Nicola Bettale was born in Schio in 1978 where he currently lives and works. His artistic distance is anything but a traditional one.He approached photography in 2005 and since the beginning he develops a detached tendency to a formal and conceptual search through which he inquires the individual and collective aspects of contemporary society. His poetics turn out to be a mosaic rich of unique and special feelings where colours and stylizations recite harmoniously with each other.
His works are non-conventional iconic landingplaces elaborated with a style which goes beyond photography. Observing his compositions we all can perceive something that passes over the visible and penetrates into the unconscious among metaphors, symbols and messages. "Photography - wrote Paul Costantini, a venetian student  - concurs not to remain detained by the object, since through it the object lets to exceed towards an imaginary and mysterious dimension, a space where get lost".These amazing "photomosaics" encloseing the young author's considerations on contemporaneity, can deceive human mind with their intimate violence and built up an imaginary world where reflections are required.

SOLO EXHIBITION:

2007

"Unstrained reality" - Grand Hotel Mediterraneo - Florence

2006

"Energheia" - Musae urban sperimental museum of emerging Art - Alençon Palace - Casale Monferrato
"Parallel visions" - FIAF Show room - Trieste
"Industrializzazione del pensiero" - Toaldi Capra Palace - Schio (VI)
"Sub Acquea" - "Selezione Arte" - Masselli Gallery - Verona

GROUP EXHIBITION:

2007

"Musae - urban sperimental museum of emerging Art" - Arona Pier - Arona (NO)
"Centre-Suburbs - Federculture international contest for young artists" - Federculture building - Rome (cat.)
"Musae - urban sperimental museum of emerging Art" - St.  Peter arcades - Tremezzo (LC)
"Musae - urban sperimental museum of emerging Art" - Ursulines Palace - Fidenza (PR)
“Video and sonic presences - Electronical art review” - Castle of Cervelletta - Rome
“Youth inter-culture – identity and young conditions” - Brescianelli Palace – Castiglione delle stiviere (MN)
“A mirror does not lie” – Domus sessoriana gallery – Rome (cat.)
“Luxury cars”   - None@rt culture association –  Rambaldi Palace – Garda lake (VR)
"Body/mark/surface" - The Este Palace - Ferrara (cat.)
"Portfolio 2006" -  Italian center of fine art photography - Bibbiena (cat.)
"Imaginartech - Digital Art Review" - Conestabo Art Studio - Trieste

2006

“Arteam giovani Italia 2006” - Town hall Museum in Celle Ligure
"Martelive" - Alpheus - Rome
"X Massenzio Art international contest" - ISA - Rome
"Third Planet on the right" - "Galeria" gallery in Padova

2005

"Visioni Parallele" - Dlight studio - Milan
"HP"- HypeGallery - Assab-one - Milan

PRIZES:

Photographic award Lario circuit MUSAE 2007

Finalist at Nomade award 2007

3rd place at the "9th Portfolio in Villa" of Solighetto with "Sub Acquea" - FIAF 2006

Finalist at Nomade award 2006

7th place at Martelive - photography section - Rome 2006

Selected at " Arteam giovani Italia 2006 award"

Selected at the X Massenzio Art international contest  - Rome 2006

Special Prize for creativity at "GIOVANIMMAGINE 2005 contest" - FIAF 2005