Italian painter Omar Galliani
Italian painter Omar Galliani
Born in 1954 in Montecchio Emilia, Omar Galliani graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and teaches painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera. Central place in the work of Galliani takes the image of women.
However, in recent years Omar Galliani turned his attention to the East. In an effort to find common ground between the classical traditions of Western Europe and Eastern cultures, Galliani participated in international projects in China, Hong Kong and Russia.
Also, in the International Biennale in Venice (2007, 1986, 1982), numerous international exhibitions in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Prague, Lisbon, Mexico City. In 2003 his works from the series “New anatomy” participated in the Beijing Biennale. Many-awarded artist, Galliani was chosen by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the sole representative of Italian art in China (2006).
Heir of the great Italian masters of the Renaissance tradition of drawing, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Correggio, Galliani uses a special technique: pencil or pastel, ink and gold leaf on panel of poplar. Such a framework of wood was widely used in the art of the past centuries, the temple altars are made on the same technology. This material allows very simple technique of fine art – drawing, to reach the triumph of great art.