FACE OFF
Action painter Federico Tomasi continues his love for human expression in his Malaysian debut. An endless fascination for human expression which he considers a reflection of society and history, Swedish-Italian painter Federico Tomasi's latest works - e)motion - make a smashing statement in his Malaysian debut at Zinc Art Space.

Imbued with the passion and exuberance of his trademark action painting style, the 12 big and 12 small canvases depict human emotion at its rawest and most primal.
"The expression on a face reflects a person's state of mind and I use faces as vehicles of expression. In this series of works I wanted to create faces which transform themselves so that they almost resemble masks, where the eyes become life and soul, the soul which hides behind a living mask," explains the Bali-based artist.

The e)motion exhibition will run from 4 - 20 March 2010.

ABOUT FEDERICO TOMASI
Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1974, Federico Tomasi followed in his father's footsteps and enrolled in the Institute of Arts in Riccone, Italy where he was often praised for having excellent technique. However, in a personal journey of discovery, it was not until his move to Asia in 1997 that inspired to take the final step of exhibiting his works.

EDUCATION
1989 - 94 STUDY AT THE INSTITUTE OF ARTS IN ITALY (RICCONE)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 "POTRAITS" SOLO EXHIBITION AT TIBERTY CONCEPT GALLERY, BRESCIA, ITALY
2005 "YELLOW LINE DISTRICT" SOLO EXHIBITION AT BIASA ART SPACE GALLERY, BALI, INDONESIA
2004 "FACES" SOLO EXHIBITION AT EAST WEST GALLERY, MILAN
2002 "FAITH" SOLO EXHIBITION AT GLEN&GALE GALLERY, NEW YORK
2000 "FAITH" SOLO EXHIBITION AT LONDON FINE ART GALLERY, SINGAPORE
1999 SOLO EXHIBITION AT LONDON FINE ART GALLERY, SINGAPORE

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 GROUP EXHIBITION GALLERIA SPAZIO BEVILAQUA PANIGAI, TREVISO, ITALY
2007 GROUP EXHIBITION GALLERIA STRAGAPEDE/PERINI, MILANO
1998 GROUP EXHIBITION AT NOTICE GALLERY, SINGAPORE
1998 GROUP EXHIBITION AT PLASTIC KINETIC WORMS GALLERY, SINGAPORE