What is it?

OntoArte indicates a movement of thought that concentrates all artistic manifestations that derive from the ontological-humanistic intentionality, which is conceived as the aprioristic formalization of our existence.

A. Prof. Antonio Meneghetti is the Founder of OntoArte. He specified the motives and coordinates of OntoArte for the first time during a concert in Rome in 1976.

Through OntoArte , he proposed an alternative, contraposed to that common understanding of art which also encompasses moments of corruption of intelligence or perception. He claims that the artist needs to have an inner order, a spiritual capacity in connection with the very order of life.

OntoArte cannot be identified with any particular style, expressive technique or established school. It asserts that, first of all, the work needs to be healthy, simple and truthful. Healthy in the sense that it should not be the projection of the artist's illness, depression or failure. OntoArte rejects a conception of art as the expression of sorrow; instead, it asserts being-for-art, being-for-life, and hence health, self-fulfillment, functionality and the evolution of the artist himself.

The creativity proposed by OntoArte has to do, first of all, with the exactness, the authenticity of the artist. Being a fulfilled person, who has already been able to demonstrate his stature through superior historical and social achievements, and is constantly seeking new horizons is an irreplaceable professional premise for the production of art. Creativity, in the OntoArtistic conception, is primarily something that the individual owes to himself . Creativity is attained through progressive inner evolution, through the iterated solution of the existential problems that we face, each in his own way. There is no leap to creativity, but a path of constant growth, and the path is drawn by the difficulties and stimulation that the historical environment provides.

We may summarize the premises for an OntoArtistic discourse in the following points:

1. the artist's natural inclination to beauty;
2. his technical skills for expression (schooling, academic skill or craftsmanship);
3. his capacity of formalizing art based on the intuition or lyrical vision of his specificity.

OntoArte is not a therapeutic practice, nor is it technical in essence. Rather, it elucidates and develops the inner meaning of aesthetic pleasure, in connection or in synchrony with the ontic intentionality of human nature . In this context, "ontic intentionality" indicates the presence or revelation of the primary project through the artistic sign. OntoArte does not concentrate on any "external" rules or fixed ideas; instead, it is based exclusively on a criterion of subjective functionality. Through the school of OntoArte , subjects who have artistic potential learn to realize or "invent" the best relation they can establish with the realm of aesthetics.

Any objectification should be a work of art, before and within yourself. It should lead to a threefold result:

1. the effect of functionality;
2. the effect of beauty;
3. the trascendental co-intuition of being.

The founder: Academician Professor Antonio Meneghetti

Antonio Meneghetti is the founder of OntoArte. He was named Member of the Academic Senate of the International Academy of Modern Art, as "an artist to be ascribed amongst the most prestigious figures of our time". His paintings and sculptures have appeared in national and international personal exhibitions.

Meneghetti is a refined exterior and interior architectural designer. As a fashion designer, he was given the International Award "Tailor-made Personality" by the World Federation of Tailors.

He likes to define himself as "a man who is a scientist when he thinks of others and an artist when he thinks of himself."

Meneghetti has completely restored an entire medieval village, and planned modern buildings and estates, always respecting and strengthening the natural ecosystem.

He is a refined pianist and the inventor of a new musical style.

There is a permanent exhibition of his work in Trevi, Via Orvieto 15 (PG, Italy ). Tel. (+39) 0742 38.13.67.

Reference texts

Complete texts to understand and study the applications of OntoArte.

• A. Meneghetti, OntoArte: the In Sé of art
  Psicologica Editrice, 2004.

• La nascita dell'OntoArte (The birth of OntoArte)
  (photographic catalogue, 177 pictures, 4 colour print, hardcover)
  Psicologica Editrice, 2000.

Personal exhibitions of Antonio Meneghetti's work

• 1981 Perugia, Rocca Paolina
• 1983 Vienna, Palazzo Auesperg
• 1987 Roma, Sala Protomoteca - Campidoglio
• 1989 Milano, Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica "Leonardo da Vinci"
• 1989 Brasilia, Perfomance Galeria de Arte
• 1990 Roma, Palazzo della Civiltà
• 1990 Napoli, Castel dell'Ovo
• 1991 Roma, Salone delle Fontane
• 1992 Venezia, Le Corderie dell'Arsenale
• 1992 Brasilia, Teatro nacional Claudio Santoro
• 1992 Sao Paolo, Maksoud Plaza
• 1993 Mosca, Auditorim Molodyozhny
• 1995 Bahia, Othon Palace
• 1995 Venezia, Palazzo Ducale
• 1995 San Pietroburgo "Palazzo degli Artisti"
• 1996 Sao Paolo, Museo de arte do Estado de Sao Paolo (MASP)
• 1997 Mosca, Palazzo dell'Accademia delle Scienze
• 1998 San Pietroburgo, Hermitage
• 1999 Rio De Janeiro, Hotel Sheraton Rio & Towers
• 2001 San Pietroburgo, Palazzo Stroganoff

International School of OntoArte

Activities:

• personal and collective exhibitions
• educational conferences for the development of aesthetics and of a existential critical sense
• introductory and specialized seminars
• three to six years of training in OntoArte
• organization of the Lizori Award, created in 1983
• artistic and cultural presentations (shows, fashion shows, concerts, etc)

Main office:

Viale delle Medaglie d'Oro, 428
00136 Roma - Italia
Tel. (+39) 06 35.45.33.18
Fax (+39) 0765 89.143
info@ontoarte.net

OntoArte International Expo

Galleria di OntoArte
Via Orvieto 15, Trevi (PG)
Tel. (+39) 0742 381.367
lizori@libero.it