Patrick Pietropoli

{{Short description|French painter and sculptor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox artist | name = Patrick Pietropoli | image = New York 5th Ave and 48th St, oil on linen, 59x59 inches, 2015.jpg | image_size = 170px | caption = | birth_name = Patrick Pietropoli | died at age of = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|01|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Paris, France | death_date = | death_place = | field = Painter, sculptor | training = | movement = | works = | patrons = | awards = }}

'''Patrick Pietropoli''' (born 31 January 1953) is a self-taught French painter and sculptor who has been recognized as an established artist in France since the mid 1980s.<ref>[http://www.artadoo.com/en/display/artist/name/patrick-pietropoli/id/48116 www.artadoo.com]</ref> He is most notable for his extremely detailed, large-scale cityscapes paintings;<ref>[https://secondhanging.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/review-patrick-pietropoli-at-axelle-gallery-new-york secondhanging.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/review-patrick-pietropoli]</ref> however, he is also well known for his work on mid-relief sculpture.<ref>[http://www.cgb-galerie.fr/pietropoli sculpture at CGB Galerie, Honfleur, France]</ref>

==Early life and education== Patrick Pietropoli was born 31 January 1953 in Paris, France. He developed his passion for painting from an early age. In his childhood Patrick spent many days at his grandparents’ house drawing for hours at a time<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151222150436/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/62248033/creating-portrait-place American Artist Sept 2011, Urban Vistas by Naomi Ekperigin]</ref> and visiting local galleries in Paris with his grandfather.

In 1975 he passed CAPES French national exam in History to become a history professor. In 1978 Pietropoli received master's degree in Ancient History from François Rabelais University in Paris and taught history in France until 1986.

==Career== Patrick Pietropoli began exhibiting in France in 1983 and by 1986 due to the rapid success he was able to quit teaching and focus entirely on art. Pietropoli’s early works were influenced by ‘pittura colta’ movement. His first solo exhibition in 1983 at Gallery Verododa in Paris featured paintings based on sketches of the Annunciation's depiction<ref>[http://www.free-press-release.com/news-patrick-pietropoli-debuts-new-collection-at-axelle-fine-arts-1268753596.html www.free-press-release.com]</ref> in Florentine churches of Italy. By the end of 1900s Patrick Pietropoli became inspired by the Venetian old masters of 18th century. With his meticulous attention to detail, Pietropoli was said to join ‘vedutisti’<ref>[http://www.galerie-claudine-legrand.fr/pietropoli-patrick/ art critic Marc Hérissé at Galerie Claudine Legrand]</ref> in his quest to depict timeless urban landscapes. In his own words he ‘refused the picturesque nature of street scenes, choosing to portray urban landscapes akin to the teeming, gaily colored world of the paintings of Canaletto or Guardi’<ref>[http://www.thecynthiacorbettgallery.com/Admin/uploads/ART-OF-ENGLAND-ARTICLE_JUN-2011_001.pdf Art of England magazine, Sept 2011 archived at Cynthia Corbett Gallery]</ref>

Jean-Pierre [http://www.ledelarge.fr/ Delarge]<ref>Jean-Pierre Delarge, Dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains, Editions GRUND, 2001 and updates, {{ISBN|2-7000-3055-9}}</ref> commented how Pietropoli's "taste for antiquity asserts large paintings" and he "finds the pallet and the Corot format for views of Rome or Venice, empty of any living being, which increases the desired distance from the ocher color blur, this time under a golden sky". In 1986-89 Patrick Pietropoli created a monumental sculpture, commissioned by the Mutuality of Pas-de-Calais,<ref>[http://www.20h59.com/evenement/patrick-pietropoli-peintures-espace-saint-jean-melun-octobre-2010,270571 www.20h59.com]</ref> Paris, France. During 1998-2001 he exhibited small scale mid-relief sculpture at Art Paris and SAGA art fair in Paris, France. In 2000 Musée national de la Marine, Place de la Concorde in Paris acquired two of his paintings for permanent collection.

Since 2001 Patrick Pietropoli has been exhibiting throughout United States in solo and group shows<ref>[http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/26696-patrick-pietropoli www.artslant.com]</ref> as well as international art fairs, including Art Miami New York,<ref>[http://issuu.com/artmiami6/docs/artmiaminewyork_catalog/66 Art Miami NY catalog 2015]</ref> Art Southampton,<ref>[https://www.artsy.net/show/cynthia-corbett-gallery-cynthia-corbett-gallery-at-art-southampton-2015 Art Southampton 2015]</ref><ref>[http://issuu.com/artmiami6/docs/catalog_as15_pages/65?e=0/14050360 Art Southampton catalog 2015]</ref> Art Hamptons,<ref>[http://issuu.com/hegshows/docs/ahcatalog2015-web/21 Art Hamptons catalog 2015]</ref> Art Wynwood,<ref> [http://issuu.com/artmiami6/docs/catalog2015/41 Art Wynwood catalog 2015]</ref> Palm Beach Art Fair, Art Chicago. At the same time he also continued to exhibit in his native France<ref>[http://1eretage.com/download/25151 Maison Francaise magazine, 2014 solo exhibition]</ref><ref>[http://artalog.net/gallery/gallery.php?id=266&subev_id=5261#e5261 Galerie Claudine Legrand 2013 solo exhibition]</ref> and across Europe being represented by Galerie Felli, Galerie Claudine Legrand, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery,<ref>[http://www.thecynthiacorbettgallery.com/artists-artfairs.php/Patrick-Pietropoli-42 The Cynthia Corbett Gallery art fairs]</ref> Galerie CGB.<ref>[http://pietropolipatrick.com/past-exhibitions Patrick Pietropoli past exhibitions]</ref>

In 2008 he moved to New York City and was granted an EB-1 visa<ref>[http://galeriefelli.com/pietropoli Galerie Felli Pietropoli's bio]</ref> to the United States in 2011.

==Museum installations== * Feb 2017, Civic Museum of Crema, Crema,<ref> [http://www.comune.crema.cr.it/node/5399 Solo Exhibition at Civic Museum of Crema, Italy]</ref> Italy. * Oct 2016 - Jan 2017, Espace St Jean exhibiting hall, Museum of Melun,<ref>[http://www.ville-melun.fr/agenda/175-paysages-new-yorkais-par-patrick-pietropoli Solo Exhibition at the museum of Melun, France]</ref><ref>[http://culturetvous.fr/saison-culturelle/patrick_pietropoli-fiche_1525 local Melun article on 2016-17 museum exhibition]</ref> France. * Oct 2013, "Salle Friese" exhibiting hall, Print Museum,<ref> [http://www.saint-fargeau-ponthierry.fr/library/programme-de-saison-26-couleurs-2013-2014 Installation at the Print museum, Ponthierry, France]</ref> Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France. * Oct 2010 - Jan 2011, Espace St Jean exhibiting hall, Museum of Melun,<ref>[http://artsinfo.canalblog.com/archives/2010/10/02/19218865.html Installation at the museum of Melun, France]</ref> France. The Museum located at the de Vaux-le-Vicomte acquired one painting for permanent collection<ref> [http://www.numel.fr/?id=recherche_grandpublic_detail&open=845&doc=accounts%2Fmnesys_melun%2Fdatas%2Fir%2FMusee%2FPatrimoineArtistique%2FPeintures%2FFRM0379_000010%2EXML&page_ref=845&unittitle=Melun,%20mairie%20par%20Patrick%20Pietropoli.&unitid=art%202010.5&unitdate= Melun museum permanent collection]</ref> * Sept - Oct 2006, Civic Museum of Crema, Crema,<ref>[http://archiviostorico.laprovinciacr.it/storico/books/20060604cremona/#/21 Installation at Civic Museum of Crema, Italy]</ref> Italy.

==References==  {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.pietropolipatrick.com Patrick Pietropoli Official website] * [http://www.ledelarge.fr/16165_artiste_PIETROPOLI__Patrick Dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains] * [http://www.thecynthiacorbettgallery.com/artists-biography.php/Patrick-Pietropoli-42 The Cynthia Corbett Gallery] * [http://galeriefelli.com/pietropoli Galerie Felli] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222222022/https://www.axelle.com/artists/patrick-pietropoli Axelle Fine Arts Galerie] * [https://www.hugogalerie.com/patrick-pietropoli Hugo Fine Arts Galerie] * [http://www.saintdizier.com/artiste-bio-e.php?id=236&artist=Patrick_Pietropoli Galerie Saint-Dizier] * [http://educanet.tv/clips/view/gwiyQUDY/collection/14 live interview at l'Espace Saint Jean, museum of Melun, France during 2010 solo exhibition] * [http://newsarttoday.tv/expo/galerie-felli-patrick-pietropoli live interview at Galerie Felli, Paris, France during 2014 solo exhibition] * [http://www.cremaonline.it/cultura/08-02-2017_Crema,+in+sala+Agello+la+mostra+di+Patrick+Pietropoli Crema online for Feb 2017 exhibition] * [https://www.cremaoggi.it/2017/02/08/sabato-si-inaugura-la-mostra-dellartista-francese-patrick-pietropoli Crema Feb 2017 inauguration]

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