Oliviero Masi

Oliviero Masi was born in 1949 in Busto Arsizio, a small town northwest of Milan, Italy. Over the past decade, he has proven himself to be a printmaker of exceptional technical ability and poetic sensibility. Masi's landscapes, which are influenced directly by the lyrical Italian countryside, explore the variable nuances of light and color using a sophisticated combination of soft-ground and aquatint techniques. The resulting prints are exquisite multi plate intaglio that have the look and texture of pastel drawing. Masi works have been exhibited extensively over the past 40 years in galleries throughout Europe, South America and Hong Kong. Oliviero Masi lives and works with his family in the Oltrepò Pavese, in the Apennines between Milan and Genoa.

Selected Exhibitions:

1967 Palazzo dell' Espoxizione, Busto Arsizio

1973 Gallerie Carlevaro, Genova

1982 Summer Exibition Royal Accademy, London, U.K.

1985 John Szoke Graphics, New York

1988 Robertson Gallery, Beverly Hills, California

1995 Zebra One Gallery, London, U.K.

1997 Torchio di Porta Romana, Milano

2002 Galleria Langheinz, Darmstadt

2005 Galerie Kunsthaus Schill, Stuttgart, Germany

2008 Galleria Springmann, Germany