
"Art is the most beautiful
and useless thing there is,
but also a
good investment".
DEODATO SALAFIA
"YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I THINK I AM.”
In a word, I am an explorer. In other words... that's who I am.
​I am an entrepreneur who leads a team of about 40 people, divided between contemporary art and technology. My work brings me face-to-face with institutions, banks, tax consultants, advisors, clients, and major partners. I have a deep understanding of business processes, know how to program and create algorithms, manage delegation, understand budgets, master digital marketing, and move with empathy, kindness, determination, and risk awareness. I know the value of form and protocol. This list encapsulates what I know, but this page is not called “what I know” but “who I am.” To get there, let's start with “what I am”.
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​I am a product of biology, a living thing that was born biologically and will die biologically. I am also a complex neuronal system, so articulated that it can neither be contained nor defined entirely. Moreover, I am a “database” of experiences and information stored in my neural system. But “who I am” goes beyond that.
​“Who I am” can not be defined in solitude, because “who” always implies a relationship. While “what I know” and “what I am” address an observer, which could also be me, “who I am” presupposes another than me. Defining “who I am” therefore means asking “who are you” and, more importantly, “what can we do together.
What can we do together? Two things, or a combination of them. The first: smile ironically at life's oddities. The second: put our resources at the service of something greater, generating new opportunities with love and creativity.
2010
DEODATO SALAFIA
The first art gallery opens
DEODATO ARTE
Deodato.Gallery S.R.L. (now S.P.A.) is born
2015
2017
DEODATO.TECH
Technological innovation in art
ARTE WEDDING
Union of art and weddings
2018
2020
WUNDERKAMMERN GALLERY
Wunderkammern joins Deodato Group
LOVE SPOT GALLERIES
First Love Spot franchise location opens
2022
2023
ARTUU MAGAZINE
Artuu Magazine joins Deodato Group
PHYGI.IO
The brand that combines art and innovation is born