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Artist Statement:
Roberto Ruschena was born in
the countryside in Brusasco, a
small Northern Italian village
where his family sought safety
toward the end of World War
II. His family returned to
Turin, where Roberto was
raised and educated. At an
early age, Roberto took
inspiration from the work of
the French Impressionists,
especially Monet, Sisley, and
Pissarro. One of his favorite
pastimes as a young man was to
stand in awe before the
majestic landscapes of the
famous 19th century artists
from Northern Italy, Fontanesi
and Reycend.
At age 18, he found solace and
fulfillment in painting
following his father’s death.
His oil paintings of the
Italian countryside expressed
his love for his birthplace
and his admiration of the
masters’ techniques he had so
long admired. Painting
provided him a quiet time to
contemplate nature and find
inner peace. His countryside
reflect a dreamlike quality,
capturing the perfection and
unspoiled beauty of the land
he loved as a youth.
Roberto ventured to the Ivory
Coast, West Africa, after
earning a degree in Electrical
Engineering in Italy. For six
years he helped this
developing country harness the
power of computers. He
designed a postage stamp for
the Ivory Coast hailing the
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Artist Exhibitions:
· Oct. 2006 Denver Center for
the Performing Arts, Buell
Upper
Balcony East & West
(One-Artist Exhibition, 36
paintings)
· May 2006 Denver Center for
the Performing Arts, Boettcher
Gallery
Two (One-Artist Exhibition,
50 paintings)
· 2006 Koelbel Library ,
Denver CO. Personal exhibition
"Italian
Countryside" (One-Artist
Exhibition, 26 paintings)
. 2002 Frameworks...
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Artist Galleries:
Raleigh Contemporary Gallery
323 Blake St., Raleigh, NC
27601
Frameworks Gallery and Picture
Framing Studio
2236 N. Wahsatch Avenue,
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Saks Galleries
3019 East 2nd Avenue, Denver,
CO 80206
Bristol Gallery
1424P Larimer, Denver, CO
80202
Fascination St. Galleries
315 Detroit St., Denver, CO
80206
Smith Klein ...
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Age
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62
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Pastel Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Claude Monet
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Roberto Ruschena was born in the countryside in Brusasco, a small Northern Italian village where his family sought safety toward the end of World War II. His family returned to Turin, where Roberto was raised and educated. At an early age, Roberto took inspiration from the work of the French Impressionists, especially Monet, Sisley, and Pissarro. One of his favorite pastimes as a young man was to stand in awe before the majestic landscapes of the famous 19th century artists from Northern Italy, Fontanesi and Reycend, whose mastery of light and shadow, texture and color, balance and form filled him with inspiration.
At age 18, he found solace and fulfillment in painting following his father's death. His oil paintings of the Italian countryside expressed his love for his birthplace and his admiration of the masters' techniques he had so long admired. Painting provided him a quiet time to contemplate nature and find inner peace. His countryside reflects a dreamlike quality, capturing the perfection and unspoiled beauty of the land he loved as a youth.
Roberto ventured to the Ivory Coast, West Africa, after earning a degree in Electrical Engineering in Italy. For six years he helped this developing country harness the power of computers. He designed a postage stamp for the Ivory Coast hailing the beginning of the computer age. He began a complementary pursuit of photography, composing photographs of the African people and their country which reflect his deep admiration and appreciation of balance, harmony and beauty. His collection of photographs currently numbers in the thousands and spans over thirty years and four continents.
From equatorial Africa, he was drawn to Canada, where he celebrated the changing of the four seasons in his landscapes. Leaving the Canadian winter behind, he came to the United States, living in and painting landscapes of areas as diverse as the steamy bayous of Louisiana, the pristine mountains of Colorado, and the vast canyons of Arizona and Utah.
In 1982, he developed a technique using oil pastels to create impressionistic landscapes that simulate the texture of an oil painting while achieving greater sharpness and vibrancy of colors. The result is an ideal landscape-one that may not exist as depicted, but which artistically combines the best aspects of actual landscapes.
Roberto Ruschena has successfully exhibited his paintings in a variety of galleries. His paintings are part of private collections in Italy, Africa, Canada and the United States, including celebrity collections.
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