RAFFAELE GERARDI
Profil
Painter, designer, illustrator and art director.
His training is in Urbino by the Scuola del Libro, followed by the Experimental Magisterium “Direction Techniques and Animated Cinema” and by the screenwriting course with Tonino Guerra - San Marino.
Multifaceted, always in love with painting that often find space in his creations, now as inspiration, now as an expressive medium, now as an intransigent virus to his other disciplines, he teached directing techniques at the ISAU of Urbino in the last 80s.
Founding member of the “Together Libanitaly” ONLUS
Creative Director - PluraleCom, Fano
Since 2013 he has been a collaborator for the PluraleCom, carrying out consultancy and accounting activities.
In 2017 he became partner and creative director.
1996 he founded the yabadabadu studio and held the position of Creative Director. During this experience he has directed collaboration in communication and design projects with Italian and international companies suc Clementoni Guzzini, Dondup, Di Bi, Ifi Group, Ma-Fra, Berloni, Tecna, Wider, VivaVivaldi, Loccioni, Imab, Italforni.
Painter, exhibits in Italy, Europe, Middle East and the United States, his works participated to personal and group exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Newport Beach, Montecarlo, Beirut, Amman, Mila, Bologna and Venice.
2012 receives the Ethical Award for the Ifi Start Up project.
2013 he is appointed Academician by the Accademia Raffaello of Urbino.
2014 he wins the Beldea Prize with “Tekno Table”, organized by the Tecnoteca of the Order of architects of Rome
2014 he wins the GULFOOD – Dubai with Bull di ItalForni
2015 he receives the Honorable Mention at the Compasso d’Oro for Ifi’s “Start Up”project.
2016 he participates in the “Topolino Loves Italy” exhibition at the Milan Triennale for Clementoni.
2017 he carried out the study of the face of Antonio Vivaldi, the communication and the route plans of the exhibitions of the “VivaVivaldiVenezia” event.
2018 he creates the “infinito 200” logo to celebrate Leopardi’s poetry.
2019 artist and artistic director of the exhibition “Vado Verso Dove Vengo” project for Matera Capitale della Cultura Europea 2019. Installation dedicated to the #VadoVersoDoveVengo documentary.
He participates in the Mostra collettiva Salò, permanent collection of the Museum of Drawing - MuSa.
2020 coordinates and illustrate the “Campomaggiore Città dell’Utopia” project in Basilicata and illustrates for the new attraction.
