Dionisio Cimarelli Explained

Dionisio Cimarelli
Birth Date:8 September 1965
Birth Place:Jesi, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Field:Artist
Notable Works:Matteo Ricci sculpture
Style:Abstract and Figurative Sculpture
Education:Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara
Imperial Academy of Arts
Academy of Fine Arts Prague

Dionisio Cimarelli (born September 8, 1965 in Jesi, Italy) is an Italian sculptor known for contemporary figurative sculptures in Chinese porcelain and a sculpture of Matteo Ricci.[1] [2] He has held faculty positions at Fashion Institute of Technology,[3] New York Academy of Art[4] in New York City[5] and from 2015 to 2023 at The Art Students League of New York[6] [7] from which he received the status of Emeritus Professor.

Early life

He was born in Jesi, and at the age of seven, his family relocated to the nearby town of Moie di Maiolati Spontini, hometown of the composer Gaspare Spontini. Since early age, Cimarelli showed an exceptional sensitivity and a strong attraction to the world of art, despite having no family background in artistic pursuits and no exposure to discussions about art. In 1975, his aptitude was already noticed when he received the first prize for a painting submitted to the local Premio Natale, an artistic competition exclusively designed for primary school students.

Education

In 1983, Cimarelli earned a diploma in sculpture at Liceo artistico (formerly Istituto Statale d'Arte "E. Mannucci") in Ancona, Italy.

In 1989, he graduated in sculpture from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, Italy. To collect information for his thesis, in 1986 Dionisio traveled to China on the Trans-Siberian Railway[8] to China.[9] [10] The trip was made possible by a letter of invitation from the sculptor, then president of the Art Academy. His travel history and his pictures while traveling were published on July 1988 on the Italian magazine “Tuttoturismo” in Milan, Italy.[11]

In 1994, Cimarelli was awarded a diploma in sculpture at Scola prufesciunela per la artejanat artistich (School of specialization in sculpture of wooden figure) in Sëlva di Val Gardena, Italy. In 1995, he enrolled at the University of Paris in Paris, France. In 1997, he studied with sculptor Mikhail Anikushin at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1998, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic.

Work

AbstractCimarelli's began his career creating abstract anthropomorphic shapes inspired by surrealism. From 1983-1990, he produced works in terracotta, wood, bronze, and marble. Invited by Claudio Abbado, Cimarelli's first abstract sculpture exhibition was organized by at the Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany in 1999.

RealismInspired by his conservation experience at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, Cimarelli moved to figurative sculpture in 1991. Studying techniques from sculptors such as Donatello, Michelangelo, Jacopo della Quercia, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, he produced sculpture in wood, bronze, stone, and marble. In 2001, he created a marble sculpture of St. John the Baptist[12] that was first exhibited in Oslo, Norway.

Figurative Chinese Series From 2007-2008, Cimarelli create a series of contemporary figurative sculpture in porcelain[13] with colorful, jewel-like surface finishing in Jingdezhen in the Jiangxi province of China.[14]

Restoration

Cimarelli has participated in several large sculptural and architectural restoration projects. From 1990-1991, he worked on the renovation of the Court Napoleon at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The courtyard surrounds the Louvre Pyramid designed by I.M. Pei. In 1995, he worked on the Christiansborg Palace Chapel in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1998, he worked the Strasbourg Cathedral in Strasbourg, France and the Porte d'Aix in Marseille, France. In 2002, he restored the Institution of Civil Engineers headquarters in London, England. The following year, he worked on the restoration of the Stockholm Palace and House of Nobility in Stockholm, Sweden.[15]

Zhongkai Sheshan Villas

From 2007-2010, Cimarelli[16] served as Art Supervisor[17] for the Zhongkai Sheshan Villas in Shanghai, China. Designed by ten architectural firms from United States, the project consisted of 81 contemporary luxury villas. Four of the villas were designed by Mack Scogin of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam, architect and adjunct Professor of Architecture at Harvard University. Built with stone, marble, wood, and metal, Cimarelli oversaw the quality of materials and construction for the project.

Matteo Ricci sculpture

The Matteo Ricci[18] sculpture[19] was made in China,[20] for the ITALY Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010,[21] on the 400th anniversary of his death.[22] At the end of the show, it was also displayed for about two years at the Italian Embassy in Beijing. The sculpture is now property of the Government of the Marche Region and it stands today at the entrance of the Confucius Institute of Macerata, while the plaster model is permanently placed at the main entrance of the Consulate General[23] of Italy in Shanghai, China.[24] [25] [26] [27] In 2013 Finishing Performance of the original model in plaster of Matteo Ricci sculpture at the Italian Centre, former Italy Pavilion of Shanghai World EXPO 2010, Shanghai (China)[28] [29]

Teaching and lectures

Cimarelli has served as a visiting scholar at several prestigious institutions, including the Faculty of Fine Arts of Bundipatanasilpa Institute University[30] in Bangkok, Thailand; Wimbledon College of Art in London, England; and King Saud University[31] in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

His international lecturing experience spans numerous esteemed universities, such as Sir J.J. School of Art at the University of Mumbai, India; Silliman University[32] [33] in Dumaguete, Philippines; China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China; China Central Academy of Fine Arts and Beijing Renwen University[34] in Beijing, China;[35] and Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto, Canada.

Cimarelli has also been a distinguished guest speaker at various notable venues and events, including the "RISO" Museum of Contemporary Art in Palermo in Italy;[36] High Street Italia[37] Seoul in South Korea, University Club of New York[38] for the Annual Savoy History Lecture,[39] Columbia University.[40] in New York City; Montclair University[41] (New Jersey) USA,[42] The Art Students League of New York;[43] [44] the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco,[45] [46] [47] California[48] USA; the Diocesan Museum in Jesi, Italy; and the Beijing International Sculpture Forum organized by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China and China Sculpture Magazine[49] .Additionally, he has presented at Mingyuan Art Centre[50] and at Shanghai Library in Shanghai, China.[51] In 2019, Cimarelli was invited to share his extraordinary life and artistic journey at Theatre Carlo Goldoni in Corinaldo[52] and at the Academy of Fine Arts of Macerata,[53] in Italy.

Awards and honors

Solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

Film and documentary

External links

Notes and References

  1. Italian Sculptor Carves a Niche by Wang Jie, Shanghai Daily, July 2, 2010
  2. Servant of God Lives On , China Daily, October 15, 2010
  3. http://www.fitnyc.edu/fine-arts/faculty-websites.php FIT Faculty Websites
  4. Web site: Dionisio Cimarelli . 2019-08-20 . 2019-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190820192317/https://nyaa.edu/graduate-program/faculty/dionisio-cimarelli/ . live .
  5. https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/en/arts/2016/11/28/dionisio-cimarelli-from-china-to-new-york-with-art/ Dionisio Cimarelli: From China to New York, With Art
  6. https://www.theartstudentsleague.org/instructor/dionisio-cimarelli/ Dionisio Cimarelli
  7. https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/en/arts/2019/03/14/sculptor-dionisio-cimarelli-honored-by-the-art-students-league-of-new-york/ Sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli Honored by the Art Students League of New York
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcZJyRtsdew "Italian sculptor eyes China’s changes"
  9. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/03/WS5bb3c60da310eff303280904.html Italian sculptor eyes China’s changes VIDEO
  10. http://www.newschinamag.com/newschina/articleDetail.do?article_id=1016&section_id=29&magazine_id= When Traditional Chinese Art Meets A Modern Italian
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7QhWG6lRIU Il Volto dell'Oriente
  12. https://asllinea.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cimarelli.jpg St. John the Baptist in Carrara marble
  13. Web site: La Voce di New York. 2021-03-09. 2019-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20190714134447/http://www.lavocedinewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dionisio-cimarelli-bambini.jpg. live.
  14. https://issuu.com/lifeandpeople/docs/lifeandpeople-dicembre-2013/152 Life and People Magazine
  15. Web site: DIONISIO and his Restoration of World Heritage Monuments. LOUVRE MUSEUM, ROYAL CHURCH Copenhagen..... www.youtube.com. 2019-08-21. 2023-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140206/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnE3QybyJOk. live.
  16. http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/02/WS5bb2c194a310eff30328085c_2.html Italian sculptor eyes China's changes
  17. http://msmearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/2010-Domus-Plus.pdf Zhongkai Sheeshan Luxury Villas
  18. http://en.cncnews.cn/news/v_show/66386_A_journey_to_the_East.shtml A journey to the East
  19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UgfvPBKtY&list=PL41cpyl0a4nkCeaWWh0tLEkNE2Na6Fs9E Living in China, Italian artist tells his journey
  20. https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/qwyw/rdxw/16675.htm Italian sculptor expects to ride China-Europe high-speed train now
  21. https://www.pressreader.com/@Dionisio_Cimarelli.1/csb_CBhJ9zdNedbOLuZ-656UKKLaMyx3CbEn-ldCCxIceqqy4tQX-mZNTxpourOXZCCK Italian Sculptor carve a niche
  22. https://es.slideshare.net/DionisioCimarelli/matteo-ricci DIONISIO'S MATTEO RICCI
  23. Web site: Dionisio Cimarelli. 2016-04-23. 2016-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160926122830/http://italianiashanghai.blogspot.com/2010/09/il-maestro-cimarelli-una-lunga.html. live.
  24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013525/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world/china-watch/culture/sculptor-dionisio-cimarelli-in-china/ Italian sculptor eyes China's changes
  25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619225101/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/20/c_136378632.htm Italian sculptor once follows legend to China, expects to ride China-Europe high-speed train now
  26. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/02/WS5bb2c194a310eff30328085c.html Italian sculptor eyes China's changes
  27. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/19/content_29803225.htm Italian sculptor once follows legend to China, expects to ride China-Europe high-speed train now
  28. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-10/15/content_11413963.htm Servant of God lives on
  29. https://travel.ifeng.com/news/china/detail_2013_03/28/23638216_0.shtml 利玛窦雕塑重回上海意大利中心
  30. https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/retediplomatica/2023/03/bangkok-conferenza-e-workshop-con-scultore-dionisio-cimarelli/?fbclid=IwAR2lnjbTyqTqE5lHZ1mDgod8KcaTpANxdTtNNPfI9q8rrwGknvOW9weG21E Bangkok: conference and workshop with sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli
  31. Visiting Italian Artist Says Saudi Interest in Art Is Tremendous , Arab News, December 24, 2003
  32. http://archives.visayandailystar.com/2007/July/07/negor3.htm Terracotta Art Festival
  33. GK children witness Terra Cotta Festival in Dumaguete , Global Nation Inquire, (Manila-Philippines) July 12, 2007
  34. Web site: Beijing renwen university . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221546/http://www.bjrwdx.com/english/index.htm . 2016-03-03 .
  35. https://web.archive.org/web/20190820214825/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/19/c_136377542.htm Feature: Italian sculptor once follows legend to China, expects to ride China-Europe high-speed train now
  36. https://www.prima-pagina.com/2024/04/23/lo-scultore-dionisio-cimarelli-a-palermo-al-museo-riso-viaggio-nel-contemporaneo/Lo scultore Dionisio Cimarelli a Palermo Al Museo Riso “Viaggio nel Contemporaneo”
  37. https://iicseoul.esteri.it/it/gli_eventi/calendario/master-lecture-of-dionisio-cimarelli/ Master Lecture of Dionisio Cimarelli "A life in Art"
  38. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9waCDRN4eU.html Fifteen Annual Savoy History Lecture and reception
  39. Web site: Savoy History Lecture Series . 2019-08-20 . 2019-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190820200345/https://www.savoyfoundation-usa.org/savoy-history-lecture-series.html . live .
  40. http://www.cafa.com.cn/en/opinions/interviews/details/8326949?fbclid=IwAR3uCvvAOoHV-tB_HbeTqEoBn99ES0tQesieBAlCdP1c-pT3d3I3aiTlNKs/ Interview with Dionisio Cimarelli:"The sculpture has to be a sample of life.”
  41. https://www.montclair.edu/calendar/view-event.php?id=49053 A Conversation with Sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli: An Italian and his Chinese love affair through art
  42. https://issuu.com/matteotornielli/docs/livein_33_ipad/152 Livein 33
  43. https://www.theartstudentsleague.org/event/gallery-lecture-restoration-classical-european-sculpture-dionisio-cimarelli/ The Restoration of Classical European Sculpture
  44. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnE3QybyJOk DIONISIO and his Restoration of World Heritage Monuments
  45. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVsWx3XS5ZI Dionisio's Sculptural Exploration VIDEO
  46. https://iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/iic_sanfrancisco/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2014/12/dionisio-esplora-la-scultura.html Dionisio's Sculpture Exploration
  47. https://sanfranciscoitaly.com/post/104763766863/tonight-italian-master-sculptor-and-longtime Tonight: Italian Master Sculptor and Longtime Chinese Resident at the ICC
  48. https://italoamericano.org/story/2014-12-21/Cimarelli Lo scultore Dionisio Cimarelli: la versione in arte contemporanea di Marco Polo
  49. http://www.diaosunet.com/member/user1/949/profile.asp Dionisio Cimarelli
  50. http://www.mingyuanartmuseum.com/page/gaikuang/index.php Gaikuang
  51. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghmpSnrMyUI Shanghai Library
  52. https://www.viverejesi.it/2019/06/10/corinaldo-piacevole-conversazione-con-lartista-cimarelli-teatro-sold-out/733789/ Conversazione con lo scultore Dionisio Cimarelli
  53. http://www.abamc.it/it/component/content/article/18-news/mostre-ed-eventi/4535-incontro-con-lo-scultore-dionisio-cimarelli.html INCONTRO CON LO SCULTORE DIONISIO CIMARELLI
  54. https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/eol-cimarelli-dionisio/
  55. https://theartstudentsleague.org/instructors-old/instructors-emeriti/ "Instructors Emeriti"
  56. https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/arts/arte-e-design/2019/05/31/lo-scultore-e-maestro-a-ny-dionisio-cimarelli-premiato-marchigiano-dellanno/ Lo scultore e maestro a NY Dionisio Cimarelli premiato Marchigiano dell’Anno
  57. http://www.regione.marche.it/Entra-in-Regione/Marchigiani-nel-mondo/News-ed-eventi/Post/50783 XXXIV EDIZIONE DEL PREMIO “MARCHIGIANO DELL’ANNO 2018”
  58. http://www.ln-international.net/Home/News/4069/lo-scultore-e-professore-dionisio-cimarelli-e-stato-insignito-del-premio-marchigiano-dell-anno-nel-mondo- Lo scultore e professore Dionisio Cimarelli e` stato insignito del premio "Marchigiano dell'anno nel mondo"
  59. https://twnews.it/it-news/dionisio-cimarelli-premiato-come-marchigiano-dell-anno-nel-mondo Dionisio Cimarelli premiato come “Marchigiano dell’anno nel mondo”
  60. Web site: "Marchigiano dell'anno nel mondo" a Dionisio Cimarelli . 6 May 2019 . 20 August 2019 . 20 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190820201626/https://www.marchenews24.it/marchigiano-dellanno-nel-mondo-a-dionisio-cimarelli-29850.html . live .
  61. https://www.aise.it/eletti-allestero/alderisi-fi-premia-il-maestro-dionisio-cimarelli-marchigiano-dellanno-nel-mondo-/131423/159 MAESTRO DIONISIO CIMARELLI “MARCHIGIANO DELL’ANNO NEL MONDO
  62. https://www.viveremarche.it/2019/06/03/lartista-dionisio-cimarelli-marchigiano-dellanno-nel-mondo-premiato-in-senato/732864/ L'artista Dionisio Cimarelli "Marchigiano dell'anno nel mondo” premiato in Senato
  63. http://www.rai.it/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-3e03ad34-ce8c-411d-8fff-8e0c7d617209.html Rai Italia. Dionisio Cimarelli / New York...
  64. https://www.viverejesi.it/2006/03/08/maiolati-spontini-carbini-ringrazia-lartista-cimarelli/140337/ Maiolati Spontini:Il Sindaco Carbini ringrazia l’artista Dionisio Cimarelli
  65. Web site: Welcome to the National Sculpture Society . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405045536/http://www.nationalsculpture.org/nssN/index.cfm . 2013-04-05 .
  66. http://www.provincia.bz.it Archived copy
  67. https://es.slideshare.net/DionisioCimarelli/dionisio-cimarelli-catalogue-sculture-e-disegni Dionisio Cimarelli. Sculture e disegni
  68. https://es.slideshare.net/DionisioCimarelli/dionisio-cimarelli-sculptures-in-chinese-porcelain DIONISIO CIMARELLI. Sculptures in Chinese porcelain.
  69. http://italian.cri.cn/241/2008/06/11/125@104509.htm Dionisio Cimarelli: porcellana per costruire un ponte fra Italia e Cina
  70. http://italian.cri.cn/861/2014/02/19/223s206873.htm Porcellana cinese e Rinascimento italiano: l'esperienza del maestro Dionisio Cimarelli in Cina
  71. http://italian.cri.cn/other/magazine/2012magazine/20141008b.pdf Dionisio Cimarelli racconta la sua avventura artistica. Pag.54
  72. http://www.jdzmc.com/Article/Class12/Class34/Class45/10598.html 用中文
  73. http://lianghui.china.com.cn/info/txt/2008-05/13/content_15197581.htm 狄奥尼西奥·契玛莱利“中国瓷雕展览”14日开幕
  74. Web site: Shanghai Italian Center Virtual Tour - A www.virtualiter.net Production - v2.0. www.virtualiter.net. 2023-05-15. 2023-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515065318/https://www.virtualiter.net/its/cimarelli/. live.
  75. http://arabic.china.org.cn/english/culture/142905.htm, China Daily (Beijing) September 21, 2005
  76. Dionisio Cimarelli. Expo Constructions in the Eyes of a Sculptor , CNKI Journal, March 2010
  77. Italian and Chinese artist, Italy Pavilion at Shanghai World EXPO 2010 , City Week-end, October 20, 2010
  78. https://www.abamc.it/mostre-e-eventi/item/incontro-con-lo-scultore-dionisio-cimarelli INCONTRO CON LO SCULTORE DIONISIO CIMARELLI
  79. https://iicnewyork.esteri.it/iic_newyork/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2015/12/le-sculture-del-maestro-dionisio-cimarelli.html Sculptures of maestro Dionisio Cimarelli
  80. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdNdfR8K_Kg Dionisio Cimarelli Sculptor

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