Corrado Simeoni (1938-2019) - Paar

Mixed media painting 20x25 cm
Year 1994

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ON ME

FEW WORDS
ABOUT MY WORK
Painter and graphic artist. Born in Dolo (Venice), Italy, 1938. Died in The Hague, 2019.
He was active in Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany.

After earning a degree in Topography and Civil Engineering in Bolzano, Italy, 1957, Simeoni earned his living for the next fourteen years by working on major construction projects in West Africa and Europe, mainly new roads, refineries and oil pipelines.

In 1972 – at the age of 33 – he realized that his decision to become a full-time artist had been anticipated for some time; he left his job and opened a studio in Brussels (1972-1979).

Brief and frequent stays in Italy and a somewhat extended period in Westphalia (Germany) characterized his artistic activity over the last fifty years (almost), with important exhibitions in prestigious galleries, museums and art fairs in Italy (Milan, Turin, Bolzano, Novara, Bergamo, Vicenza, Pordenone), Belgium (Brussels), the Netherlands (Amsterdam, The Hague, Lelystad, Rotterdam) and Germany (Frankfurt, Hamburg, Münster, Duisburg, Dortmund, Cologne, Gescher, Moers, Rheinberg, Kevelaer) etc.

During his artistic activity, he was married to Emmy Simeoni-Krajenbrink.

From 1979 to 2019 he resided in The Hague, the Netherlands.

SIMEONI exhibited his works in numerous galleries, often prestigious, museums and public institutions in Belgium, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and France.
Among the most important:
- Isy Brachot, Brussels
- Krikhaar, Amsterdam
- Nuovo Sagittario, Milan
- Cubus Kunsthalle, Duisburg
- Steinrötter und Schnake, Münster
- Museum Am Ostwall, Dortmund
- Olympia-Museum, Cologne
- "Early Golf Show" (in various locations in the Netherlands)

He also exhibited at art fairs in Brussels, The Hague, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Padua, Vicenza, Bergamo, etc.

"Maskerade", his monumental 38 m² painting, satirical and truculent, is still – after 26 years – constantly visited by a good number of tourists, art lovers and curious people who make the municipal wing of Gescher (Germany) a true place of pilgrimage.

Main solo exhibitions
1972 Acquarius Gallery, Brussels.
1973 Nebbiensches Gartenhaus Gallery, Frankfurt. 1974 Palazzo Broletto Gallery, Novara.
1975 L'Ecuyer Gallery, Brussels.
1975 Les chances de l'art Gallery, Bolzano. 1976 Tempo Sensibile Gallery, Novara.
1976 Nebbiensches Gartenhaus Gallery, Frankfurt. 1978 lsy Brachot Gallery, Brussels.
1979 Krikhaar Gallery, Amsterdam. 1981 Krikhaar Gallery, Amsterdam. 1981 2• Kunstbeurs, The Hague
1985 Rotaross Gallery, Novara.
1986 Nuovo Sagittario Gallery - Milan
1990 Antico Borgo Gallery - Orta San Giulio - Novara.

Group exhibitions
In numerous Galleries, Museums, Cultural Centers, Art Fairs in Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Germany and the United States of America.

Reviews and critical essays

Paul Caso, "Le soir" (Brussels).
Stéphane Rey. "L'Echo de la Bourse", (Brussels).
K. Lara, "4 Mil lions 4" , (Brussels).
Suzanne Otle "Jalons et Actualités des Arts" (Brussels).
Alain V iray, "La Dernière Heure" (Brussels).
André Glavimans, "Spectator" (Ghent).
Frans Duister, "Kunst Beeld" (Amsterdam)
Walter Barten, "Het Financieele Dagblad" (Amsterdam).
Frans Duister, "Het Parool" (Amsterdam).
Frans Duister, "Nieuw Utrechtse Dagblad" (Utrecht)
R. Ziegler, "De Telegraaf" (Amsterdam).
Giovanni Quaglino, "Corriere di Novara" (Novara).
Giovanni Torti, "Il Nord" (Novara).
Gianni Mantovani, "Il Nord" (Novara).
Mario Dall'Aglio, "L'Adige" (Trento).
"Pourquoi Pas?" (Brussels).
"Algemeen Dagblad" (Amsterdam).
"Haagsche Courant" (The Hague).
"Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" (Frankfurt).
"Frankfurter Rundschau" (Frankfurt).
"Corriere d'Italia" (Frankfurt)
"Sole d'Italia" (Brussels).
"Alto Adige" (Bolzano).
"Novara Mese" (Novara).
"Adige Panorama" (Bolzano).
"Tempo Sensibile" (Novara).
RAI-TV (Bolzano).
RTBF (French Belgian Radio-television).
BRT (Flemish Belgian Radio-Television).
Radio Televisione