ROSSELLA BALDECCHI

Artist Statement

Rossella Baldecchi, Pistoia artist, studied at the Art Institute “Petrocchi” and in 1983 graduated in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence with honors.
The experience within the Academy has been highly educational as well as in painting in the engraving, which was dedicated with great interest, especially the deepening technique.
1983 is the year of the first major exhibition. She was invited to show in the international exhibition “Exhibition of young artistic presence in Tuscany” at the GAM in Forte dei Marmi, on selection of a panel of Italian and foreign critics, edited by A. Del Guercio, In ‘Summer of 1984 Rossella was again called in the same exibition.
The first solo exhibition was in1985 when, at the invitation of the Pistoia office of Tourism, in the ancient “Palazzo dei Vescovi”. Since then she has begun an intense artistic activity by participating in numerous exhibitions and festivals and she has received important awards for both painting and graphics.
In 1987 she began teaching at the Art Institute of Pistoia, where she now teach art of Design.
In 2002 she made the paintings “Vento di Pace” whose lithographs have since been delivered each year by the “Centro Studi Donati” of Pistoia in recognition of their commitment to peace at national and international dignitaries attended the various editions of the Day Peace, Culture and Solidarity.
For several years he engaged in the “Painted Words”( ” Parole dipinte” ) which has resulted in an exhibition, which includes the works of last years. The exhibition, which has become itinerant, is presented by the curator Maurizio Tuci and art critic Siliano Simoncini.
In the exhibition “painted words” individual paintings, oil paintings, are flanked by panels with phrases, poems and messages that speak of peace and solidarity, environment and reflection on social issues and interiors that are a small but significant summary thinking of famous people from different cultures who have worked in the fields of philosophy, literature, politics and religions at different times and have been an inspiration and nourishment for the paintings made.In October 2007 the solo exhibition was in Florence in the” Palagio di parte Guelfa” under the auspices of the City and the Province of Florence and was presented by the Head of Culture Eugenio Giani. In October 2008, enriched with new works, the solo exhibition arrived in the city of Lucca, Villa Bottini where it was presented by the Head of Culture Letizia Bandoni and in November 2008, presented the Councillor Guja Guidi, the solo exhibition was in the “Museo del Palazzo del Podesta”. In 2008 she exhibited in the exposition of visual arts of the World Day of Disarmament in the Kapiolani Community College University of Hawaii and has been present in art shows in Milan and Naples. From November 2008 to April 2009, Rossella hold an solo exhibition of graphic arts at “Plus Florence space”in Florence, curated by Carlo Franza. In June 2009 she won the National Award “Sergio Agosti” in Santhia, Vercelli.
From November 2009 to January 2010 the municipality of Pistoia has showed the last works of Rossella in a major solo exhibition at the “Museo Marino Marini” in Pistoia presented by the Mayor Renzo Berti.
In February 2010 she participated, by invitation, the event “Immaginearte” in the Fortezza da Basso Pitti Immagine in Florence, then set up also in the Museo Marino Marini in Pistoia. In March 2010 she exhibited in the Basilica of SS Annunziata in Florence.
In September 2010 he represented his city with a solo exhibition of painting and graphic arts in Germany Reutlinger (Stuttgart), promoted by the city of Pistoia and the Municipality of the German city, by Siliano Simoncini and edited by Thomas Becker of the University of Reutlingen.
From November to December 2010 is a solo exhibition of painting at the Lyceum Club International in Florence and, in the month of December, with a staff in ‘the auditorium of ViBanca Pontelungo, Pistoia.
Since spring 2011 “Parole dipinte” is supported  by a new project  ” Haiku of Spring “in which  the works are inspired by the famous Japanese haiku poems. Then a solo exhibition  in Pistoia and Lucca was dedicated to Japanese people and the exhibition has been awarded with the distinguished patronage of the Embassy of Japan for its high artistic value. In 2013, two solo expositions of painting: the first one inaugurated on, March 2 in “sala Banti” with the Municipality of Montemurlo, the second one on March 9 with the Municipality of Pistoia. with the realization of a work permanently placed in San Giorgio Library in Pistoia in the hall of literature, inspired by a Gianna Manzini novel. In 2014, a solo expositions of painting and etching with the Municipality of Fabriano ( AN) 12/26 April  . In 2015 many solo exhibitions of painting and etching : the first with the Municipality of Naples from 4/12 to 14/2/2015 inside the Banca Ipibi, and the second solo exhibition with the Municipality of  Sassoferrato (AN) in MAM’S contemporany art Museum 11/26 April.  A solo exhibition  in “Salone dei Cinquecento” in Palazzo Vecchio in Florence for the World Day in Memory of the Victims of the Road on 15 November 2015 and then a solo exhibition “Me and the others” in the Villa Castello Smilea in Montale (PT) curated by the Municipality of Montale and the art critic Siliano Simoncini ,with the support of Amnesty International Italy from 12 December 2015 to 24 January 2016 . From 2015 to 2022– International Contemporary Art Exhibition HUMAN RIGHTS?  THE HOUSE OF PEACE c/o Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti in Rovereto (TN) with Regione Autonoma Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. In 2017 a solo exhibition of graphic works“Donne segnate” in Museo della carta e filigrana in Fabriano (AN) curated by Giorgio Pellegrini and Giuseppe Salerno and a a solo exhibitions of graphic works and paintings “Italian beauty” in Gallery T – Tokyo. Then “Italian beauty” a solo exhibition of etchings and paintings in Japan, in the T Gallery in Tokyo, from 15 to 30 July 2017. From 25 November 2017 to 9 December a solo exhibition “Battito d’ali”, with painting and engraving, curated by the art critic Anita Valentini, institutional event of the Regional Council of Tuscany in the Pegaso Palace in Florence on the occasion of the World Day against violence to women. “Travel Notes – Rossella women from Pistoia to Japan and back” a solo exhibition of etchings and paintings organized by the Chionchina Academy inside Villa Cappugi in Pistoia from autumn 2017 to spring 2018. In 2018 a solo exhibition inside  the  Baptistery  of Pistoia during the public event “L’infinitamente piccolo ” regarding  San Francesco, the International Contemporary Art Exhibition “Le Dee dentro la Donna” Antica Saliera of Lecce, a solo exhibition of graphic works ” Sospese ” Museo della Carta of Mele (Genova). In 2019 a solo exhibitions of graphic works “”Donne segnate a Toscolano Maderno” Museo della Carta of Toscolano Maderno (BS), National Contemporary Art Exhibition“Incontri e appropriazioni” Sassoferrato (AN) , “Biennale Internazionale dell’Incisione” Acqui Terme ( AL), a solo exhibition of paintings and etchings “De Rerum Natura” Unesco World Meeting of Creative Cities Fabriano (AN), a solo exhibition of graphic works and paintings “Pace sulle tue ali” Hiroshima( Japan) Nichiei Mecenat Gallery and on 6 August exhibition  during the 74th anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima in the Peace Park of Hiroshima, then a solo exhibition of graphic works and paintings ” Io sono loro” ‘UNIPOP ( Università Popolare) Rosignano Solvay (LI) . In 2021  “ Rossella, le altre e noi – l’arte figurativa come impegno “ solo exhibition of graphic works and paintings curated by Anita Valentini – Municipality of Pistoia (PT).  In 2022  “Un mare di segni “ solo exhibition of etching curated by Emilio De Simone in the Museo della Carta  of Amalfi  (SA).