Paolo Bresciani Biography
Paolo Bresciani (1961 - 2009) Born in Chicago, he inherited his training in painting from his grandfather, Antonio Bresciani, one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century, and from his researcher father his aptitude for science and a great familiarity with information technology, which made him a precursor in the field of computers and web art. In '88 he met Lucio Amelio, who launched his career by following him in the most important moments and in his first solo exhibitions, together with Sergio Fermariello. The talent-scout gallery owner exhibited his works in his "Ermete Trismegisto" exhibitions. In that same year he took part in the collective exhibitions “Perspective” Basel Art Fair at the Lucio Amelio gallery and “Pittori&pittori”, curated by Toni Toniato, at the Bevilacqua La Masa foundation in Venice. More recently in Naples Bresciani had presented his works in the space of Artexarte, but regularly held solo exhibitions in the major cities of Europe. A passionate reader of complexity theorists (Ilya Prygogine) he never stopped studying experimentation applied to art, which he also expressed when he was invited to the Venice Biennale in 1999. At the XIV Quadrennial in 2005 he presented a "motozebra", true syncretism of animal morphology and electronics together. Bresciani was among the first to use the "Morphing" program with notable results, which makes it possible to merge different objects or faces to obtain a third "individual" resulting from the first two. His unrealized project is a virtual Sistine Chapel with a personal interpretation of the concept of Last Judgment.
