| LUIGI ONTANI
In his studio in Rome, formerly Canova studio, Ontani has recreated an imaginative world where his poetics is expressed in every form. A wonderful place populated with objects, characters, and works of art. Since the early 1960s, Ontani is known for his tableaux vivants: photographed and videotaped performances where he has been acting as his own model, playing with his masculine and feminine sides, exploring hybrid identities, and transforming his body to create surprising and colorful interpretations of religious, historical and literary figures. In 1970, he moved to Rome where he continued to explore new expressive forms, driven by the lively Roman scene, and early performance and conceptual art, experimenting in almost every medium: photography, assemblage, ceramic, plaster, drawing, painting, glass, language, video, performance art, and international craft practices. | 
