Mario Matera

Artista eclettico, tormentato, controverso.
Nasce in italia in piena rivoluzione del ‘68. A 13 anni comincia a dipingere ottenendo in seguito consensi nazionali ed internazionali esponendo tra i tanti a Venezia, Berlino, Mosca, Bangalore. A 17 fa l’illustratore, il fumettista poi il grafico. Dopo anni di direzione creativa sui set fotografici di moda, comincia a fotografare. Insegna comunicazione visiva in una scuola superiore di Grafica Pubblicitaria. Da alcuni anni si dedica anche al cinema dirigendo la fotografia di spot, cortometraggi e films.

An eclectic, tormented, and controversial artist.
He was born in Italy in the midst of the 1968 revolution. At 13, he began painting, later gaining national and international acclaim, exhibiting in Venice, Berlin, Moscow, and Bangalore, among others. At 17, he became an illustrator, a cartoonist, and then a graphic designer. After years of creative direction on fashion photo shoots, he began photography. He teaches visual communication at a high school for advertising graphics. For several years, he has also dedicated himself to cinema, directing commercials, short films, and feature films.