Italian artist Massimo Taccon's Contemporary Oils

Artist’s Biography:

The "Maestro" Massimo Taccon ("ISMAHEL" his pseudonym from 1997 to 2002) was born in Rome on 19 May 1967. He finished studies at the "tecnico-commerciali" and only a part of legal studies, because by now his demands for search and experimentation were bringing him toward other destinations. Taccon faces themes that are philosophical. These are the years of maturation and introspection that will mark forever his soul and will address him fatally toward an approach to the reality of type more "intuitivo-sperimentale" than "teorico-nozionistico". These are years of social appointment and of teaching too. He has produced two publications in 1990 & 1998, a harvest of lyrics and a book of his "inside investigations" with the title "Message from the Light" edit by Bookstore Croce Editions. The artist's main strength in life seems to be the use of intuition and of the creativeness more than the respect of the rigidity of the forms. In 2007 he created, with Fabio Taccon (photographer, coordinator and art director) "La Taccon arte" art studio & gallery that attests, promotes and introduces the work of this versatile artist who has engaged in over fifteen years of artistic activity and every type of present and future artistic creation. Major exhibitions include:Florence Biennale 1999, Langkawi International Festival of Arts-Malaysia, exhibitions (solo and reviews) in Italy, Spain, Germany. The works of the master (abstract paintings and modern sculptures in prevalence) are in the collections of museums, galleries, private and public collections, foundations, in Europe, North America and Asia.

Year of Birth: 1967

Awards & Reviews:

"Targa Colosseum" , "Salvator Rosa Award" critic special prize, "Conceptual Art" - International Review Visual Arts -, "Premio World" - Forum Interart , "Mencio' d'Honor" Federacio'
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Gallery Representation: "La Taccon Arte"

Institutional Collection: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Department of Painting and Sculpture (Listing) - New York , (United States) - ;National Art Gallery (Kuala Lumpur) (Malaysia);White Helmets Europe Foundation (Italy) ;"Ceri" church XIIcentury (Italy).

Artist’s Statement:

" …my works are collected messages from the soul and transferred in image to represent an inside world. I pick up feelings and intuitions to reverse them to the exterior, trying to launch a call in this world, what I expect is a definitive inside awakening of whom picks up the call."