Bobo Piccoli

Bobo Piccoli was born in Milan in 1927 to a family of intellectuals. Piccoli's home is frequented by Mario Sironi, Carlo Carrà, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Salvatore Quasimodo and many other artists. Piccoli is trained in the culture of the classics, knows and internalizes Greek art, sculpture and architecture, iconography and mosaics, loves Giotto and the Renaissance, Caravaggio and Savinio, has always been interested in light in art and architecture, film and theater. In 1968 the artist began working for FontanaArte, for which he created projects that combined art and industrial design, reflecting both Bobo Piccoli's attitude and the company's vision.