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Art and journalism are an essential part of the life of Ricardo
Trotti, the professional duality that shapes his motto: "Art
as a message and the message as art”.
Providing a unique, relevant message through artistic as well
as intellectual expression defines his purpose and mission.
Much of Trotti´s work
feeds on this professional duality, inspiring him to portray,
in a contemporary style, major events of humanity and themes
related to the freedom of expression.
A self-taught artist, Trotti
who was born in 1958 in San Francisco, province of Cordoba,
Argentina, works at his studio in Miami, where he lives since
1993.
Dedication
To my beloved wife, Graciela…my strength,
my comfort, my reason for being…because without
her presence and companionship nothing would make
sense.
To my dear children Tomás, Sofía
and Agustín…who know how to excuse the
time away…because of who they are, and who brigthen
up my life.
To my dear brother, Gerardo… for helping
me find myself and making me stronger through the
closeness of our friendship, and giving me his creative
passion for art.
To my dear father, Livio… who has taught
me through his example to take risks, responsibities
and courage, and for giving me the wings of freedom.
To my dear mother, Tota…who is there, evermore
present in her absence, guiding me with her love,
her aromatic warmth, humor, hard work and drive.
To God… for all of them and everyone else…for
everything else...may He continue to give me the wisdom
and shed light on my path.
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Trotti took his first steps
in painting in Paris, together with his brother, Gerardo,
a well-known scenographer and painter who now lives in Madrid.
Trotti’s passion for
art-message led him to create “The Spirit of America”
in 2001, a series of 20 paintings honoring the victims of
the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York.
Laberintos de Impunidad is the title of another series of
paintings in which the artist conceptualizes on the lack of
justice and interest surrounding the attacks against journalists
and the freedom of press and expression, a concept that Trotti
had already expressed in written form in his book “La
Dolorosa Libertad de Prensa, en búsqueda de la ética
perdida”, published by Editorial Atlántida in
Buenos Aires in 1993.
One of the paintings of the Laberintos de Impunidad series
illustrates the book “Nunca Más” published
by the Interamerican Press Association and prefaced by the
famous Argentine writer Jorge Sábato.
Trotti is passionately attached to Latin America, a region
he knows well and visits often. The characteristics, customs
and manners of ancient Latin-American cultures are reflected
in some of his paintings.
Trotti is currently working on a new series called Puertas
al Dorado Pasado Americano recapturing the art and heritage
amalgamated by the great American indigenous civilizations.
In recent years, Trotti has exhibited his work both individually
and collectively in South Florida and the Dominican Republic.
Trotti is assistant executive director of the Interamerican
Press Association, based in Miami, where he directs various
projects dealing with the freedom of press and the training
of journalists and media executives. He was an assistant for
the director of the El Nuevo Herald (Miami), editor-in-chief
of El Liberal de Santiago del Estero, Argentina, and writer
and photographer for The Catholic Standard and El Pregonero
in Washington.
He has received many national and international awards for
his work as a journalist, including those granted by the National
Association of Newspapers of Argentina, Diario Clarín,
the Italian agency ANSA and the 1991 Freedom of Press Award
from the Inter American Press Association.
Trotti writes for several specialized international publications
and lectures on freedom of press and journalism. He studied
journalism in Argentina and the United States and is a professor
at the College of Journalism in Cordoba, Argentina.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
May – July 2003
-University of Miami Public Space at the James L.
Knight International Center.
July-October, 2002
-Centro Internacional James L. Knight – University of
Miami, Miami, Florida.
April, 2002
-Private Law Firm & i-media-international, Coral Gables,
Miami, Florida.
January-February 2002
 -Gallery Vincent, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida.
November, 2001
-Arting Together, La Pequena Habana, Miami, Florida.
March, 2000
-Domingo Padron Gallery, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Feb.27 – March 3, 2003
-Art New York, The New Contemporary Fair, New York.
January, 2003
-Art Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center.
October-November, 2002
-ArtServe, Fourt Lauderdale, Florida.
March, 2002
Artemira Galería de Arte, Casa de Campo, Dominican
Republic.
November, 2001
One Ear Society, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida.
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