovich are in many private collections. Recent exhibitions include the Boca Raton Museum of Art, Art Boca Raton – International Art Fair, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Miami (Red Dot Art Fair, Art Wynwood, Eighteen: The Most Influential Emerging Artists - Blink Group Fine Art Gallery), Los Angeles (Downtown LA Art Show), and New York (AB Gallery).

Galleries

NEXT STEP STUDIO & GALLERY, DETROIT, MICHIGANMONICA KING PROJECTS, CONNECTICUTKOL GALLERY, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDSAB GALLERY NY, EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORKBLINK GROUP GALLERY, MIAMI, FLORIDACAROUSEL FINE ART, MIAMI, FLORIDA

Education

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL Graduate School of Business
Master of Science, International Business
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Bachelor of Arts, Communication
Minor in Advertising and Marketing
Member Lambda Pi Eta, National Honor Society for Communication

Exhibitions

2022 BLINK GROUP Projects & CONTEXT ART MIAMI Miami BOOTH B22, Miami, December 2022
IDEELART - AFFORDABLE ART FAIR (AAF) BOOTH E3 under name C THOMAS PROJECTS, New York,
New York, September 2022
BAILEY CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER, “ABSTRACT PUNK” solo show, Pompano Beach, Florida,
March - May 2022
BLINK GROUP Projects & PALM BEACH MODERN + CONTEMPORARY BOOTH J5, West Palm Beach,
March 2022
CAROUSEL FINE ART & THE PALM BEACH SHOW + CONTEMPORARY FOCUS BOOTH 342, West Palm
Beach, February 2022
SMYTHE - MCKEE - “12 x 12” online exhibition - works selected by Sam Duplessis, February 2022

2021 BLINK GROUP Projects & CONTEXT ART MIAMI Miami BOOTH A11, Miami, December 2021
AB GALLERY & MARKET ART & DESIGN exhibition, Bridgehampton Booth G03, New York, August 2021
AB GALLERY - “IT’S NEVER ABSTRACT TO ITS AUTHOR” exhibition, East Hampton, New York, May-June
2021

CJ. ONE GALLERY - “ALL IN YOUR HEAD” solo show, New York City, New York, March 2021

2020 CAROUSEL FINE ART - “ART MOVE OUT” exhibition at Porsche Design Tower, Miami, Florida, December 2020
ARTS WAREHOUSE - “WHILE YOU WERE AWAY” outdoor exhibition, Delray Beach, Florida, December 2020-January 2021
ARTS WAREHOUSE - “WHILE YOU WERE AWAY” exhibition, Delray Beach, Florida, October-December 2020
BLINK GROUP FINE ART GALLERY - “ART HAS NO RULES” exhibition, Miami, Florida, SeptemberDecember 2020
GRASSROOTS GALLERY - “ARTISTS IN QUARANTINE” online exhibition - works selected by Anna Visnitskaya - June-August 2020
MONICA KING CONTEMPORARY - “SPRING TO ACTION” online exhibition - works selected by Monica King - www.artsy.net/show/monica-king-contemporary-spring-to-action April-May
HEATH GALLERY - “MODERNISM” show, Palm Springs, California, February 2020
BLINK GROUP Projects & ART WYNWOOD Miami BOOTH 209, Florida, February 2020
BLINK GROUP Projects & LA ART SHOW Los Angeles BOOTH 1009, California, February 2020
CORAL SPRINGS MUSEUM OF ART - “INSPIRED BY” exhibition, Coral Springs, Florida, February-March 2020
IDEELART - “HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE” online exhibition - works selected by Richard Caldicott -
https://www.ideelart.com/magazine/ideelart-exhibition January 2020
ARTS WAREHOUSE - “INSIDE OUT” exhibition, Delray Beach, Florida, December 2019-January 2020

2019 BLINK GROUP FINE ART GALLERY - “ALL WE HAVE IS NOW” exhibition, Miami, Florida, November
2019-February 2020
1310 GALLERY SAILBOAT BEND - Art Exhibit, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, May-June 2019
HEATH GALLERY - “MODERNISM” show, Palm Springs, California, February 2019
BLINK GROUP Projects & LA ART SHOW Los Angeles, California, January 2019

2018 BLINK GROUP Projects & RED DOT Miami BOOTH R205, Florida, December 2018
BLINK GROUP FINE ART GALLERY - “WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS ?”, Miami, Florida, November 2018
ARTS WAREHOUSE - “FREE ON THE INSIDE” exhibition, Delray Beach, Florida, April 2018
HEATH GALLERY - “MODERNISM” show, Palm Springs, California, February 2018
BLINK GROUP Projects & ARTEXPO Las Vegas BOOTH 107, Nevada, January 2018
BLINK GROUP Projects & LA ART SHOW Los Angeles BOOTH 625, California, January 2018

2017 BLINK GROUP Projects & SPECTRUM Miami BOOTH 315, Florida, December 2017
BLINK GROUP FINE ART GALLERY - “EIGHTEEN: THE MOST INFLUENTIAL EMERGING ARTISTS IN
MIAMI”, Miami, Florida, June-October 2017
BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART, March 2017
ART BOCA RATON - INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, 2017

2015-2019 HEATH GALLERY

2014-2017 ALBERTO LINERO GALLERY - ART WALK

2012 FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY - CONTEMPORARY FINE ART AND CRAFTS

Collections

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA
Glasser Collection (Florida, U.S.)
Tyghem Collection (Florida, U.S.)
Sands Collection (Florida, U.S.)
Trachtenberg Collection (New York, U.S.)
Juelg Collection (Massachusetts, U.S.)
Karakashian Collection (New Jersey, U.S.)
Dan Collection (London U.K., Milan ITALY)
Tremsky Collection (Sao Paulo, BRAZIL)

Residencies

ARTS WAREHOUSE, DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 2018-2019-2020-2021-2022
Studio 7

Commissions

PRIVATE COMMISSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA

Television/print

Mara Marietta Culture Blog - “Tommaso Fattovich: Abstraction And The Painterly Spark - A Review Of
Recent Work (2021-2022)” - by Richard Jonathan, January 2022
https://www.maramarietta.com/tommaso-fattovich-abstraction-painterly-spark/

Dan’s Papers - “Top 5 East End Art Exhibitions This Weekend: Memorial Day 2021” - By David Taylor,
May 28th 2021
https://www.danspapers.com/2021/05/top-5-east-end-exhibitions-memorial-day/?
fbclid=IwAR31dZayqHjeKZbLcOy1SXjZB-MlIiDpP4p1H2rTWTX_Oi6B0Qrz1UE-6XA

Art & Object - “Art Brut Showcased by Fattovich in Solo Show at C.J. One” - March 19th, 2021
https://www.artandobject.com/press-release/art-brut-showcased-fattovich-solo-show-cj-one

CASA of Los Angeles (casala.org) “Wine + Art’s online silent auction” - By Sarah Scribner February 2021
ABC 7 NY - “Art Exhibit Raises Money For NYC Restaurant, Hospital Workers” -
https://abc7ny.com/coronavirus-nyc-update-corona-virus-cases/6105818/

VoyageMIA - “Meet Tommaso Fattovich” - By Erika Smith, July 31st 2019
http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-tommaso-fattovich-downtown-miami/


The Telegraph - “How Palm Beach Is Stealing The Art Crown From Its Miami Neighbour” - By Trisha
Andres, February 9th 2019 (Print/Online)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/florida/articles/palm-
beaches-norton-museum-things-to-do/


Art & Culture Of Palm Beach County - Fall 2018 (Print)
Art work featured on Desert Flippers - HGTV, 2016 Episode 1 (Television Network)
Arte Por Excelencias - Revista De Ibero America Y El Caribe (Print/Online)

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