Benini was born in 1941 in Imola, in the Emilia Romagna region. Paintings and watercolors from the 1950’s illustrate landscapes and still lifes in a traditional style. After leaving his parents' home in his teens, he survived primarily as an itinerant painter, painting small watercolors and oils using his bicycle as an easel.

Benini was born in 1941 in Imola, in the Emilia Romagna region. Paintings and watercolors from the 1950’s illustrate landscapes and still lifes in a traditional style. After leaving his parents' home in his teens, he survived primarily as an itinerant painter, painting small watercolors and oils using his bicycle as an easel.

Benini nasce nel 1941 a Imola, in Emilia Romagna. Dipinti e acquerelli degli anni '50 illustrano paesaggi e nature morte in uno stile tradizionale. Dopo aver lasciato la casa dei genitori nella sua adolescenza, he sopravvissuto principalmente come pittore itinerante, dipingendo piccoli acquerelli e oli usando la sua bicicletta come cavalletto.

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"After seventeen Face of God paintings, a break entered the canvas, an opening... unexpected - another journey into the personal unknown – it has become the Meditation series". –Benini

Jul 4, 2023 · Known simply as Benini, the 79-year-old painter and sculptor established MuseoBenini, a 6,500-square-foot structure housing his life’s work, in 2015. It’s a singl Texas Hill Country may be known for its German cultural heritage, but what about the Italian guy with his own art museum in Marble Falls?

Benini first painted the geometric series in the late 1980's, precisely following a trip to Virginia, and a special meeting with Robert Monroe, at the Monroe Institute in Faber, Virginia where Monroe invited Benini into his Hemi-sync laboratory and its consciousness enhancements.

Benini painted Roses for more than 20 years. In the 70's, this symbol was rendered huge, full-frame with bright colors. His Superroses of this time were exhibited often with his large nudes.

When Benini started painting roses in the 70's, in Freeport, Grand Bahama, they were four to eight feet wide, monochromatic, full face roses that were exhibited in the United States , Canada, the Bahamas and Europe.

Unlike the often flat pieces created by the gesturalists of previous generations, Benini’s paintings combine a refined control with a command of chaos that yields an intriguing dimensionality as the background emerges into the drip-flattened foreground.