Manuel Bonfanti
Manuel Bonfanti, born in 1974 in Bergamo, where he still lives and works, is an artist with a deep interest in the intersection between the sublime, space and light. He graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, where he developed his artistic skills under the tutelage of eminent figures such as Luciano Fabro, Alberto Garuti and Professor Marco Meneguzzo, who supervised his thesis on the history of contemporary art. During his studies he also completed an Erasmus programme in Finland, where he studied fashion design at Jyväskylä Polytechnic.
Bonfanti’s work is characterized by his ability to capture atmosphere and space through large-scale canvases that evoke the mysticism and tranquility of Zen landscapes. His work focuses on exploring the unseen and spiritual dimensions, often teetering on the edge of abstraction with animistic elements. This fascinating dialogue between the visible and the invisible, the material and the spiritual, forms the core of his artistic expression.
His major exhibitions include solo shows at the National Cultural Centre in Kazan, organized as part of the Year of Friendship between Italy and the Russian Federation, and an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague on the occasion of the Italian Republic Day.
Bonfanti is also actively involved as a curator in the project “The Tube One” at the Pope John XXIII Hospital in Bergamo (ASST Bergamo). His works are regularly exhibited and represented in public and private collections in Italy and abroad, where they find their place among collectors and art lovers.
In 2024, Bonfanti presented his new project “In the Middle of Now – Where” at the Venice Biennale in the framework of the European Cultural Centre in collaboration with Aedificante, reaffirming his position on the international contemporary art scene.
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