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Bruno Bruni (1935-)
Bruno Bruni is an Italian lithographer, graphic artist, painter and sculptor. He became commercially successful in the 1970s.
Born in Gradara, in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino on the Adriatic Coast in 1935, the son of a railway attendant, Bruni started painting as a young boy. He was initially a pupil of Giuliano Vanghi; from 1953 to 1959 he attended the Art Institute in Pesaro. He then moved to London, where he became interested in pop art. In 1960, after an exhibit of his work at London's John Whibley Gallery, and after meeting a girl from Hamburg, he moved there to live with her and enrolled at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. He has lived in the city ever since and visits his hometown regularly.
In the 1970s, Bruno Bruni established himself as a renowned draftsman, lithographer, painter, and sculptor in the international art world. In 1977, he won the International Senefeld Competition for Lithography. He is influenced primarily by German Expressionists like Otto Dix and George Grosz, as well as the Italian old masters. In particular, he is noted as one of the few lithographic artists who paint all their work directly onto the stone. He is especially known for his erotic female forms. He has said, "I cannot paint an abstract picture. If I'd gone along with the trends, I'd have disappeared long ago."
In 1977, he won the International Senefeld Award for Lithography. He has since become one of the most successful Italian artists in Germany and one of Germany's best-known lithographers.
He resides in a converted, more than a century-old swimming pool, which serves as his apartment, workplace, and gallery. He sells his art through his wife's gallery in Hanover and is reputed to be one of Germany's top-earning artists. He is also a keen cook of Italian cuisine and a boxing fan, as well as a close friend of former boxing champion Dariusz Michalczewski, for whom he used to prepare meals before matches. He has also cooked for Gerhard Schröder and has published a cookbook featuring his favourite recipes, memoirs, and pictures related to his life.
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Image Dimensions: 570mm W x 770mm H
Framing: Unframed
