Michele Melillo
By using elements from art history such as Baroque ornamentation,
ancient architecture, or modern color field painting,
he pays homage to the art that preceded him,
but disrupts it through wild combinations and a lack of rigor in their use.
ancient architecture, or modern color field painting,
he pays homage to the art that preceded him,
but disrupts it through wild combinations and a lack of rigor in their use.
Biography
Born in 1977 in Fürstenfeldbruck
Lives and works in Munich
2001–2007 Studied Fine Arts (Painting) under Prof. Axel Kasseböhmer at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
2007–2013 Artistic assistant to Prof. Axel Kasseböhmer at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Since 2013 Regular exhibitions, accompanied since 2019 by a monograph “Michele Melillo” published by Hirmer Verlag.
Exhibitions
- 2023Durch und durch, Atelierhof KreuzbergBerlin
- 2022Once Upon a Time, Nicole Gnesa GalerieMünchen
- 2022Honey, Alte HandelsschuleLeipzig
- 2020Weiterleiten – Referral, Emanuel von BaeyerLondon
- 2020Aquadrom, Galerie ReinartSchaffhausen
- 2020Schanzentisch, BergschmiedeMünchen
- 2019R E S E T, Nicole Gnesa GalerieMünchen
- 2019En Bloc. Curated by Codex Berlin, Nicole Gnesa GalerieMünchen
