Born in Lecce in 1982, Marcello Quarta is an Italian contemporary artist whose work brings together Pop Art, street culture and the visual language of fashion. He began experimenting with art at a young age and developed a personal vocabulary shaped by diverse influences, from Jackson Pollock’s dripping and Andy Warhol’s Pop Art to Mimmo Rotella’s décollage and contemporary street art. In his canvases, newspapers, magazines, luxury-fashion brands and cultural icons from past and present are layered into energetic compositions with a distinctly urban character. Through this process of assembling and reworking images, Quarta creates highly personal visions of contemporary life. His works have been exhibited internationally, including presentations in Izmir, Lyon, Paris, Geneva, Brooklyn, the Netherlands and Germany.
Exhibitions
2018 – Expo HeArt, Caffè Astoria
2017 – “25 Anni” Sud Sound System exhibition
2016 – M Quarta Challenge, Museo Faggiano, Lecce
2015 – Arte in Piazza, Merine, Lecce
2015 – Xylella Art; 2014 – He-Art solo exhibition, Officine Cantelmo, Lecce
2013 – Festa della Madonna, Novoli, Lecce
2013 – Conservatorio Sant’Anna, Nardò
2013 – Museo Faggiano, EXPO Menticalde
2013 – I LOVE SAN CATALDO, Municipality of Lecce
2013 – Participation in the 50th anniversary of DIABOLIK at Castello Carlo V
2012 – Menticalde Gallery Expo, Lecce; Premio Ascanio Grandi, Museo Faggiano, Lecce
2012 – Arte Libera, Menticalde Gallery, Lecce
2011/2012 – WEEKEND CON L’ARTE, Le Mongolfiere Shopping Centre, Brindisi
2011 – Monastero Sant’Elia, Campi, Lecce
2011 – Tracce di Vita, Museo Faggiano, Lecce
2011 – Arte Integrale, Caffè Astoria
2011 – “7 Peccati Capitali”, Museo Faggiano, Lecce
2011 – “Colori in Concerto”, Galleria Stomeo, Martano
2010 – ArtMusic solo exhibition, Circolo Cittadino, Lecce
2009 – Marcello Fluo Art, Chiesa Santa Maria, Lecce
