Lorenzo Mattotti
Born in 1954 in Brescia, Italy
Lives and works in Paris
Lorenzo Mattotti studied architecture at the University of Architecture in Venice
Lorenzo Mattotti is a comic book author, painter, and illustrator. In 1980, he co-founded the Valvoline artists' collective, which aims to renew the aesthetics of comic books. He produces albums, travel journals, and biographical accounts. He has illustrated literary classics, including Collodi's Pinocchio and Dante's Divine Comedy, as well as children's literature. He has created posters for the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, as well as covers for newspapers and magazines, including Le Monde, Libération, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. He has also illustrated songs by Bob Dylan and Lou Reed. A master colorist with a keen eye for creating atmosphere, settings, spaces, and rhythm, he is considered one of the masters of the ninth art. He won the Grand Prix de Bratislava in 1993, the Yellow Kid for best illustrator in 1997, and the Grand Boom at the Blois festival in 2005 for his entire body of work. His books have been translated all over the world. He regularly exhibits his paintings and illustrations and was honored with a retrospective at the FHEL in 2015-2016. In 2019, he directed a feature-length animated film, The Famous Invasion of the Bears in Sicily.
oLrenzo Mattotti said: “I realized that in order to convey the idea of movement in a still image, it was necessary to remove everything superfluous and retain only the extreme tension of the line and form. Through composition and the interweaving of shapes and colors, it is possible to create a particularly strong tension in the drawing.”
making of Nell'Acqua, 2017 - Lorenzo MATTOTTI
Première monographie illustrée retraçant toute la carrière de l'artiste au travers de deux volumes. Le premier abordant tous ses ouvrages publiés, de 1973 à 2016, le second présentant ses dessin et peintures par thématiques. Plus de 700 pages et près de 900 illustrations. Lorenzo Mattotti explique dans de nombreux textes la genèse de chaque ensemble.
Edition numérotée à 100 exemplaires
Gravure imprimée à l'eau-forte sur les presse de l'atelier René Tazé, Paris
Première monographie illustrée retraçant toute la carrière de l'artiste au travers de tous ses ouvrages publiés, de 1973 à 2016. Un ouvrage riche de 355 pages et près de 500 illustrations. Lorenzo Mattotti explique dans de nombreux textes la genèse de chaque ouvrage.
12.2 x 10.63 x 1.18 in (31 x 27 x 3 cm)
Disponible dans toutes les bonnes librairies et en ligne au prix de 20 euros TTC
Deuxième volume de la première monographie illustrée retraçant toute la carrière de l'artiste au travers de de nombreux thèmes qu'il développe en dessins et peintures. Un ouvrage riche de 328 pages et près de 450 illustrations. Lorenzo Mattotti explique dans de nombreux textes la genèse de toutes ces oeuvres.
12.2 x 10.63 x 1.18 in (31 x 27 x 3 cm)
Disponible dans toutes les bonnes librairies et en ligne au prix de 20 euros TTC
Black lithographic print on BFK Rives paper
Édition à 40 exemplaires
29.53 x 41.73 in (75,5 x 106 cm)
Réalisée à l'atelier Idem, Paris
Signed and numbered by the artist
Lorenzo MATTOTTI Nell'Acqua, 2017
Three colors lithographic print on Arches paperÉdition à 35 exemplaires
62.99 x 47.24 in (160 x 120 cm)
Signed and numbered by the artist
Réalisée à l'atelier Idem, Paris