State art

HIS CV INCLUDES IMPORTANT SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN SELECTED ART GALLERIES, BOTH IN ITALY AND ABROAD, AND SIGNIFICANT, OFTEN ANTHOLOGICAL, EXHIBITIONS IN PUBLIC VENUES FROM THE 1980S TO THE 1990S. HOWEVER, BEYOND PRIVATE COMMISSIONS AND HIS PERSONAL ARTISTIC AND POETIC RESEARCH, IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASISE THE GREAT IMPETUS THAT TALANI HAS GIVEN BACK TO THE SO-CALLED 'STATE ART', AS VITTORIO SGARBI DEFINED IT, THROUGH THE CREATION OF WORKS OF UNDISPUTED AND SHARED EMOTIONAL IMPACT, PLACED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH PEOPLE IN PUBLIC SPACES OF GREAT FREQUENTATION.

The fresco Departures and the Uffizi

HE BEGAN AN IMPORTANT CYCLE WITH THE PANELS EXECUTED FOR THE INTERIOR STAIRCASE OF THE SAN VINCENZO TOWN HALL, PRESENTED BY VITTORIO SGARBI IN 2002, TO ARRIVE AT "PARTENZE", THE FRESCO PLACED SINCE 2006 IN THE "SANTA MARIA NOVELLA" RAILWAY STATION IN FLORENCE, A WORK THAT FITS PERFECTLY INTO THE RATIONALIST ARCHITECTURE OF THE GREAT ARCHITECT MICHELUCCI; THE FRESCO IS NOW BEING ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF FLORENCE FOR A DEFINITIVE LOCATION IN THE MUSEO DEL '900.

IN 2008 THE CITY DEDICATED A LARGE ANTHOLOGICAL EXHIBITION TO HIM IN THE 'ROSA DEI VENTI' HALL OF ARMS IN PALAZZO VECCHIO. AT THE SAME TIME, A 3 M HIGH BRONZE STATUE OF THE SAME NAME WAS PLACED UNDER THE LOGGIA OF THE UFFIZI.

Rosa dei venti - Raiuno and Tg1

HE WAS THE CREATOR AND PROTAGONIST FOR RAI RETE1 OF THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME "ROSA DEI VENTI - L'ISOLA CHE C'È", WHICH AIRED IN DECEMBER 2009 AND WAS DELIBERATELY INSERTED AFTER THE NEWS OF THE TG1, ALMOST AS IF TO BALANCE, WITH A POETIC AND CULTURAL MOMENT, THE CRUDE REALITY OF THE NEWS. THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN PIETRASANTA IN 2010 IN THE EVOCATIVE SETTING OF THE PIAZZETTA DEL DUOMO, TOOK ITS NAME FROM THE TITLE OF THE SUCCESSFUL RAI PROGRAMME.

Works for the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy

ON THE OCCASION OF THE CELEBRATIONS FOR THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY, TALANI MADE TWO COPIES OF THE BUST OF GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI, ONE OF WHICH WAS PLACED AT THE QUIRINALE AND THE OTHER AT THE SENATE OF THE REPUBLIC IN PALAZZO MADAMA. ALSO IN THE INSTITUTIONAL SPHERE IS THE PAINTING "THE SHADOW OF THE HERO", DEDICATED TO THE FIGURE OF GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI. FOR THIS WORK ON THE HERO OF THE TWO WORLDS, MAESTRO TALANI WAS RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, GIORGIO NAPOLITANO; THE PAINTING IS IN THE QUIRINALE PICTURE GALLERY, WHILE ANOTHER WORK CELEBRATING THE ITALIAN RISORGIMENTO, ENTITLED "MILLE UOMINI", IS ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSEO DEL RISORGIMENTO AT THE "VITTORIANO" IN ROME.

Berlin and its works

THE 'PUBLIC' VOCATION OF TALANI'S WORKS DOES NOT END IN ITALY; HE WAS THE ONLY FOREIGN ARTIST INVITED BY THE BERLIN PARLIAMENT TO OPEN THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALL OF THE WALL WITH THE INSTALLATION "DIE MAUER-THE UMBRELLAS OF FREEDOM", WHILE ANOTHER BRONZE ENTITLED "PARTENZA" (DEPARTURE), 4 METRES HIGH, WAS CHOSEN BY BERLIN CITY HALL FOR THE SQUARE IN FRONT OF THE CITY'S MAIN RAILWAY STATION. SINCE JANUARY 2015 IT CAN BE ADMIRED ON WASHINGTON PLATZ.

Bronze sculptures

OTHER PUBLIC WORKS INCLUDE THE 7-METRE BRONZE SCULPTURE 'THE SAILOR', FROM 2010, LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE TOURIST PORT OF SAN VINCENZO. "THE SAILOR', FROM 2010, LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE TOURIST PORT OF SAN VINCENZO.

A 20-METRE HIGH REPLICA OF THE SAME SAILOR IS BEING DESIGNED FOR THE PORT OF MIAMI IN FLORIDA IN CELEBRATION OF THE GREAT FLORENTINE NAVIGATOR AMERIGO VESPUCCI.

THE VENICE 'SANTA LUCIA' RAILWAY STATION HAS TEMPORARILY HOUSED THE 3-METRE BRONZE 'WIND ROSE' IN ITS SPACES. 'WIND ROSE' AS THE SYMBOL OF THE VENETIAN RAILWAY STATION.

ANOTHER 3-METRE BRONZE SCULPTURE'. THE MAN WHO SAVES THE SEA' WAS CREATED IN MEMORY OF THE SELF-SACRIFICE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ISLAND OF GIGLIO WHEN ASSISTING THE SHIPWRECKED PEOPLE OF THE COSTA CONCORDIA.

AT THE END OF 2016 HE CREATED FIORENZA, A 2.5 M BRONZE WORK DEDICATED TO FLORENCE AND ALL WOMEN. AFTER A STAY OF OVER 3 MONTHS IN THE PALAZZO VECCHIO, THE WORK CAN NOW BE SEEN IN THE CENTRE OF PIAZZA SAN JACOPINO IN FLORENCE.

Piaggio Museum

IN THE SUMMER OF 2012, AFTER NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, PARIS, BEIRUT, BERLIN, FLORENCE, NAPLES, THE TUSCAN ARTIST "LANDS" AT THE MUSEO PIAGGIO "GIOVANNI ALBERTO AGNELLI" WITH THE EXHIBITION "BOTTEGA TALANI: A JOURNEY INTO FRESCO".

AT THE PIAGGIO MUSEUM IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO ADMIRE THE VESPA PX ARTISTICALLY REVISITED BY TALANI, WHICH IS PART OF ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS COLLECTIONS OF DESIGNER VESPAS, INCLUDING ONE DECORATED BY DALÌ.

General Archive

2015 SAW THE PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE GENERAL ARCHIVE EDITED BY: GALLERIA D'ARTE NOZZOLI, ARCHIVIO TALANI, LAURA FARINA.