Francesco DIsa

Music:

Formation
* 1999 - High School (scientific) in Firenze (ITALY). * University degree in Philosophy at University of Firenze (ITALY)
Pubblications
His works are published in the listed magazines, books and catalougues:* Mostro, issues from 1 to 18 (ITALY) * Applicando, Editoriale Quasar S.p.A. (ITALY) * Desktop Magazine, issue.192, Niche Media Pty Ltd (AUSTRALIA) * Courier Mail (Australia), Monday June 7, Page 16. (AUSTRALIA) * Computer Graphics & Publishing 06/04, IHT gruppo editoriale, Cover and interview. (ITALY) * Cthulhu Sex Magazine, issue 19 (USA) * Revelation 2.2, Forth Horseman editions, (dic. 2004) (USA) * Sphera Medical Journal, Edizioni Imagement, Jan. 2005 (ITALY) * Practical Web Projects - Photoshop. n.27, Highbury Entertainment's (UK) * Zero - Milano n.179, EdizioniZero (ITALY) * Zero - napoli n.17, EdizioniZero (ITALY) * Expose III, Ballistic Publishing (AUSTRALIA) * Borderline n.1 (FRANCE) * Computer Grafica n.44, Imago Edizioni (ITALY) * Pixel Surgeons: Extreme manipulation of the figure in Photography, Mitchell Beazley Art & Design S., Octopus ed., (UK) * Empty magazine, issue 4 (USA) * On the camper compendium, issue 1 (ITALY) * Digiarte 2005 (catalogue) * BODY METAMORPHOSIS (catalogue) * OK Arte Milano * My Media - Osservatorio di cultura digitale, n. 08, 2F Multimedia S.r.l. (ITALY) (interview) * Next 2 (ITALY) * Ersatz “Swimming Pool” London based contemporary art magazine (UK) * Design 360° Sandu culture ed. (CHINA) * Arte n.392 Mondadori, Ingresso libero (ITALY) * Take it Easy Magazine, interview (ITALY) * Qbix Art (USA) * Black magic, White Noise (Die Gestalten) (GERMANY) * Arktip (Hollywood, USA) * La voce della Luna (ITALY) * Next 5 (ITALY) * Be|Different 1 (ITALY)
Group Art Shows
* (2002) E/H/B/ (Bodly Erotic Hybridization) at Galleria Sekanina (Ferrara, ITALY) * (2003) Venerantj, PALAZZO PIACENTINI (San Benedetto del Tronto, ITALY) * (2003) Arredi Digitali, in collaboration with Graphola and Eusebi arredamenti, S.Benedetto del Tronto (ITALY) * (2004) 01! Graphola Digital Art Expo, (Recanati, ITALY) * (2004) BananaRAM Art Festival 2004, Mole Vanvitelliana (Ancona, ITALY) * (2004) International Digital Award (IDAA) 2004 Show, QUT ART MUSEUM, (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA) * (2005) The Photograph of Dorian Gray, at the Perform Contemporary Art (La Spezia, ITALY) * (2005) Digiarte 2005, at the Galleria della Facoltà di Chimica del Polo Scientifico dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze, Polo Scienze Sociali di Novoli, Galleria dell' Ipercoop di Sesto Fiorentino. * (2005) Proiezioni digitali at "Ministry" (Firenze, ITALY) 14/07 * (2005) VII settimana della Cultura, at Casa Morassi, Borgo Castello di Gorizia (Gorizia, ITALY) * (2005) Mostra di arte digitale, (Agliana, ITALY) * (2005) with the magazine "Mostro" at Crack! Fumetti dirompenti (Roma, ITALY) * (2005) BODY METAMORPHOSIS at SCZERODUE ARTECONTEMPORANEA (Roma, ITALY) * (2005) Erotic Award Art Show, Coffee Cake and Kink at 61 Endell Street, Covent Garden (London, UK) * (2005) Japanese Group Art show, at Taisho Cura Cube, (Osaka, JAPAN). * (2005) Proiezioni digitali at "Ministry" (Firenze, ITALY) * (2005) Hype Gallery, at Hype Gallery, (Milano, ITALY) * (2005) Transitional, digital screening, (Firenze, ITALY) * (2005) Station to Station, digital screening (Firenze, ITALY) * (2005) KRAGOS - Le strade naturali della violenza, at GOGANGA, (Milano, ITALY). * (2006) The Body Digital: Fantasy and Function, at ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) (London, UK) * (2006) Sushi for Beginners, Abitart Hotel, (Roma, ITALY) * (2006) International Exhibit "M.I.A.D. Venado Tuerto" (Venado Tuerto, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA) * (2006) Surreal September, The Paper Heart (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) * (2006) Snap to Grid, LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital art), (Los Angeles, USA) * (2006) Terror?, Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA, USA) * (2006) International Group Show, Caelum Gallery (Soho, New York, USA) * (2007) Segni 20x20, Cenacolo Felice Casorati (Torino, ITALY) * (2007) Dirty Detroit 8, Bert's Warehouse Theater (Detroit, USA) * (2007) Create:Fixate Art Show, Create:Fixate (S. Monica, USA) * (2007) Pornsaints Party 1, Ambasciata di Marte, Firenze (ITALY) * (2007) Private Flat 3.1, Extraneo Design Studio, Firenze (ITALY)
Solo Shows
* (2007) Francesco D' Isa, Cafè S. Ambrogio (Firenze, ITALY) * (2007) Francesco D' Isa, ZURMOEBELFABRIK Galerie, (Berlin, GERMANY)
Awards
* (2001) First prize at EurArt 2001, associazione culturale Graphiti (Gorizia) and Narodni Muzej of Lubiana. * (2003) Second prize at Firenze a Fumetti, Scuola Internazionale di Comics. * (2004) Selected between finalists at the International Digital Award (IDAA) 2004 (Melbourne, Australia) * (2004) Honorable mention at al MOCA (Museum of computer art) digital art contest 2004 * (2004) Website "Gizart" win the Digital Art Site Award (Ericart) and the NEWEBPICK QUALIFICATION. * (2004) Winner of Elexpo 2004 * (2005) Expose III Excellence Award (surreal - 2d) 2005 Ballistic Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. * (2005) Finalist at the Erotic Award 2005 (London, UK) * (2006) Selected between finalist at TORAY DCA (Digital Creation Award) 2005 (JAPAN) * (2006) Selected between best works at "premio Ofelia 2006" (ITALY)