Tito Salomoni (1928 -1989), "The Book of Life"

Oil on Canvas in original frame

What Mr. Salomoni does best is to see inside objects beyond wall, fabrics, beyond the very bone and flesh structure of man to extract the very essence, the thoughts, in a counter play of illusion. He digs into space and opens objects with the curiosity of a child who breaks his toy to discover the secrets hidden in it's mechanism which are some much more fascinating than it's external appearance; thereafter he stands outside time and creates endless links with the tangible world, the world which he sees and wants to reveal to us.

Tito's unique surrealistic paintings create a world filled with mysterious and compelling images, beckoning you to step into them with your mind's eye and unlock the hidden meanings. His award-winning work has been featured on many international magazine covers.

Salomoni won numerous prestigious awards, including a Silver Medal from UNESCO, First Place Award from PHI DELTA KAPPA, and the coveted Letter of Science in the Arts from the ITALIAN ART ACADEMY. He is also listed in Arte Italiano Per II Mondo (Italian Art in The World). Recently his art has appeared on many international magazine covers, inside story illustrations, and important science fiction book covers.

Salomoni was born in Ferrara in 1928 and began painting surrealist works in 1968. During his career he held individual exhibitions throughout Italy, as well as the United States and France.

Tito Salomoni devoted himself to surrealism for more than twenty years begining in 1968. He succeeds through the effectiveness of his colors as well as through the dream-like imagination which is the characteristic element of surrealist painting.

The work of Salomoni takes the shape of a charade and the spectator is given the task of finding the answer. The artist, for his part, seeks and nearly always succeeds to see inside objects, beyond walls, fabrics, beyond the very bone structure of men to extract from them the essence, the thoughts, in a counterplay of illusion, pregnant with meaning.

Here is a partial list through 1978:

1970 Galleria La Fiaccola, Chieri, Italia
1970-1974, 1976 Galerie RorVolmar, Vichy, Francia ( France )
1971 Prestige Art Galleries, Skokie, IL, USA
1972 Centro Attivita Visive, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, Italia
1973 Galleria, II Nuovo Fauno, Verona, Italia
1973 Galleria Viotti, Torino, Italia
1974 Galleria Masini, Firenze (Florence), Italia
1975 Prestige Art Galleries, Skokie, IL, USA
1977 Centro d' Arte Il Nuovo Fuso, Parma, Italia
1977 Galleria Masini, Firenze
1977 Galleria San Michele, Brescia, Italia
1977 Galleria Modi, Bergamo, Italia
1978 Galleria Quaglino, Torino, Italia
1978 Prestige Art Galleries, Skokie, IL, USA
1978 The Convenant Club of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA

Here is a partial list of group exhibitions and awards (in Italian), again through 1978:

1968 126th Quadriennale Nazionale di Torino, Soc. Promotr. Belle Arti .
1969 Piem. Artist. Cufturale, Mostra Sociale di Primavera, Torino
1969 127th Esposiz. di Arti Figurative Promotr. Belle Arti di Torino
1969 Rass. Nazion L. Guerra S. Giovanni in Persiceto (Medaglia d'oro)
1969 Premia Pittura Citla di Arona (Medaglia d' Argento)
1969 Plemonte Art. Culturale, 4th Mostra Naz. del Bianco e Nero
1969 Piemonte Art. Culturale, 13th Mostra d' Autunno d' Arti Figurative
1969 Mostra A Quattro Galleria RorVolmar, Parigi
1970 Mostra A Quattro Galleria RorVolmar, Parigi
1970 Mostradel Surrealismo, Galleria II Timone, Asti
1971 Mostra a Quattro, Galleria Ror Volmar, Parigi
1976 Centro Culturale Oltrepadano, Mostra con corso Internal. di Pittura. 1st Premio
1976 Premiodella Cultura e dell' Arte II Centauro d' Oro.
1977 VIII Rassegna Primavera, Palais de I' Unesco, Paris, (Medaglia Sigillo UNESCO)
1977 2nd Concorso di Pittura, Premio Antiquari Lucchesi (Targa d'argento)
1977 1st Mostra Internaz, di Pittura di Salice Terme, (Medaglia d' Oro)
1978 Inserito nell' albo d' oro dell' Accademia Italia dell' Arte, delle Lettere e delle Scienze
1978 International Exhibition of Art-Promoting Posters, The Carousel, Tel Aviv, Israel, Best Poster Award