Biography
Salvo Misseri was born in Palermo on January 15th 1982.
- In 2009 he obtained a degree in Juridical Sciences at the Faculty of Law with a final score of 92 out of 110.
- In 2010/11 he attended a 1st level Master's degree in Industrial Relations, Labor Law and Social Security "at the Faculty of Law of Palermo
- In 2013 he qualified as a labor consultant
In the course of his university experience he cultivates various interests, holds the office of student representative for two terms, actively participates in two university journalistic publications, holds the position of director, and also conducts two university radio programs.
His innate passion for painting has always been with her. He began painting in oil at the age of 12, without stopping, from a simple self-taught person, firmly convinced not to follow a course of artistic studies, but to study independently the various artistic texts and experiencing painting as freedom and pure evasion .
- In May 2007 he exhibited his works in a solo exhibition at the premises of the Classic Cultural Circle, in via f. Juvara 39, Palermo, arousing a good interest from the public towards his works.
- In November 2007 he always exhibited with a personal exhibition at the premises of the Scacco Matto Cafè, with an exhibition organized by the Rotaract Club Palermo Parco delle Madonie, in which he continued his study of the themes of modern man within the city.
- In April 2009 he donated one of his works to an association of the University of Trapani, which places the work of Misseri in the atrium of the university where it can still be appreciated.
Participates, arousing curiosity, to an impromptu the first White Night of viale Strasburgo, in which a private broadcaster from the work realized and the figure of the young painter.
- 26th November - 28th December 2009 exhibited with a solo show at the premises of Agricantus Palermo organized by the La Giovane Sicilia association, with the patronage of the Regional Province of Palermo
- on 11 January 2010 he exhibited in a group exhibition at the premises of the Official Club of Palermo organized by the Rotary of Palermo
- February 2011 collective exhibition of painting "Art commitment", organized by Emiro Arte, at the Civic gallery Sciortino di Monreale
- March 2012 donates one of his works to the town of Misilmeri to celebrate the events that involved the deeds of the Thousand for the unification of Italy. The work is exhibited in the mayor's rooms.
- September 2013 participates in the final stages of the Il Segno Competition, International Painting Exhibition, organized by the Zamenhof Gallery at Palazzo della Racchetta, Ferrara
-14 -27 February 2014 participates in the collective exhibition of painting "Love in all its expressions", organized by Emiro Arte, at the crypt of San Giorgio dei Genovesi, Palermo
-7- 12 April 2014 Art collective "Artists in the shadow of the Duomo", at the former Benedictine Monastery, Monreale, organized by Monreale Civic Committees
-30 November - 22 December 2014 painting staff at Fermata Centotrentasette, via d.Tripepi 137, Reggio Calabria, organized by Fermata 137 in collaboration with AIS Reggio Calabria.
-28 April - 19 May 2017 takes part in the second step of the Art Prize at the Caffè Letterario Ostiense in Rome with the acrylic works representing the screenshots of the Nintendo 8 Bit games. Wins the Contest by public vote.
-September 2018 an acrylic work of the Nintendo 8 bit cycle "Journey to Silius" takes part in the final stage of the Arte 2018 Cairo Editore Award, obtaining a report from the members of the Jury.
There are various pictorial cycles in its path.
In the first in his paintings he represents allegorically the reality in which man today lives, where the urban dimension tends to interleave man in a sort of modern "Dante's hell". Through the dark chrome and the strong contrasts, he represents the human figures as the damned of hell, constituted by the everyday life of the city that destroys man.
The works of the cycle ". . . communicability / lack of communication "We can see the call of the human figure as a mannequin intercalated in today's reality, where the means of communication tend to isolate man more and more rather than diminish the distance between individuals.
His works that are part of the cycle ". . . ongoing metamorphosis "evoke the myths of the metamorphosis of Ovidos reinterpreted in a contemporary key, intercalating the themes of detachment, myth, memory, nostalgia, solitude, love within everyday contexts.
From 2016 he began to paint with the acrylic technique several canvases depicting the screenshots of the old video games of the 90s of the Nintendo Nes 8bit console.
He lives and works between Palermo and Rome.
