BATO

Bato

BATO was born in Rome in 1977. He holds a degree in Literature and Philosophy and a diploma in art from the capital’s Liceo Artistico Sperimentale Alberto Savinio.  A natural draftsman who experiments with various techniques and mediums, Bato's work encompasses painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and even animated video.

 

Bato depicts the very essence of his subject matter in a fluid and spontaneous manner. Stimulated by his interest in jazz, improvisation and gestural painting are key features of his working method. His latest artworks are jungle themed, drawing inspiration from an in-depth study of zoology and the wild but also his love of the literary works of adventure writers such as Rudyard Kipling and Emilio Salgari. His subjects include lions, tigers, elephants, crocodiles and gorillas, simplified into essential forms using expressive colour and energetic lines or transformed into a stylised range of sculpted creations in bronze, iron, steel, resin and clay.

 

In 2019-2020, the Tonino Guerra Museum in northern Italy hosted Bato’s solo exhibition Jungle featuring these latest animal paintings and sculptures.

RÉSUMÉ

PAINTINGS

 
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LEONE DALLA BARBA BIANCA

2019 | Mixed media on canvas 66.1 x 41.3 in

Price: € 3,800

IBIS SCARLATTI II

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BANIAN CON LIANA

2019 | Mixed media on canvas 

59 x 43.3 in

Price: € 2,700

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MANDRILLI

2017 | Mixed media on canvas | 51.2 x 51.2 in 

Price: € 2,600

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CEIBO DELLA MUSICA

2019 | Mixed media on canvas

59 x 47.2 in

Price: € 2,800

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PESCA DELL'ORSO

2018 | Mixed media on canvas | 51.2 x 59.1 in

Price: € 2,700

COCCODRILLO II 2018 | mixed media on canvas | 39.4 x 59.1 in Price: € 2,500

PASIFAE 2019 | Mixed media on canvas | 39.4 x 59 in Price: € 2,500

ELEFANTE BIANCO THAI 2016 | Mixed media on canvas | 59.1 x 78.7 in Price: € 2,900

GORILLA 2018 | Mixed media on canvas | 47.6 x 59.1 in Price: € 2,700

GORILLA VS GORILLA 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 59.1 x 63 in Price: € 2,900

GHEPARDO 2017 | mixed media on canvas | 15.7 x 33.1 in | Price: € 1,300

BABIRUSSA E ALBERO 2018 | Mixed media on canvas | 35.4 x 35.4 in Price: € 1,600

LEONE CONTRO BOA 2018 | Mixed media on canvas | 35.4 x 59.1 in Price: € 2,300

DEMONE VERDE THAI 2016 | Mixed media on canvas 47.2 x 59.1 in Price: € 2,400

PRINCIPESSA BIANCA THAI 2016 | Mixed media on canvas 47.2 x 59.1 in Price: € 2,400

SPIDER 2014 | Watercolour and ink on canvas | 31.5 x 39.4 in Price: € 1,500

LEVIATANO 2015 | Mixed media on canvas | 39.4 x 59.1 in Price: € 2,300

S33D 2008 | Coffee, Gum Arabic, phenol and ink on canvas 47.2 x 27.6 in Price: € 1,900

TIGRE NELLA GIUNGLA

TIGRE NELLA GIUNGLA

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MOBY DICK IV

MOBY DICK IV

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SCULPTURES

TIGRE 2018 | Shaped iron | 22.4 x 46.5 x 24.4 in Price: € 4,500

TIGRE detail . .

LEONE 2018 | Wrought iron | 22.8 x 47.2 x 26.8 in Price: € 4,500

LEONE detail . .

TIGRE 2019 | Polished bronze | 4.7 x 7.5 x 5.1 in Price: € 1,200

LEONE DA GUERRA 2019 | Polished bronze | 3.2 x 6.7 x 4.8 in Price: € 1,200

GORILLA 2019 | Polished bronze | 4.7 x 7.5 x 5.1 in Price: € 1,200

TIGRE 2018 | Acrylic resin | 3.1 x 7.1 x 4.3 in | 1/1 Price: € 380

ORSO 2018 | Acrylic resin | 3.9 x 6.7 x 5.1 in | 1/1 Price: € 380

GORILLA 2018 | Acrylic resin | 4.7 x 7.5 x 5.1 in | 1/1 Price: € 380

LEONE 2019 | Acrylic resin | 15.7 x 6.7 x 6.3 in | 1/1 Price: € 900

ORSO 2019 | Ceramic | 10.2 x 7.1 x 7.5 in | 1/1 Price: € 800

LEONE Front view .

ORSO . .

ORSO 2019 | Glazed ceramic | 7.8 x 9.8 x 7 in Price: € 800

 

ETCHINGS

MANDRILLI 2018 | Etching on paper 10.8 x 12 in | Edition of 15 Price: € 250

IBIS 2016 | Etching on paper 10.8 x 12.4 in | Edition of 5 Price: € 250

IBIS BLU 2016 | Etching on paper 11.4 x 13.4 in | Edition of 5 Price: € 250

URO DI ISHTAR 2016 | Etching on paper 9.6 x 11.2 in | Edition of 10 Price: € 250

LEONE DI ISHTAR 2016 | Etching on paper 7.9 x 9.6 in | Edition of 10 Price: € 250

DRAGO DI ISHTAR 2016 | Etching on paper 10.2 x 11.8 in Edition of 3 Price: € 250

TIGRI 2018 | Etching on paper | 10.6 x 11.8 in | Edition of 5 Price: € 250 .

MOBY DICK 2016 | Etching on paper | 8.2 x 11.4 in | Edition of 10 Price: € 200

1D4 IN 4D16 2011 | Sugar lift etching | 8.2 x 6.7 in Price: € 200

 

DRAWINGS

IBIS Mixed media on paper | 14.2 x 7 in White frame Price: € 420

INSETTO STECCO Mixed media on paper | 6.7 x 6 in White frame Price: € 270

GIUNGLA Mixed media on paper | 7.9 X 10 in White frame Price: € 370

FAMIGLIA MANDRILLO 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 8.9 x 11.8 in | Price: € 420

ORSO PESCATORE 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 6.7 x 8.3 in | Price: € 350

GORILLA A RIPOSO 2017 | Mixed media on canvas 10.4 x 12 in | Price: € 420

GORILLA PAZZO 2017 | Mixed media on canvas 7.5 x 9.4 in | Price: € 350

AGGUATO TIGRE 2017 | Mixed media on canvas 4.9 x 8.3 in | Price: € 350

COCCODRILLO PSICHEDELICO 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 13 x 18.1 in | Price: € 420

PICCOLA CARNIVORA 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 6.7 x 3.5 in | Price: € 280

RADICI BANIAN 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 5.5 x 10.2 in | Price: € 350

CARNIVORA I 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 9.6 x 7.3 in | Price: € 350

ALBERO CON LIANE 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 10.6 x 11.4 in | Price: € 420

ELEFANTE GRIGIO THAILANDESE 2016 | Mixed media on canvas 5.1 x 5.5 in | Price: € 280

CARNIVORA STUDIO 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 8.7 x 6.3 in | Price: € 350

TEMPESTA SUL NILO 2017 | Mixed media on canvas 7.1 x 7.9 in | Price: € 350

BUCERO 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 3.4 x 4.2 in | Price: € 300

BUCERO INQUIETO 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 7.7 x 5.9 in | Price: € 350

ORSO LABIATO SU TRONCO 2017 | Mixed media on canvas 10.2 x 6.9 in | Price: € 350

JUNGLE 2018 | Mixed media on canvas 15 x 15 in | Price: € 420

VULTURE 2017 | Mixed media on paper 9.8 x 12.6 in | Price: € 350

ARRAMPICATA DELL'ORSO 2017 | Mixed media on canvas 16.9 x 5.9 in | Price: € 420

PRINTS

COCCODRILLO II Printed on fine art paper | 15.7 x 19.7 in Edition of 100 Price: € 250

MARABU VS MARABU Printed on fine art paper | 15.7 x 19.7 in Edition of 100 Price: € 250

TIGRE NELLA GIUNGLA Printed on fine art paper | 15.7 x 19.7 in Edition of 100 Price: € 250

IBIS Printed on plexiglass | 15.7 x 15.7 in Edition of 100 Price: € 350

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