Francesco Attolini
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The artist, video-artist and set designer who was born in Bari, lives and works between Milan and St.Petersburg. From 1998 till 2003 he is in Brussels, where his art talent in Royal Academy of Fine arts is formed. He works as creative director of a bif Italian company till March 2009, and from 2007 he is a creative director of the magazine "Mandarino". In 2006 he was the creator of Medialab, a creative studio involved in art, video a and graphic design and one Observatory in St. Petersburg from 2007. In 2008 he takes part in artsit gropu of "Casa d'arte San Lorenzo". He after won on Turin Festival the prize "Luci di Brindisi", with the video "CIAO MISTER." in 2002. With the aid of the same work "CIAO MISTER" he wins prize Canall Plus. And in 2004 receives prize of critics on the Festival of Bari "CITTA' PLURALE". 2005 is the year of Milan, where he exhibits 3 videos-works in the underground of Milan within art exhibition "Galleria in Galleria" which was headed by Giacinto di Pietrantonio. All in the same 2005 together with Paolo Pini arts Museum he participates on art fair MIART with the art work "MappeRotte". From November 2005 till February 2006 the artist shows in "Triennale di Milano" the art work Video "27".In 2007 and 2008 he wins two years the master class price in St. Petersburg Arts' Festival presenting work "Balkanika" and "Gli angeli di San Pietroburgo"( "St. Petersburg angels"). In the same 2008 with work "The first kiss" takes part in Paratissima's festival in Turin. In October 2008 exhibits "Stopbreatherespect" with the artist and friend Fabio Pietrantonio, in London in the gallery Fiat. In January 2009, all in the same gallery San Lorenzo in personal exhibition "Io sono tutte le persone che ho incontrato" "I'm all the people who I met" obtains huge recognition and success.
