Aldo Mondino (1938-2005, Torino, Italy) is a multifaceted artist who experimented with a wide range of artistic languages and genres, displaying a subtle irony and a delight in wordplay to depict the world. His artistic research draws inspiration from distant places and unknown traditions. In his work, as in the novels of Calvino, a creative fantasy emerges.
Mondino’s artistic career was marked by continuous experimentation and reinvention of artistic forms. After a period of study in Paris in the 1960s, where he came into contact with surrealist artists, Mondino returned to Italy to complete his military service in Turin. There, thanks to his meeting with Gian Enzo Sperone, he held his first solo exhibition in 1963, introducing playful and whimsical paintings with references to the pop world and childhood. In the following years, Mondino dedicated himself to a variety of artistic experiments, using unusual materials such as sugar and exploring themes related to time and Eastern culture. He exhibited at important events like the Venice Biennale and developed a great passion for sculpture, using materials such as bronze and ceramics.
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