Giovanni Bruzzi Biography
Giovanni Bruzzi (Florence 1936), great-grandson of the painter Stefano Bruzzi (Piacenza 1835-1911), began painting at a very young age in the studio of Rodolfo Margheri, later his professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. In 1954 and 1956 he went to Paris on a study trip and returned to live there from 1960 to 1964. He currently lives and works in Florence. His presence on the art scene is intense: he has held more than 100 solo exhibitions in Paris, in important cities in the United States and in the main Italian cities Milan (4), Rome (7), Florence (23), Bologna, Verona (2) , Modena, Pescara (2), Ancona (2), Prato (5), Forte dei Marmi (2), Campobasso, Lucca (2), Urbino, Orvieto, Teramo, Rieti, Pistoia, Città di Castello, Massa Marittima, Sesto Fiorentino (3), L'Aquila, Arezzo (2), Ravenna, Grosseto (2), Civitavecchia, Montecatini Terme (2) etc. in important art galleries and also presented in cultural centers and public venues. He participated by invitation in many national and international exhibitions and awards (XXI Biennale Internazionale Premio del Fiorino, Florence 1973). His production includes the most diverse subjects (Figures, Portraits, Still Lifes) with works of great commitment (Jazz Players, Gladiators, Warriors); in the Seventies he worked mainly in cycles, we remember the titles: Cereus, Old signs, Homage to comics, Comic-lexicon, Goodbye animals, Sponges, Cyclops. Official criticism has always written about his work; it is "Reported Bolaffi 1978" for painting. He has received numerous awards and recognitions and many of his works can be found in public art galleries. In 1980 he painted a mural in the city of Cles and in 1991 he painted the Palio of Massa Marittima.
