Oliviero Rainaldi was born in 1956 in Caramanico, Italy. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice with Emilio Vedova and in 1976, opened his first exhibition in Venice. His artistic creativity is centered on the human figure, treated through painting and sculpture. Between 2000 and 2018 he created works in dialogue with: Bernini, Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Rome; Vanvitelli, State Attorney's Office, Rome; Bramante, Caravaggio, Church of Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples. He is the author of several solo exhibitions at MAMbo (Museum of Modern Art) of Bologna, Palazzo Venezia, Rome; Gardens of "Villa Aldobrandini", Rome; The National Museum of "Villa Pisani" and the 55th Art Biennale in Venice. Between 2015 and 2016 he exhibited at MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Shanghai, Petronas Gallery in Kuala Lumpur and Partners & Mucciaccia Gallery in Singapore. During the 2000 jubilee, he was awarded the title of Academician of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Pantheon of Virtuosos by Pope John Paul II.

Human baptisms
Marble, 11 x 90 cm baza 18 cm, 2022

The conceptual approach:

Human baptism is part of a cycle of works, pictorial and sculptural, dedicated to the creation of the human being in his "differentiated unity". His upright, armless stance is meant to imply a deep nature of concentration set with authority and foresight; useful tools for navigating the terrain of comparison and sharing far and wide. However, the proposal aims to create questions to reach a starting point, a new and broadly shared vision of the world through the fundamental contribution of the Arts.