Biography

Giorgio Bongiorni was born in 1949 in Gallarate and trained at the Brera Art School in Busto Arsizio. Since the 1970s, he has displayed a studied and in-depth iconography with psychological-literary themes in his painting, using a personal technique that is the result of constant experimentation. His pictorial expression stems from introspection and brings to light, through a controlled use of colours and signs, the deepest feelings but also the reflections and reactions that the condition and behaviour of man in contemporary society arouse in him.

In the course of his intense artistic research, he began with figurative painting and then expanded his research towards abstract art.

During his career, he has developed a long cycle dedicated to the Traces that man leaves in the environment: man, the fleeting protagonist of life on earth, feels the need to leave an imprint of his passage, sometimes unconsciously. These details are recreated on canvas, making the traces the protagonists of the artistic moment: objects, clothes, tyres are skilfully inserted and emerge with the intention of deceiving the viewer through fake three-dimensional effects.

Another interesting artistic cycle by Bongiorni concerns the works executed using polystyrene panels as supports. In these compositions, the intervention of light is fundamental: reflecting on the surface of the work, now in one way, now in another, it gives different effects each time, making the paintings similar to sculpture.

His palette, based on the predominance of red, black and white, combined with the large formats, make Giorgio Bongiorni’s works the bearers of a style that is distinctive of his progress.

He began exhibiting in 1977 and held his first solo exhibition the following year at the M.P. Gallery in Busto Arsizio.

In 1988 he was a founding member and first president of the 3A Artistic Association in Gallarate, from 1991 to 2015 he was a member of the Artists’ Circle in Varese and since 2016 he has been a member of the Association of Free Artists of the Province of Varese.

He taught drawing and painting techniques in the free courses of the University of Castellanza from 1998 to 2001 and from 2006 to 2013 he taught in the painting techniques courses of the C.A.B (Centro Arte Cultura Bustese) Association in Busto Arsizio (VA).

During his career, he has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions. His works are hosted in public and private collections both in Italy and abroad. He lives and works in Gallarate.