Enzo Fiore  (Italian, 1968) 

Enzo Fiore (Italian, b.1968) was born in Milan on July 13, 1968. After attending the Lyceum of Milan, he received his diploma in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera under the tutelage and guidance of Luciano Fabro (Italian, 1936–2007), a firm believer in Arte Povera. During the following years, Enzo dedicated his talents to the restoration of antique paintings, as well as designing theater sets.

In 1996, he began an important collaboration with the Fabbrica Eos Gallery in Milan. In 2006, he became acquainted with gallery owner and dealer Stefano Contini with whom he began to collaborate. Exhibitions have been held both in Venice and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Since his debut as an artist in 1997, Fiore has taken his material from nature itself to create his portraits and recreations of important works, a unique technique utilizing musk, twigs, roots, earth, stones, resin, and cement, which he combines to create forms suspended between reality and fantasy. In 2008, the artist also began utilizing a variety of insects in the composition of his works in an ingenuous assemblage of matter.

His works can be found in numerous private and public collections.

In his three-dimensional sculptures, Fiore constructs and generates only to emerge with a new creation. In his most recent works, the artist has added aggressive and strong background color, which visibly lightens the mood of the painting, exorcising the theme of death and decay. The brilliant color adds a feeling of Pop Art to his portraits

Enzo Fiore currently lives and works in Milan.