Pranzo dei frescanti d'Italia con Vico Calabrò

There have been many, and always beautiful, occasions to gather in large numbers to paint frescoes, in various locations in Italy and abroad, in serene harmony, with the joy of practicing "the sixth degree" of painting.

This time we propose a meeting without work, but with the great pleasure of finding ourselves at the table among old friends and sharing who knows how many stories and perhaps presenting new projects.

See you all soon!

Vico Calabrò

Born in Agordo (BL) in 1938 and residing in Caldogno (VI), he is a versatile artist who moves with mastery between different graphic and painting techniques. His works range from dreamily serene to sharply ironic, sometimes addressing themes of social commitment.

His career as a designer has seen him collaborate with numerous contemporary authors for book illustrations, in addition to contributing to various magazines and periodicals. In the graphic field, Vico trained at the Busato art print shop in Vicenza, where he created hundreds of matrices for etching and lithography, personally overseeing print runs intended for publishers and gallery owners.

His artistic production also includes numerous murals in Italy and abroad, present in private and public venues in France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Brazil, Malta, and Bulgaria. Thanks to his long experience in fresco painting, he has often been invited by prestigious schools and art centers, including the European Centre of San Servolo in Venice, the Academies of Fine Arts of Verona, Vibo Valentia, Warsaw, and Lodz (PL), Utrecht (NL), Olot (E), and San Luis Potosi (MX), as well as the Koto-ku Cultural Center in Tokyo, the Art 2000 Club in Malta, the Venetie Comité in 's-Hertogenbosch (NL), the Kultury Dom in Jaslo (PL), and the Tzanco Lavrenov Institute in Plovdiv (BG).

Vico Calabrò has played a central role in important mural projects, coordinating works in Cibiana di Cadore (BL) and at the Casa degli Affreschi in Facen di Pedavena (BL). He founded the International Fresco Laboratory in Treglio (Ch) and promoted the Festiwal Fresku in Zamosc (PL). In his honor, the Labirynt Fresku was named in Mariampol (PL), a project that collects 50 frescoes created by international artists.