Lorenzo Mattotti

Lorenzo Mattotti 1954, Brescia, Italy. A comic book artist since the late 1970s, he published the album Fuochi (Fires) in 1984, which revolutionized the language of the ninth art and revealed the characteristics of his style: a sensual and evocative use of color, extremely expressive lines, and a unique interplay of black and white. He is the author of posters for major cultural events, and numerous albums that have been translated into several languages. In 2014, he produced a Travel Book for Louis Vuitton on the subject of Vietnam. In 2019 his animated feature film The Bears Famous Invasion of Sicily, adapted from the children’s story by Dino Buzzati, won an award at the Rome Film Festival.