Marco Strano (Padova, 1963) graduated in
Scenography and Theatrical Costume Design from the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice
in 1985. He immediately began working with Maestro Attilio Colonnello in a
relationship that would last for decades as Assistant Art Director, Costume
Designer and Director of Opera works commissioned by the most prestigious
Italian and international theaters (the Arena of Verona, the Sferisterio of Macerata,
the San Carlo in Napoli, Teatro
Margherita in Genova, the Metropolitan in New York, and the Luxor in Egypt). His
career as a scenographer developed in parallel and in fusion with other forms
of creative expression, such as figurative painting (with an itinerant show
entitled “Un ex voto per l’arte 17x17” curated by Philippe Daverio, a personal
show in 2009 in Padova entitled “Body and soul” curated
by Virginia Baradel; a personal show in 2014 in Verona entitled “Biographies of dreams” curated by Maurizio
Quartieri), and music (as a jazz saxophonist and composer, with a long career
as a concert performer and a long list of recordings).
1986 Arena of Verona
“Andrea Chenier” by Umberto Giordano participation José Carreras, Montserrat Caballé and Renato Bruson.
1987 Opera season Sferisterio of Macerata
“Manon” by Emile Frederic Massenet
“Manon Lescaut” by Giacomo Puccini
“Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi
1988 MargheritaTheater of Genova
“Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini
1988 San Carlo Theater of Napoli
“Luisa Miller” by Giuseppe Verdi
“I Puritani” by Vincenzo Bellini
1988 Opera season Sferisterio of Macerata
“Carmen” by Georges Bizet direction Ezio Zeferi
“Machbet” by Giuseppe Verdi direction Giorgio Albertazzi
“Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini
1989 San Carlo Theater of Napoli
“Fedora” by Umberto Giordano
1990 Festival Pucciniano of Torre del Lago
“Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini
1996 Festival Pucciniano of Torre del Lago
“Manon Lescaut” by Giacomo Puccini
1997 Metropolitan Theater New York
“Madama Butterfly” by Giacomo Puccini
1997 Luxor Egitto
“Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi
1998 Verdi Theater of Padova
“Jesus Christ Superstar” by Andrew Lloyd Webber e Tim Rice
3D wall scenography
Works of Marco Strano - oil on table
Produzioni teatrali
1986 Arena of Verona
“Andrea Chenier” by Umberto Giordano participation José Carreras, Montserrat Caballé and Renato Bruson.
1987 Opera season Sferisterio of Macerata
“Manon” by Emile Frederic Massenet
“Manon Lescaut” by Giacomo Puccini
“Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi
1988 MargheritaTheater of Genova
“Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini
1988 San Carlo Theater of Napoli
“Luisa Miller” by Giuseppe Verdi
“I Puritani” by Vincenzo Bellini
1988 Opera season Sferisterio of Macerata
“Carmen” by Georges Bizet direction Ezio Zeferi
“Machbet” by Giuseppe Verdi direction Giorgio Albertazzi
“Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini
1989 San Carlo Theater of Napoli
“Fedora” by Umberto Giordano
1990 Festival Pucciniano of Torre del Lago
“Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini
1996 Festival Pucciniano of Torre del Lago
“Manon Lescaut” by Giacomo Puccini
1997 Metropolitan Theater New York
“Madama Butterfly” by Giacomo Puccini
1997 Luxor Egitto
“Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi
1998 Verdi Theater of Padova
“Jesus Christ Superstar” by Andrew Lloyd Webber e Tim Rice
3D wall scenography
In
its 3D wall scenography the artist stages the theater of life, the
universe of autobiographical and personal facts. Everything is
external, naturalistic but explodes from within vivified in the
private experience through the oniric redefinition. The dream allows
the total synthesis between staff and the objectivity. These boxes
are whormoles of consciousness that allow, perhaps for the first time
in the art history, to cross with consistent meaning a huge amount of
subjects and themes. Everything is real human materiality that has
nothing of monotonous stereotypes today. Each building, body, object
present in the boxes has a sensory and physical expressiveness
enhanced by abysmal units and fantastic of scenic facility.
Sandro
Saccocci
Nei suoi 3D wall
scenography l’ artista mette in scena il teatro della vita, l’
universo dei fatti personali e autobiografici. Tutto è esterno,
naturalistico ma esplode dal di dentro vivificato nel privato del suo
vissuto attraverso la ridefinizione onirica. E’ il sogno infatti
che gli permette la sintesi totale tra il personale e l’ oggettivo.
Queste scatole sono degli whormoles della coscienza che permettono,
forse per la prima volta nella storia dell’ arte, di attraversare
con coerenza di significato una enorme quantità di soggetti e temi.
Tutto è materialità umana vera che non ha nulla delle monotone
strumentalizzazioni e universalizzazioni socializzanti odierne. Ogni
edificio, corpo, oggetto presente nelle scatole possiede una
sensorialità ed espressività fisica potenziate dall’ unità
abissale e fantastica dell’ impianto scenografico.
Sandro Saccocci
Works of Marco Strano - oil on table
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