Dario Tironi

Dario Tironi was born in Bergamo in 1980. After graduating with a degree in sculpture in 2006 from the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, he participated in the formation of two associations active in promoting emerging artists and creating events in collaboration with other entities. He has won numerous international art awards and has established himself in the contemporary Italian sculpture scene.

For his artistic research, he draws inspiration from various aspects of daily life, primarily using plastic components, as well as other “wasted” elements that have intrinsic value and meaning, to perfectly reconstruct his human bodies in the midst of the consumerist era. His practice combines the themes of recycling and ecology with art, creating a narrative that starts from Duchamp's Ready-made and Dadaism, passing through Rauschenberg, Nouveau Réalisme, Arte Povera, up to Ha Schult's "Trash People" installations.

In his artistic practice, Dario Tironi uses a multitude of heterogeneous materials, often taken from everyday life. These are found objects and discarded materials, products of the “Plastic Era”: accessories, technological devices, toys and dolls, household appliances and ornaments, gadgets of all kinds, and mass-produced items that describe our cultural identity, our aesthetic tastes, but also our frivolous desires and optional needs. By using all these materials, the artist aims to denounce the contrasts in contemporary society, which has now embraced the logic of consumerism, generating incredible amounts of waste and pollution, while also dividing global society into inequalities created by its own economy. According to the artist, our existence is also shaped by what we consume and the objects we possess, which describe us, speak of us, our standard of living, our tastes, habits, and whether we have an ethic as consumers or if we are easily influenced by advertising and trends. “Objects can become status symbols, contemporary fetishes that describe entire generations.” Ultimately, there is always a will for rebirth from these ruins, through an extreme attempt to harmonize all the fragments to give life to new forms and meanings that lead us to question the sustainability of human actions.

He has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Italy and abroad, including “Open 13,” Venice – “Human Constructions,” Priamar Fortress, Savona – “Impatto 2.0,” National Atestino Museum, Padua – “Monument to Mankind,” Piazza del Duomo, Pietrasanta – “Ho cercato l’armonia,” Vittoriale degli Italiani – “Superfuture,” MAD Museum, Singapore – “Figure furìturibili,” Luigi Cattaneo Collection, University of Bologna – “Contemporary Transformations,” Duke Contemporary, Bangkok – “Il dialogo dei contrapposti,” Royal Palace of Caserta – “Scrapart” Doha, Qatar – “Natura Umana,” Part Museum, Rimini – Vaf Prize, Kiel – “Valuable Scrap,” CSO Ankara. He has also collaborated on awareness campaigns and events related to environmental issues with numerous associations, public entities, and companies, including Enel, Generali, Unipol, Havas, and QC Terme. His works are found in numerous public and private collections in Italy and abroad.

Main Exhibitions:

2023 Earth Day - Palazzo Reale, Torino

2023 “IX PREMIO VAF”– group exhibition, Castello Estense Ferrara, organized by VAF Stiftung Foundation

2023 “Memorie dal futuro” – Katja Loher e Dario Tironi, Castello di Malcesine, curated by M. Pizzaiolo Art Consulting

2022 “Digital meditation”– solo exhibition, Galleria Gare 82, Brescia

2022 “Appropriation” – group exhibition, Museo Civico di Chioggia, Italy, curated by M. Vanzan

2022 “Face our waste”– solo exhibition, Cannes Lions Festival of creativity, Cannes, France, in collaboration with Havas

2022 “Valuable scrap”– group exhibition, Ankara, curated by Beste Gursu

2022 “Aktuelle positionen italianischer kunst” IX Premio Fondazione VAF – group exhibition, StadtGalerie Kiel, Germany

2021 “La rinascita”– group exhibition, Dap Art Park Milano, in collaboration with Unipol and Overart

2021 “Nel respiro del mondo”– group exhibition, Bastione delle Maddalene, Verona, curated by M. Vanzan e M.L. Pappalardo

2021 “Natura Umana” – group exhibition, Part- Rimini , curated By B. Buscaroli and D. Rondoni

2021 “#Enelincircolo” – solo exhibition, Milano, Padova, Verona, Bologna in collaboration with Enel

2020 “Wasteart” – group exhibition, Kunstlerhaus, Wien, Austria, curated by Ina Loitzl

2020 “Things” – solo exhibition, Domuxhome, Torre Galfa, Milano

2019 “Scrapart” – group exhibition, Doha, Qatar, curated di PEO Doha

2019 “Solo show” – solo exhibition, Gare 82 Gallery, Brescia

019 “The room” – group exhibition, Palazzo Cusani, Milano, curated by Manfredi Style

2019 “Anatomie di consumo” – solo exhibition, Simonbart Gallery, Bologna

2018 “Figure furìturibili” – solo exhibition, Collezione Lu2019 – “Il dialogo dei contrapposti” – group exhibition, Reggia di Caserta, curated by Vincenzo Morra

2018 “Contemporary transformations” – group exhibition, Duke contemporary art space, Bangkok

igi Cattaneo, curated by Simonbart, Ateneo di Bologna

2017 “Superfuture” – group exhibition, MAD Museum of art and design, Singapore

2017 “Ho cercato l’armonia” – permanent installation, Il Vittoriale degli Italiani, Gardone, curated by G. Bruno Guerri

2017 “Dialogue 2” – group exhibition, Parco della Gherardesca, Four Seasons , Firenze

2017 “Plastic Beauty” – solo exhibition, SimonBart Gallery, Porto Cervo, Poltu Quatu

2017 “Oggetti rimediati” – solo exhibition, Azimut, Brescia

2016 “Dalla terra al cielo” – group exhibition, Polo Museale Gualdo Tadino, curated by C. Monacelli e F. Tommasi

2016 “Neuro art” – group exhibition, MLAC, Università La Sapienza, Roma, curated by Manuela Enna

2016 “Monument to mankind” – solo exhibition, Piazza del Duomo, Pietrasanta, curated by Galleria Paoli

2015 “ExpoArteContemporanea” – group exhibition, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, Varedo, curated by F. Sacchi Tommasi

2015 “Contexto” – group exhibition, Comune di Edolo, curated by Paolo Sacchini

2015 “Impatto 2.0” – group exhibition, Museo Nazionale Atestino, Padova, curated by Ilaria Magni and Lisa Celeghin

2014 “Dialogue” – group exhibition, Parco della Gherardesca, Four Seasons , Firenze

2014 “Face to face” – group exhibition, Galerie Carré Doré, Montecarlo, Monaco

2013 “Game of cultures” – solo exhibition, Galleria Angelica, Roma, curated by D. Del Moro

2013 “2nd International From Waste To Art Exhibition” – group exhibition, Baku, Azerbaijan

2013 “Da cosa nasce cosa” – permanet installation, Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica Leonardo da Vinci, Milano

2013 “Arte in terapia, diagnosi d’artista” – group exhibition,, Spoleto, curated by A. D’atanasio & N. Miele

2012 “Mine, l’esplosione del sé” – group exhibition, Superground Art kichen, curated by Jacopo Perfetti

2012 “Cultura + Legalità = Libertà” – L’arte contro le mafie, group exhibition, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Roma

2012 “New generation” – group exhibition, Festival delle arti audio visive, Palazzo Pisani, Lonigo, curated by M. Vanzan

2011 “Human constructions” – solo exhibition, Fortezza del Priamar, Savona, curated by Galleria Gagliardi

2011 “Waste” – group exhibition, Palazzo Guidobono, Tortona (AL), curated by C. Cattaneo and P. Lesino

2011 “Premio Arte laguna” – group exhibition, Tese dell'Arsenale di Venezia, curated by Igor Zanti

2011 “Cultura + Legalità = Libertà” – L’arte contro le mafie, group exhibition, Museo delle Scienze Naturali, Torino

2011 “IV Premio Fabbri per l'Arte 2011” – Bologna, curated by Alberto Agazzani

2010 “Premio Arte laguna” – special award, group exhibition, Tese dell'Arsenale di Venezia, curated by Igor Zanti

2010 “Realtà oggettiva” – solo exhibition, Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano (SI), curated by Isabella Del guerra

2010 “Open 13” – Esposizione Internazionale, group exhibition Lido di Venezia, curated by P. DeGrandis

2010 “Variazioni estetiche”- solo exhibition, Museo Civico Archeologico e della Collegiata Casole d’Elsa, (SI)