Salvo (Salvatore Mangione)

He was born in Leonforte in the province of Enna on May 22, 1947. He spent his childhood in Sicily and in 1956 the family emigrated to Turin where he showed an early interest in art. At the age of sixteen he participated in the 121st Exposition of the Promoter of Fine Arts society with a Leonardo style drawing, depicting an old man's head.

Since 1976 he has created a series of simplistic landscapes, with bright colors, cavaliers among architectural ruins and visions of weary classic columns, seen in various moments of the day, from dawn until dusk. Between 1982 and 1983 exhibitions of his work were held in Gand, Lucerne and Lyons. Since then he has exhibited on a regular basis in Italy (Milan, Genova and Rome) and abroad ( New York, Stuttgart, Monaco and Cologne).

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Salvo (née Salvatore Mangione) was born in 1947 in Leonforte, a small Sicilian commune. He started his artistic career in Turin as an Italian Modernist, participating in the Arte Povera movement during the 1960s. Influenced by artists like Alighieri Boetti and Gilberto Zorio, Salvo transitioned from avant-garde sculpture and photography to figurative painting in 1973. His works maintained a strong conceptual aspect and were inspired by Giorgio de Chirico's Metaphysical art movement, aiming to combine reality with unexpected elements to evoke psychological responses like nostalgia and estrangement.

Salvo's artistic roots can be found in the Arte Povera movement of the late 1960s. He shared a studio with Alighiero Boetti in Turin from 1969 to 1972. In 1972, he participated in documenta 5 in the “Individual Mythologies” section. Salvo transitioned to traditional painting in the early 1970s, with works like the 2008 piece "Capriccio" showcasing an interplay of architecture and natural forms in a charming composition.