Vidan – Contemporary Italian Impressionist and Figurative Painter

Vidan 

Vittorio Dangelico
(born on 1965, Perugia , Italy)
Nationality: Italy
Category: Art workers
Occupation: Painter
Specification: His portraits reveal a spectrum of hues as well as a range of atmosphere and emotion.
Influenced: His art would be influenced by the Italian Renaissance arts, impressionist painters such as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and Paul Gauguin and his uncle Pino Daeni.
Style: Figurative, Neo-realism. Also his style has been compared to the early Impressionists.
Subjects: Portraits, seascapes, the nude,
Medium: Pastel, oil.
Education: Attending some of the finest art schools in Italy to include the Liceo Artistico diMilano and later the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Brera.
Personal Life: Vidan was born in the picturesque city of Perugia, which is nestled between the elegant cities of Rome and Florence. In his youth, Vidan realized his passion for the arts.
Vidan is the great Master Pino’s nephew and spent years painting side by side with his famous uncle until Pino’s death in 2010.

Career: Since moving to the U.S in 1988, at the age of 23, Vidan began a career in the book cover industry and quickly establishing himself as a top romance artist.
Like his uncle Pino, hwo moved to the US in 1979, Vidan for over fifteen years worked for such notable and prestigious publishers as Doubleday, Harper-Collins, Harlequin, Zebra, Berkeley, and Ballantine. At the same time, he created art for the Vogue Italia, TV Guide, Snapshots, and MaryKnoll greeting cards.
But Vidan has always pursued his love of fine art and his masterful work as a portrait artist.
In 2002 he began painting for galleries and finally, in 2004, major galleries began to display his work.
Now his work can be seen in galleries all over the USA as he continues to create beautiful and inspiring pieces of art.
Vidan began studying under his uncle, world renowned artist Pino (1939 – 2010). It is often said that Vidan’s potential and progress is reminiscent of Pino’s earlier work.
Vidan has amply proven to be extraordinarily talented in his own right and become one of America’s premier figurative and Expressive artists.
His original portraits and landscapes are found in many prestigious galleries worldwide
Vidan’s works are collected throughout the United States and Canada.

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