ABOUT

ABOUT TVBOY: “Tvboy” is the pseudonym of the Italian artist Salvatore Benintende. Born in Palermo, Italy, in 1980, he grew up in Milan, where he broke into the art world via graffiti since 1996. He graduated in Industrial Design, specializing in graphic art. He has put together shows in several galleries and been involved in street events worldwide, he also has collaborated as designer with famous international brands. He currently works in Barcelona where he runs his own studio.

TVBOY®STUDIO is based in Barcelona, Spain and operates in the field of graphic design, illustration and licensing of art related merchandise. It was founded on the belief that art should communicate with a wider range of people than the elite who use to visit art galleries and museums and can afford buying expensive pieces. That’s the main reason of my design and licensing activity: my designs and products should be available at a lower price for anyone.

SERVICES: Art Direction, Book Design, Editorial Design, Magazine Design, Brand Development, Web Design, Fashion Design, Product Licensing, Editorial & Commercial Illustration, Education, Conferences & Workshops.

SOME BETWEEN TVBOY’S CLIENTS:
10eLotto
Aishti
Art Kitchen
Enri
Seven
La Rinascente
Fiat
Smart
Samsung
Byblos
L’Illa
La Roca Village
Psc
Skira
Superego
Vicelona
Olidata
Mini
Nike
Inoxcrom
Drago
Nescafe
Uno

CONTACTS:
TVBOY® STUDIO BARCELONA
C/Marina 92, 08018 Barcelona Spain
E: info[at]thetvboy.com
T/Fax: ++34 931863617
M.Es: ++34 615719545
M.It: ++39 3282916738


PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2010- MASH UP – Superstudio Piú, Milan curated by Jacopo Perfetti
2009- POP REMIXES – Galleria Co2 Contemporary Art, Roma curated by Gianluca Marziani
2008- MELTING POP – Galeria Safia Barcelona Spain curated by Natalia Foguet
2008- CULTURE CLASH – We love Asbaek Gallery Copenaghen Denmark curated by Anthon Maxus
2008- LOVE WILL TEAR US APART – Galleria Spazioinmostra Milano, Italy curated by Jacopo Perfetti
2007- DRA-WINGS – Limited Gallery Milano, Italy curated by Jacopo Perfetti
2007- PLEASE DON’T DIE – Iguapop Gallery Barcelona, Spain curated by Inigo Martinez Molller
2006- LA DOLCE VITA – distritoQuinto – Barcelona, Spain curated by Cris D.
2006- STREET LOVE – Travelling gallery – Milano, Italy curated by M. G. Torri
2006- NO STREET – Niu Gallery – Barcelona, Spain curated by Sergi Bueno
2005- ANIMAURBANA – Libreria Hoepli – Milano, Italy self curated

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS, AUCTIONS & FAIRS:
2009- STREET ART PAINTING – SAP AG Walldorf, Germany curated by Alexandra Cozgarea
2009- ASTA PER ADISCO – SOTHEBY’S MILANO curated by Ivan Quaroni
2008- ART COPENHAGEN FAIR – Forum Copenhagen Denmark curated by Asbaek Gallery
2008- VERY CONTEMPORARY – Progr Bern Switzerland curated by Fabian Schmid
2008 – 5 DEGREES UNDER – Aishti Art Week Faqra Lebanon curated by Byblos Art Gallery
2008- CUBEART STREET FESTIVAL – La Habana Cuba curated by Art Kitchen
2008- NIT CASM – CENTRE D’ART SANTA MONICA – Barcelona Spain curated by Aimar Arriola
2008- LA STRADA – My Gallery Milano curated by A.Veneziani
2008- SCALA MERCALLI – Auditorium Roma – curated by Gianluca Marziani
2008- KUNSTART – International modern and contemporary Art Fair of Bolzano
2008- CITY SLANG – Dorothy Circus Gallery Roma, Italy curated by Micol di Veroli
2008- LOOKde EXPO – Miscelanea Barcelona, Spain curated by Look De Book
2007- XMART – Post Design Gallery Milano, Italy curated by Jacopo Perfetti
2007- OPERE D’ARTE MODERNA & CONTEMPORANEA – Milano, Italy curated by Porro
2007- LA NUOVA FIGURAZIONE ITALIANA – Fabbrica Borroni – Milano, Italy curated by C. Canali
2007- ART VERONA – Stand Byblos Art Gallery Verona, Italy curated by Byblos Art Gallery
2007-THE SUMMER POP UP SHOW – Byblos Art Gallery Verona, Italy curated by Alessandro Riva
2007- ILLA D’ART – L’Illa Diagonal Barcelona, Spain curated by Galeria Safia
2007- TAG Galleria Spazio in Mostra – Milano, Italy curated by Chiara Canali
2007- STREET ART SWEET ART – PAC Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea Milano, Italy
2007- SNOWBOARD ART – I.E.D. Barcelona 2007, Spain Curated by IED
2007- HENKEL – Auditorio Macba 2007, Spain curated by Apple Tree
2007- 24X24 DESIGN NON STOP – Idep Barcelona, Spain curated by Idep
2006- BAC! 06 – C.C.C.B. Barcelona, Spain curated by G.Harringon
2006- FORUM DE L’INNOVACIÓ – Palacios de Congreso Lleida-Reus-Girona-Barcelona – Apple
2006- ROJO®SMART – KBB Gallery – Barcelona, Spain – Invaliden1 Gallery – Berlin, Germany
2006- PREMIO ITALIAN FACTORY PER LA PITTURA ITALIANA – Casa del Pane – Milano, Italy
2006- SEGUNDOASALTO – Centro de Historia – Zaragoza, Spain curated by Undo Studio
2006- MONZTAAAH! – Centro de Historia – Zaragoza, Spain curated by Pablo Iglesias Algora
2006- URBANFUNKE – Jardin de les tres Ximines – Barcelona, Spain curated by Urbanfunke
2006- SOTTOTERRA – StudioGiga – Roma, Italy curated by Matteo Peretti
2006- SUSHI FOR BEGINNERS – Abitart Hotel – Roma, Italy curated by Micol di Veroli
2006- URBANDESIGN – viveHOME! – Milano, Italy curated by Jacopo Perfetti
2006- NOBATEGA! – Farm4 – Barcelona, Spain
2006- ART IN MOTION – distritoQuinto – Barcelona, Spain curated by Pearson Longboards
2006- DIGITAL HELMETS – Nuova Fiera Campionaria – Milano, Italy curated by Graphola
2005- HYPEGALLERY – Assab 1 – Milano, Italy
2005- MIRACOLO A MILANO- Palazzo della Ragione – Milano, Italy curated by A.Riva
2005- URBAN EDGE SHOW (Performance) – The P4 – Milano, Italy
2005- POSTER EXPLOSION Leonkavallo – Milano, Italy
2006- I GIOCHI Ansaldo – Milano, Italy curated by Pao & Xpò
2004- BOLLOCKS Adamson Gallery Washington U.S.A curated by Kelly Towles

WORKING EXPERIENCE:
2007-2010 Teacher of the Course “Dirección de Arte y Ilustración” at Idep – Barcelona – www.idep.es
2007- Licensee of the Brand TVBOY® Clothing with Sicem International & Progetto Gieffe as partners
2007- Freelance Collaboration with Fiat for “Fiat Grande Punto Tvboy” project
2007- Freelance Collaboration with Inoxcrom – “Street Art – Barcelona Files” Stationery line
2007- Freelance Collaboration with Nescafé – “Charity Mug” project
2007- Teacher of the Workshop “Snowboard Design” – I.E.D Istituto Europeo di Design – Barcelona
2006- Freelance Illustrator for Studenti Media Group S.P.A.
2006- Freelance Collaboration with Smart Open your Mind Campaign
2006- Art Direction of the magazine Whipbike – Planetbase SL Publishing – www.whipbikemag.com
2005-2007 Art Direction of the Magazine Unopop I. 26 to 34 – Planetbase SL – www.unopopmag.com
2005- Aided teacher of the Magazine Design Course – Politecnico di Milano – Facoltà del Design