Oliviero Masi was born in 1949 in Busto Arsizio, a small town northwest of Milan, Italy. Over the past decade, he has proven himself to be a printmaker of exceptional technical ability and poetic sensibility. Masi's landscapes, which are influenced directly by the lyrical Italian countryside, explore the variable nuances of light and color using a sophisticated combination of soft-ground and aquatint techniques. The resulting prints are exquisite multi plate intaglio that have the look and texture of pastel drawing. Masi works have been exhibited extensively over the past 40 years in galleries throughout Europe, South America and Hong Kong.

 

Selected Exhibitions:

1967    Palazzo dell' Espoxizione, Busto Arsizio
1973    Gallerie Carlevaro, Genova
1982    Summer Exibition Royal Accademy, London, U.K.
1985    John Szoke Graphics, New York 
1988    Robertson Gallery, Beverly Hills, California 
1995    Zebra One Gallery, London, U.K.
1997    Torchio di Porta Romana, Milano 
2002    Galleria Langheinz, Darmstadt 
2005    Galerie Kunsthaus Schill, Stuttgart, Germany
2008    Galleria Springmann, Germany