SILVIO VIGLIATURO, a glass sculpture, signed and dated -02.

Silvio Vigliaturo (1949-) was born in Acri, in the Southern Italian Region of Calabria.. He currently lives and works. His technique is characterized by a strong emphasis on research and experimentation, an unique approach to glass derives from his tireless painting activity.

Since his first exhibitions in 1977, up to the most recent participation to the Italian Pavilion of the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011, and the important solo exhibition at the Regional Museum of Natural Science, in Turin 2012, Vigliaturo's artistic journey has been marked by constant evolution. In 2006, Vigliaturo was nominated artistic testimonial of the XX Winter Olympic Games held in Turin. In the same year, the municipality of Acri dedicated him a museum - the MACA (Contemporary Art Museum of Acri) - which hosts a large permanent collection of his works. In 2010, he was named artistic testimonial of Calabria at Expo Shanghai. In the beginning of 2013, he participated at the Contemporary Glass Sculpture exhibition, held at the Orlando Museum of Art, gathering works by the most important glass artists in world, celebrating the first fifty years of Studio Glass.