"Denis Riva indaga sulla percezione del tempo innescata dal contatto tra l'uomo e la natura."
Biography
Denis Riva, named Deriva, is born in Ganzamonio in 1979.
He is an illustrator, a painter, a gatherer, an observer, a reseracher, a technician, an experimenter, but not an actor.
He doesn't take part at ceremonies. He doesn't have a Bachelor of fine arts. He is living daily under the wieght of art that he carries on with him.
He often uses the word “Master”, although he doesn't have any.
He's not a University professor.
He is dating two dogs everyday.
Notwithstanding all the works done the last years, he's convinced to be at the beginning of his research, but also to be at the end.
In 2017 he turned twenty years of shows.
Denis Riva lives and works at Follina, a fairy-tale Borgo of Treviso, in a studio which was part of Lanificio Paoletti, a historical wool factory founded in 1795.
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Artworks
Journal
Interviews, Posted on 01/04/2020
A CONVERSATION WITH DENIS RIVA
Lorenzo Motta, journalist and owner of Cartiera Santara, interviews the artist in a slowly discovery of his poetics.
Read moreEvents, Posted on 11/11/2019
DENIS RIVA: ANDARE AVANTI
The linocut print in a double limited edition
Read moreEvents, Posted on 20/10/2019
OPENING AVANZATO STATO DI COMPOSIZIONE
La personale di Denis Riva vi aspetta in galleria tra avanzamenti che avanzano
Read moreEvents, Posted on 12/06/2019
THE WOOL ROUTE 2019: A DAY AT THE PAOLETTI WOOL MILL DURING THE CULTURAL EXHIBITION
A festival full of meetings and events, including the exhibition “Materia che avanza” curated by Denis Riva, in which also Federico Lanaro was invited.
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