Pietro Delasco was born in Brazil in 1967 to parents of Italian origin. The son of an artist, he spent many hours in his father’s studio from childhood, learning to clean brushes and palette knives, organise canvases and colours, catalogue paintings and drawings, and observe the daily rituals of painting.
At the age of ten he entered his first painting competition with a self-portrait. His fascination with colour grew through his father’s work and through the art books and catalogues he discovered in the studio. Seeing reproductions of Vincent van Gogh introduced him to what he perceived as the “movement of colour”, leaving a lasting impression on his artistic imagination.
Although he later enrolled in engineering and completed his degree, drawing remained a constant presence. During meetings, telephone calls and professional work, pages of notes became filled with faces, objects, shadows, numbers and marks. What began as a private habit gradually became recognisable to others as an artistic language.
Eventually Delasco decided to leave his corporate career and dedicate himself fully to art, travel and cultural exploration. Today, when he is not travelling, his life and work are divided between Brazil and Italy.
Solo Exhibitions
2004 — Nova Artlivres Gallery — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2005 — Spazio Petrobras — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2006 — Scadar Gallery — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2008 — Yacht Club — Recife, Brazil
2009 — Ignes Fiuzas Gallery — Fortaleza, Brazil
2010 — Arte Maior Gallery — Recife, Brazil
2011 — Spazio Culturale San Bartolomeo — Bergamo, Italy
2013 — Art Events, Castel Monastero Resort — Siena, Italy
2014 — Circolo Arti Bergamo, Cosimo Fanzago Gallery and Lasconi Art Gallery — Bergamo, Italy
2015 — 1001 Latin Art Gallery — Shanghai, China
Group Exhibitions
From 1998 onward Delasco exhibited widely in Brazil, including Natal, Niterói, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Santos, Nova Friburgo, Cuiabá, Recife, Olinda and Belo Horizonte.
2010 — exhibitions at the National Art Gallery and galleries in Caracas, Venezuela, and IGF Modern Art Gallery in Bogotá, Colombia
2012 — BAF Contemporary Art Fair, Bergamo; contemporary art fair in Brescia; Kiwanis Association, Bergamo
2015 — Contemporary Art Fair, Shanghai; Artworks from Italy & South America, Jingqiao Town, Shanghai, China
2016 — BAF Art Fair, Italy
2017 — Piacenza Fair, Italy
2019 — Genoa Fair and Bari Fair, Italy
