Christian de Vietri

Christian de Vietri (born 1981, Kalgoorlie) is an Australian artist based in New York.

Christian de Vietri

CitWA
BornJuly 14, 1981
Kalgoorlie, Australia
EducationCurtin University Perth (Bachelor of Fine Art 2001)
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts Paris (Honors 2002)
École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille (Post Diplôme 2005)
Columbia University New York (Master of Fine Art 2009)
WebsiteOfficial website

Education

Christian de Vietri attended Hale School.[1] De Vietri completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at Curtin University in 2001 and an Honors Degree at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 2002.[2] He completed a Post-Diploma in Fine Art at the École Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Marseille in 2005.[3] De Vietri graduated from the Columbia University Master of Fine Art program in 2009.[4] During his MFA he was mentored by the artist Liam Gillick.[5] De Vietri studied Kashmir Śaivism under the tutelage of Christopher H. Wallis, Mark S.G. Dyczkowski, and Paul Muller-Ortega.[6] He learnt Haṭha Yoga of the Mahāsiddha tradition from Dharmabodhi Sarasvatī and was certified by him as a teacher in 2016.[7]

Awards

Several awards and grants have been bestowed upon de Vietri for his work as an artist. At age 23, he was the youngest artist to be nominated for the Australian National Sculpture Award.[8] In 2003 he was given the Citizen of the Year Award for his contribution to Visual Art in Australia.[9] Other awards include the Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship 2009, Australia Council New Work Grant 2009, Columbia University Scholarship 2007–2009, Art&Australia Magazine Emerging Artist Award 2006, Melbourne Macquarie Bank Peoples Choice Award for the National Gallery of Australia National Sculpture Prize 2005, Arts Western Australia New Concepts Grant 2005, Australia Council New Work Grant 2005, Qantas Spirit of Youth Fine Art Award 2004, Nescafe Big Break Art Award 2004, The Hugh Child Memorial Award for Sculpture 2001, Vice Chancellor's List Award from Curtin University in 1999, 2000 and 2001.[10]

Commissions

Prominent public commissions by de Vietri include:

  • Between Heaven and Earth, Zhengzhou Grand Emporium, Zhengzhou China, 2018 (commissioned by ZhengHong Property)[11]
  • Spanda, Elizabeth Quay, Perth Australia, 2016 (commissioned by the MRA)[12]
  • Ascalon (with Marcus Canning), St Georges Cathedral, Perth Australia 2011 (commissioned by Mark Creasy)[13]
  • The Gathering, Metrotech, New York, 2009 (commissioned by the Public Art Fund)[14]
  • X, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York 2009 (commissioned by Socrates Sculpture Park)[15]

Exhibitions

De Vietri's sculptures have been exhibited internationally at institutions such as Columbia University Wallach Gallery (New York),[16] National Gallery of Bulgaria (Sofia),[17] Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney),[18] Gallery of Modern Art (Brisbane),[19] TarraWarra Museum of Art (Healesville),[20] Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney),[21] National Gallery of Australia (Canberra),[22] Institute of Contemporary Art (Perth).[23]

Collections

De Vietri's artworks have been acquired by several public collections including Art Gallery of New South Wales Collection (Sydney),[24] Emily Fisher Landau Collection (New York),[25] Axel Nordin Collection (Stockholm),[26] Aïshti Art Foundation (Beirut), Gallery of Modern Art Collection (Brisbane),[27] Kerry Stokes Collection (Perth),[28] John Curtin Gallery Collection (Perth), Curtin University Collection (Perth),[29] Artbank Collection (Melbourne), Art&Australia Collection.[30]

Other activities

De Vietri worked as an assistant to the Directors of the Palais de Tokyo Site de Création Contemporaine, Jerome Sans and Nicholas Bourriaud, in Paris 2002 the opening year of the institution. Later in 2002, de Vietri acquired access to a seven-story hotel in Australia, and curated a one night exhibition of 50 artists within the premises, attended by over 2500 people.[31] De Vietri worked as a Sculpture Professor at Curtin University in Perth and as an assistant Sculpture Professor at Columbia University. Christian de Vietri produced the music video Brats (by the band Liars) directed by Ian Cheng.[32] Cheng's film This Papaya Tastes Perfect was based on the memory of an event witnessed by Cheng and de Vietri in New York.[33] In 2012/2013, Cheng and de Vietri co-wrote the script for a feature-length film.[34] De Vietri and his sculptures are featured in a documentary by Benjamin Joel Cran about Mark S.G. Dyczkowski.[35]

References
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  2. Billstein, Monique (16 October 2008). "Curtin graduates' collaborative art shines at Primavera 08 in Sydney - News and Events | Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia". News and Events. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "National Sculpture Prize 2005 | Christian DE VIETRI | Einstein's refrigerator 2nd law". nga.gov.au. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "NYAB Event - "Columbia University School of the Arts 2009 MFA" Thesis Exhibition". www.nyartbeat.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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  10. "Christian de Vietri". Christian de Vietri. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. "UAP with Christiande Vietri". www.uapcompany.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  12. "Spanda / Christian de Vietri". ArchDaily. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  13. "Ascalon | St George's Cathedral". www.perthcathedral.org. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  14. "Double Take - Public Art Fund". www.publicartfund.org. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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  17. "БОЖЕСТВАТА В ТРАДИЦИЯТА НА КАШМИРСКИЯ ШИВАИЗЪМЛекция на Мария Карагьозова – Национална галерия" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  18. Deutsch; Français; 日本語; 中文; Español; Italiano; 한국어; العربية; us, Contact. "2nd law, (2006) by Christian de Vietri". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  19. QAGOMA. "Contemporary Australia". Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  20. "PEEP: Glimpses of the last 4 decades of the Kerry Stokes Collection". TarraWarra Museum of Art. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  21. "Primavera 2006: Young Australian Artists :: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia". archive.mca.com.au. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  22. "National Sculpture Prize 2005 | Christian DE VIETRI | Einstein's refrigerator 2nd law". nga.gov.au. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  23. "Silver – Artrage 25 : PICA". pica.org.au. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  24. Deutsch; Français; 日本語; 中文; Español; Italiano; 한국어; العربية; us, Contact. "2nd law, (2006) by Christian de Vietri". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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  26. "Nordin Gallery". Nordin Gallery. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  27. "Search Results". collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  28. Robertson, Kevin; Australian Capital Equity; Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery, eds. (2011). Angel hair: contemporary Western Australian art from the Kerry Stokes collection. West Pert, W.A: Australian Capital Equity. ISBN 978-0-9577906-6-7.
  29. Coleman, Brad. "DIRECTORS' CUT". John Curtin Gallery - JCG. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  30. "Art & Australia Collection 2003 – 2013". Forte. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  31. "Hotel 6151". Artlink Magazine. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  32. "Music video:: 'Liars – Brats' by Ian Cheng | Visuall". Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  33. ""This Papaya Tastes Perfect" by Ian Cheng". Cartoon Brew. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  34. Dazed (14 October 2012). "LIARS SELECTS: Ian Cheng". Dazed. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  35. Interview with: Mark Dyczkowski, retrieved 21 May 2020
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