Luogo Comune

Luogo Comune is an Italian award-winning illustrator and mural artist, currently based in Bologna.
Since 2017 he works as a freelancer, collaborating with several clients. Regarding his art practice, his works span across both indoor and outdoor spaces, using a wide variety of mediums. His illustrations appear in magazines, children’s books and in collaborations with art collectives. Besides his editorial work, his murals can be seen in Italy, Poland, Austria, England, Spain, Greece and Morocco. Initiating from a practice that was rooted in graffiti and being an active muralist for several years, a big interest of his is challenging the aspects of public urban space through big wall paintings with a focus on site-specific artworks. His visual language is based on work full of symbolism that combine elements of nature, local tradition’s objects and stories. He uses mostly flat colors palette and graphic approach as key-points to discuss the human condition and reflect to the current social situations.

Luogo Comune participated in the festival Osona Art I Mur with is wall inspired by the Ter River in Manlleu.

WEB: luogocom.com

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Luogo Comune es un galardonado ilustrador y artista mural italiano, actualmente afincado en Bolonia, que trabaja como freelance desde 2017, colaborando con diversos clientes. En cuanto a su práctica artística, sus obras abarcan tanto espacios interiores como exteriores, utilizando una amplia variedad de medios. Sus ilustraciones aparecen en revistas, libros infantiles y en colaboraciones con colectivos artísticos. Además de su trabajo editorial, sus murales pueden verse en Italia, Polonia, Austria, Inglaterra, España, Grecia y Marruecos. Partiendo de una práctica enraizada en el graffiti y siendo un muralista activo durante varios años, uno de sus principales intereses es cuestionar aspectos del espacio público urbano a través de pinturas murales a gran escala centradas en obras de arte site-specific. Su lenguaje visual se basa en obras llenas de simbolismo que combinan elementos de la naturaleza, objetos de la tradición local e historias. Utiliza principalmente una paleta de colores planos y un enfoque gráfico como puntos clave para hablar de la condición humana y reflexionar sobre las situaciones sociales actuales.

Luogo Comune participó del festival Osona Art i Mur con su mural inspirado del rio Ter en Manlleu.