PEETA

Peeta, også kendt som Manuel Di Rita, har været graffitikunstner siden 1993, og er bosat i Venedig. Hans arbejde udforsker potentialet ved skulpturel bogstaver, både i maleri og skulptur.

I sit arbejde bestræber Peeta sig på at realisere den skulpturelle kvalitet af individuelle breve, nemlig dem, der udtrykker hans egen moniker Peeta. Han bryder dem fra deres generiske typografiske form, styliserer dem med form og volumen ud over dens blotte semantiske funktion. Dermed bringes hans egne bogstaver ind i det urbane sted, hvor ordene kontinuerligt sprækkes fra deres egen historie, passes ind til formsprøjtning og bevægelser, der læres fra gaden. Det endelige resultat, der stammer fra fusionen mellem traditionel bogstaver og tredimensionel stil, har givet liv til en unik slags visuel rytme skabt af de krydsende linjer mellem sektioner af koniske, cylindriske og snoede overflader. Skulpturens rolle kommer til at være afgørende for dette formål. Det repræsenterer en direkte kontakt med tredimensionalitet for at forstå reglerne for lys og skygger og gengive dem.

På trods af dybden i forskning i teknisk og formel perfektion skjuler den tredimensionelle maleriets materialitet en dybt spirituel side. Nuancer af farve og perceptive tricks er i det væsentlige middel til en progressiv afsløring af hans personlighed. De er en implicit formidler af et præcist budskab - om hans vilje til at forstå ham og derefter til at beskrive sit ego. Valget om at repræsentere og gentage hans navn er allerede et forsøg på at male et selvportræt. Hans værker er rettet mod at afsløre bedragernes menneskelige opfattelse, forfalskningen af ​​smalle og faste synspunkter gennem visuelle tricks, der, ud fra forsøget på at give en tredimensionel lighed til en billedlig repræsentation, i sidste ende afslører deres vilje til at bedrag.

Hans lærred males med akryl- og olie-maleri ved hjælp af hovedsageligt børster og airbrush.
CV / UDVALGTE SOLO OG GRUPPE UDSTILLINGER

2000:
EAD crew member.

2001
Sculpture for Susan Farrell (artcrimes).

2002
FX crew member (New York).
Birth of: www.peeta.net.
Meeting of Styles tour:
-Antwerp, Belgium.
-Amsterdam, Netherlands.
August - 360 graffiti jam Sarbrueken, Germany.
August - graffiti jam Bremen, Germany.

2003
Interview for WS&TR (Italian version only)
Meeting of Styles tour:
Antwerp, Belgium.
-Pori, Finland
-Zagreb, Croatia
-Winterthur, Switzerland
-Wiesbaden, Germany
-New York, USA.
October - Graffiti jam Mexico City, Mexico DF.

2004
Meeting of Styles tour:
-Zagreb, Croatia
-Wiesbaden, Germany
-Mainz, Germany.
July - Cosmopolite festival Paris, France.
July - Urban Dream Charleroi, Belgium.
September - Hi-Fight Rome, Italy.

2005
Meeting of Styles tour:
-Zagreb, Croatia
-Wiesbaden, Germany
-Padova, Italy.
Publication: Groove, L'arte prende forma, article on sculpture.
May - jury for a graffiti contest in Catania, Italy.
June - Nd2nd graffiti jam, Nessebar, Bulgaria.

2006
Interview for Fatbombers.com (English and Italian version).
Meeting of Styles tour:
-Wiesbaden, Germany
-New York, Usa
-Chicago, Usa
-San Francisco, Usa
-Mexico City, Mexico DF
-Padova, Italy
-Varna, Bulgaria.
August - Balcan Express graffiti jam & exhibition Sarajevo, Bosnia.
November - Street art energy: Peeta & Totem exhibition, Tessaloniki, Greece.

2007
July - Meeting of Styles Padova, Italy.
May - Spray art convention and exhibition Pontedera, Italy.
September - Canvases exhibition at Megastore Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands.
October - Photo and canvases exhibition at Magazzini del Sale, Venice, Italy.
Dicember - Workshop with Loomit for young graffiti writers in Bogotà, Colombia.

2008 
February- Article for Format Magazine (English version only).
February/ March - Guilty at the Dock , sculptures exhibition at Magazzini del Sale, Venice, Italy.
April - Peeta at Salone del mobile di Milano (international forniture fair, Milan), stand graphics for Casamania.
June - Canvases exhibit at Edgeart Gallery, Manchester, UK.
June - Pubblication on Graffiti Writing, book by Alessandro Mininno, Mondadori arte.
June - Cover for Abitare, issue 483 - interior design, architechture and art magazine. Made by Salottobuono.
June 28th-29th - One Mile Graffiti, writing contest, Vicenza, Italy.
August 1st - AKA Graffiti - sculptures and bikes exhibition at FIVEtenStudio art and forniture Gallery - Oakland, California, USA.
August 8th-9th-10th - Meeting of Styles, Mestre, Italy. 
September 5th-6th-7th - Infart Collective art exhibition - Street wall painting and indoor exhibition at Civic Museum, Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
September 24th - Interview for koikoikoi.com (Italian version only) .
October 12th - Interview for DIaBEtic DEW555 blog (English version only).
October 19th - Masterplan Jam - Brescia, Italy.

2009 
October 10th - Post - Collective exhibition, Scorzè, Italy.
October 30th - Sparkle and Fade solo exhibition at PrettyPortal Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
December 17th - Urban Painting XMAS Show, Milan, Italy.

2010 
Graffiti Playground show and Auction, Marseille, France.
From January 8th to February 8th and from April 21st to May 15th- Merge - Collective exhibit at Ayden Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada.
February 11th - March 13th - Void Of Hue exhibition at Baron Gallery 
Gastown, Vancouver BC, Canada.
April 1st to May 30th - Group show at Backspace Gallery in Portland, Oregon, USA.
May 29th to July 24th - Contemporary art exhibition at Baron Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada.
August 21st to September 18th - Peeta Solo Show at Da Bakery Gallery, New York, USA.

2011
December 17th 2010 to January 23rd 2011 - Peeta feat. Made514 show at Ayden Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada.
February 14th to May 15th- Seven show at Ayden Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada.
April 1st to April 30th- Never Say Die (RWK 10th anniversary) at Vincent Michael Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
May 7th to May 29th- Seven dimensions - sculptures exhibition at Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy.
May 16th to May 22nd- live performances at Kosmos Kak..., Rizzordi Art Foundation loft, St. Petersbourg, Russia.
May 14th to June 4th - Peeta solo exhibition at Luxury Swapping, Treviso, Italy.
July 15th to August 5th - RWK show Too Busy To Die at Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
August 13th to August 16th - live performance at Kont, Tallin, Estonia.
September 9th to September 11th - Marbour Events show and auction at Marseille, France.
October 13th to October 16th - Moniker Art Fair London, UK.
October 14th to November 15th - Urbanize Me Padova, Italy.
October 28th to November 30th - Peeta Solo Show at Gallery H+ Lyon, France.
November 19th to December 28th - Ad Litteram Peeta and Joys show, Treviso, Italy.
Publication on Elrincondelasboquillas
Publication on Scope Magazine
Publication on Art Jar studios
Publication on Hyde magazine
Publication on Tinta magazine, pages 54-63
Publication on Where magazine, click here and here to download PDF pages
Publication on Live in Style magazine (Russian version only)
Publication on Sanktpeterburg Bezformata magazine (Russian version only)
Publication on Art In Heart (Russian version only)
Publication on Rizzordi Art Foundation website (Russian version only)

2012 
April the 7th - Sticker Phiends / Printed Matters - Urban Art exhibit Portland (OR), USA.
April the 25th to April the 28th- Respirarte 300, Bologna, Italy
The 25th and 26th of May- 39 C graffiti jam, Bolzano, Italy
The 5th of May- Toolkit festival Peeta and Apparati Effimeri video mapping, Forte Marghera (VE), Italy
The 1st-2nd and 3rd of June- Elementi Sotterranei graffiti jam, Gemona, Italy
The 29th and 30th of June - Graffiti Spis 5 graffiti jam, Spišská Nová Ves (SK)
21st of July- 6th of Agoust 2012 at Beyond The City Walls contemporary art exhibition, Castello Orsini, Soriano del Cimino (VT)
1st of August- 30th of September Santorini Biennale of Arts 2012 , paper Art section. Central Pirgos Square 84700 Pirgos, Santorini (GR)
14th-28th of August Unnecessary Well Made , group show at Vue Privée 63, Spottiswoode Park Road, Singapore
24th-26th of August A Tribute to Meeting of Styles , graffiti exhibit at Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (DE)
1st-2nd of September Lobart Festival , graffiti jam at Naoussa (GR)
7th-8th of September Maribour Events , graffiti jam and auction in Marseille (FR)
29th of September Plakat , graffiti exhibit at Lokagije (BA)
4th-31st of October Art Around The Corner , Peeta and Veronica Green at Associazione culturale Imagoars ,Venezia (IT)
11th-14th of October Antaragni 2012 Festival at IIT Kanpur (IN)
26th of October-2nd of November Fuoriluogo graffiti exhibition at Limena (IT)
Publication on Artflow magazine
Publication on Neo Collective
Publication on Monokrome Book
Publication on Global Street Art
Art Around the Corner catalogue on Peeta and Veronica Green

2013 
1st - 24th of March Nothing On The Walls Contemporary and Urban Art exhibit at Amsterdam (NL)
15th-17th of March Amazing Day graffiti exhibition in Milan (IT)
4th-6th of May Breakin' Convention international festival of hip hop dance, London (UK)
24th-27th of May Upfest international festival of Urban Art, Bristol (UK)
1st of June B2b to Biennale , collateral event to the 55th Biennale of Art of Venice, wall painting performance, Venice (IT)
12th-18th of June Art Meets Stucky wall painting performance, Basel (CH)
7th-8th of September Maribour Events , graffiti jam and auction in Marseille (FR)
1st-31st of October La Tour 13 project, Paris (FR)
20th-22nd of September Fountain Art Fair , contemporary art fair, Chicago (IL)
November the 2nd- December the 1st, Above The Radar III, urban art exhibition, Whashington DC
9th of November, Contraband, urban art exhibition, Los Angeles (CA)
6th of December- 30th of January, Peeta Solo Show, urban art exhibition, Warsaw (PL)

2014 
11th of January - 1st of March White Out Peeta solo show at Maxwellcollette Gallery Chicago (IL)
1st of March Main Street Collective at Hausamann Gallery Cortina (IT)
6th-9th of March Scope Art fair New York (NY)
Publication on GraffSociety.com
Publication on OtiumCollective blog 


2015
CODICI SORGENTI Palazzo Platamone, Catania, Italy
NO LIMITS The Scarlet Gallery, Borås, Sweden
NO URBAN Vision Gallery, Milano, Italy
AMAZING DAY Killer Kiccen, Milano, Italy
COLLECTIVE SHOW ART GENOVA Palazzo Ducale, Genova, Italy
#EYESOPEN CAMPAIGN FOR CAFEZERO ALGIDA
wall-painting at Milan, Italy
DROPS OF LIGHT Galo Gallery, Torino, Italy
MEETING OF STYLES Milan, Italy
Wall painting performance Sadali, Sardinia, Italy
Wall painting performance Liceo Martini, Vicenza, Italy
ARTCORE
wall painting performance Burrida, Genova, Italy
DELTARTE
wall painting performance Rovigo, Italy
ONE OF A KIND
Spazio Culturale Imagoars, Venice, Italy
URBAN SPACE Kirk Gallery Aalborg, Denmark
PARALLEL REALITIES solo show at Montana Gallery Spain

2016
LIVE PAINTING X JEGERMEISTER Rovigo (IT)
EXPOSITION UNDERGROUND Galerie Saltiel, Aix en Provence (FR)
BIG WALLS BIG DREAMS Up Art Studio, Miami (FL)
SCOPE ART FAIR Up Art Studio, Miami (FL)
PUMP UP THE VOLUMES Square 23 Gallery, Torino (IT)
ONO’U 2016 in Tahiti
UNDERGROUND EFFECT #2 Paris (FR)
DRAW THE LINE Campobasso (IT)
ASCENSION: GROUP EXHIBITION Knew Conscious Gallery USA
GUERRILLA ART FESTIVAL Pristina (RKS)
STENOGRAFFIA Ekaterimburgh (RU)
AMAZING DAY Milan (IT)
AN URBAN ART PROJECT Lecce (IT)
INSIGHT Palermo (IT)
STREET ART POLITECNICO 2016 Milano (IT)
UNDERCOPING Vicenza (IT)
39 C GRAFFITI JAM Bolzano (IT)
RWK 15TH ANNIVERSARY New York (NY)
JIDAR FESTIVAL Rabat (MA)
HKWALLS FESTIVAL Hong Kong, Sham Shui Po (HK)
LA BELLE VITRY Vitry Sur Seine, Paris, France
DIFFERENT EQUILIBRIA Magma Gallery, Bologna, Italy

2017
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION Mirus Gallery, San Francisco
WALL PAINTING FOR URBAN AREA PROJECT
curated by a. DNA collective at liceo A. Gatto, Agropoli (IT)
WALL PAINTING FOR ANDA HOSTEL Mestre (IT)
WALL PAINTING FOR HOTEL ALMANAC Barcelona (E)
THERE ARE NO LIMITS EXHIBITION
Curated by Thinkspace Gallery during NO LIMITS FEST, Borås (S)
ASCENSION GROUP SHOW Knew Conscious Gallery, Denver
JERSEY CITY MURAL ART PROGRAM Saint Peter’s University
OREGON ECLIPSE Big Summit prairie (OR)
VANCOUVER MURAL FEST Vancouver BC (CA)
STEP IN THE ARENA Eindhoven (NL)
I DOLOve FESTIVAL Dolo (IT)
MY GOOD OLD HABITS Wunderkammern Gallery, Milan (IT)
LETTERE Museo Villa Croce, Genova (IT)
URBAN ART FAIR Galerie Saltiel, Aix en Provence (FR)
GOOGLE TILT BRUSH PERFORMANCE The House of Peroni, London (UK)
BERCY ANAMORPHOSE Bercy 2, Paris (FR)
TRIBAL GATHERING Panama (PA)

2018
POP CIRCUS SOLO SHOW Bugno Art Gallery, Venice (IT)
WALL PAINTING FOR GNV URBAN ART LLC Gainesville, FL (USA)
WALL PAINTING FOR ALT ETHOS Fort Collins, CO (USA)
URBAN FORMS FESTIVAL Lodz (PL)
WITHOUT FRONTIERS Mantova (IT)
STREET ART MUSEUM Rotterdam (NL)
WALLSKAR Food and Graffiti Festival, Nanxian (RC)
JARDIN D’ORANGE Artist Residency, Shenzhen (RC)

2019
MURAL FESTIVAL Goes (NL)
WALL PAINTING IN Guebwiller (FR)
STREET ART FESTIVAL Boulogne-sur-Mer (FR)
WALL PAINTING Fukuoka (J)
STADT.WAND.KUNST Mannheim (DE)
STREET ART BIENNALE Padua (IT)
WALL PAINTING FOR PROMENADE DU PORT Porto Cervo, Sardinia (IT)
MURO FESTIVAL Lisbon (P)
POW WOW VENICE Venice (IT)
WANDERWALLS FESTIVAL Port Adelaide (AUS)
THE BIG PICTURE FESTIVAL Frankston (AUS)

2020
INSIDE OUT , KIRK Gallery, DK