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| MARCELLO BARENGHI , ITALY . |
SOURCE
- http://www.marcellobarenghi.com/
MARCELLO
BARENGHI ABOUT HIMSELF –
Hello, my name is Marcello
Barenghi, I'm an illustrator and graphic designer living in Milan (Italy),
where I was born in 1969 and where I attended the Art School "Umberto
Boccioni", the School of Applied Arts "Arte e Messaggio"
(Castello Sforzesco) and graduated in Architecture from the Polytechnic
University. As a child I show great artistic skills, when I was 9 years old I
was impressed from the Leonardo's Mona Lisa and I tried to reproduce it. The
70's were the years of the markers, the superhero of Marvel and Japanese robots
and my favorites were Spiderman, Gig and Mazinger.In the 80's I discovered the
colored pencils, but I immediately felt the need to find out a different
technique that would allow me to cover large areas, shading and avoid the
grainy look of colored pencils.
Meanwhile, at school I started drawing from life using the blood-red pencil and
I began learning the techniques of tempera, watercolors and clay modeling. Finally,
in 1985, the discovery of the airbrush allowed me to improve the texture of my
illustrations.In those years, I was fascinated by Derek Riggs, the legendary
illustrator of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden; for several years I
worked on the figure of Eddie The Head and on my way to represent it.
In the late '80s, while attending the school "Art and message" in
Milan, "I met" other artists who influenced my education. They are
all extraordinary designers, for their technique and vision: Hajime Sorayama
and his amazing chrome robot, Tanino Liberatore and his magnificent Ranxerox,
the great Eleuteri Serpieri and his beautiful Druna, Richard Corben and Simon
Bisley.
At least, I must mention the style and the visual power of Tim Burton, author
and director of unforgettable images, environments and architectures that are
very close to my ideal beauty.
For any enquiry, question or
comment, please write me an e-mail message – Marcello.barenghi@gmail.com
MARCELLO BARENGHI ON –
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BARENGHI'S DRAWINGS ( VIDEOS )