Bruno Bagnoli Biography
Born in San Miniatello di Montelupo Fiorentino on 18 February 1914, Bruno Bagnoli, painter, sculptor and ceramist, studied in Florence first at the Art Institute of Porta Romana, a pupil of Carlo Guerrini and then at the Accademia di Belle Arts. He completed his training by working, starting from 1931, at the "Fanciullacci" and "Bitossi" ceramic factories in Montelupo Fiorentino and in 1940 he opened his own ceramic studio. Between 1940 and 1944 he combined his clay production with his pictorial production. Present in numerous competitions and exhibitions, he obtained important recognition in Faenza, Deruta, Gualdo Tadino and Vicenza and his works are exhibited in New York, Sydney and Hamburg. In 1951 he participated in the IX edition of the Milan Art Triennale and in 1953 at the Mostra Aretina, where he obtained first prize. The following year he participated, winning, in the International Ceramics Competition in Faenza and in the same year he held his first solo show of paintings, drawings and ceramics in Florence at Dante's House. From 1959 to 1960 he worked at the "Ceramiche Corradini Raffaello" in Montelupo Fiorentino. In 1960 he moved to Deruta where he worked in various factories and in 1962 he was in Rome, where he created some unique pieces which he fired in the "Crea" ovens. Noteworthy are the works with vitrifying mixtures created by the artist in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1963 he taught at the Villaggio Artistico of Lastra a Signa and in 1968 he moved to France, to Laneville, where he stayed for about six months. Having returned to Montelupo Fiorentino he worked at various factories and created monotypes, which he presented at numerous national and international exhibitions, in his laboratory, where he worked for over thirty years, set up inside the medieval tower of the city. tower which he then uses as his trademark. Bruno Bagnoli died in his hometown in 1975.
