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Bruno Di Bello
(1938, Torre del Greco, Italy)

Bruno Di Bello is an Italian artist renowned for his experimental approach in the fields of painting, photography, and new media. By combining elements of conceptual art with emerging technologies, he has created a body of work that explores the intersections between abstraction, geometry, and visual perception.

Early Life and Education

Bruno Di Bello was born in 1938 in Torre del Greco, a coastal town near Naples known for its craftsmanship and artistic culture. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, where he was trained in traditional painting techniques and exposed to modern artistic movements.

From the beginning of his career, he showed a keen interest in the possibilities offered by technology in art, which led him to experiment with innovative techniques, such as photography, silkscreen printing, and digital tools.

Artistic Career

In the 1950s, Di Bello joined Group 58, a collective of avant-garde Neapolitan artists influenced by Dadaism and Surrealism. This group rejected the conventions of traditional figurative art, exploring new and subversive forms of artistic expression. During this period, Di Bello created works characterized by social critique and provocative visual language.

In the 1960s, Di Bello moved to Milan, where he connected with artists and intellectuals associated with the Arte Povera movement and conceptual art. He distanced himself from the surrealist influences of his early career to explore geometric and analytical abstraction. During this time, he incorporated photographic and typographic elements into his works, investigating the relationship between light, form, and surface.

From the 1970s onward, Bruno Di Bello began integrating digital tools into his artistic process, becoming one of the first Italian artists to experiment with computer technologies. His works from this period are characterized by complex geometric patterns created through mathematical and algorithmic processes. He focused on the deconstruction of forms and serial repetition, reflecting a conceptual and scientific sensibility.

Bruno Di Bello has exhibited his work in prestigious galleries and museums in Italy and internationally, including multiple participations in the Venice Biennale. His work has been widely acclaimed for its ability to merge the traditional aesthetics of painting with modern technologies, creating a dialogue between art and innovation.

His groundbreaking approach has influenced a generation of Italian and international artists, particularly those working in the fields of digital and conceptual art.

Legacy

Bruno Di Bello continues to produce and exhibit his works, remaining active in the contemporary art scene. His creations reflect a constant curiosity about the possibilities offered by new technologies while remaining rooted in a rich and thoughtful artistic tradition.

Through his experimentation with geometry, light, and digital tools, Di Bello has pushed the boundaries of contemporary art, creating a body of work that remains relevant and visionary.