Daniele Dondé

Renoir "Les Deux Soeurs" - work of art after Renoir by Daniele Dondé

Daniele Dondé (born December 3, 1950 in Cremona ) is an Italian painter, the inventor of "Legal Faux Art" and at the same time its most important representative.

Life

Daniele Dondé grew up in a wealthy family in Cremona, Italy, and inherited an extensive collection of paintings by well-known artists. Unfortunately, to his surprise, many of the works turned out to be forgeries, although they were originally sold to his parents as originals. However, his disappointment turned into euphoria when he discovered that counterfeits could also be sold as counterfeits. So he began to make copies of old paintings and in 1984 even patented a certificate for forgeries that practically legalized them as works of art. With his art he put an end to the counterfeiting of works of art and created a completely new trend within the art world. Dondé called it "Legal Faux Art" (imitation art). The idea of creating a second, affordable original, as it were, became a global movement. As an autodidact, Daniele Dondé taught herself the craft of the painter. His influences include Van Gogh , Gustav Klimt and Andy Warhol .

Career

Daniele Dondé had his first exhibition in 1984 in Milan at the Hilton Hotel. His final breakthrough came two years later with his exhibition at the Hotel Ritz in Madrid . Exhibitions in Rome, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Madrid, Istanbul, Paris, London, New York, Moscow, Sydney, Tokyo, St. Moritz, Gstaad and Monte Carlo followed.

style

Daniele Dondé combines different techniques in his works.

The artist also uses this mix of different techniques, also known as mixed media, to freshen up old masterpieces (by Renoir, Dali, Klimt, among others) with a touch of glamor. So as the starting point of a new work z. For example, a legal master copy of Renoir's “Les Deux Soeurs” by Dondé was made and then refined with gold elements, pearls and crystals.

His "Stradivari Rock" series consists of violins from the Academia Cremonensis from his native Cremona, which he paints and, depending on the work of art, adorned with additional precious stones and precious metals (e.g. 18 carat gold or silver).

Exhibitions

1984 - Milan - Hilton Hotel
1985 - Rome - Hotel Hassler
1985 - Geneva - Hilton Hotel
1986 - Munich - Four Seasons
1986 - Madrid - Hotel Ritz
1986 - Monte Carlo - Hotel de Paris
1987 - St. Moritz - Badrutts Palace Hotel
1987 - Gstaad - Grand Hotel Park
1988 - Cannes - Carlton Hotel
1989 - Zurich - Bauer au Lac
1990 - Monte Carlo - Hotel de Paris
1991 - Brussels - Hotel Amigo
1992 - Tokyo / Osaka / Kyoto - Co-operation with Mitsubishi
1993 - Melbourne - Hotel Intercontinental
1994 - Zurich - Hotel Baur au Lac
1995 - Geneva - Richemond Hotel
1996 - Baden-Baden Brennerspark
1997 - Bad Ragaz Hotel Quellenhof of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
1998 - Zurich - Hotel Eden au Lac
1998 - Lucerne - KKL
1999 - Paris - Plaza Athenee
2000 - Gstaad - Palace Hotel
2000 - New York - The Mark Hotel
2001 - Cannes - Hotel Martinez
2002 - Monte Carlo (Hotel Metropole)
2003 - Sofia Sheraton Balkan
2004 - Belgrade - Hyatt Hotel
2005 - Zagreb - Regent Esplanade
2006 - Riga - Schlössle Hotel
2007 - Budapest - New York Palace Boscolo
2008 - Porto Cervo / Sardinia - Hotel Cala di Volpe
2009 - Monte Carlo - Hotel de Paris
2010 - Ljubliana - Grand Hotel Union
2011 - Prague - Savoy Hotel
2012 - Monte Carlo - Fairmont Hotel
2013 - Monte Carlo - Fairmont Hotel
2014 - Monte Carlo - Fairmont Hotel
2015 - San Remo - Hotel Royal
2016 - Portorose - Kempinski Palace
2017 - Monte Carlo - Fairmont Hotel
2018 - Monte Carlo - Fairmont Hotel

Daniele Dondé at the VII Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum 2018

2019 - Monte Carlo - Fairmont Hotel
2019 - Frankfurt - IAA (Lamborghini tractor by Dondé)
2020 - Geneva - Hotel Kempinski (during GIMS )

Permanent exhibitions

Kristal & Glam Art Gallery in Tokyo
Lekovar Fine Art at Kempinski Hotel Schottenring Vienna
Grulier Gallery in Courchevel
Kristal & Glam in Lugano

Famous owners

Famous owners of Daniele Dondé's works include:

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personal data
SURNAME	Dondé, Daniele
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd December 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cremona