Soon after graduating he obtained his diploma in illustration at Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), Tano moved to Paris were he earned his bachelor in painting at the Ecole Supèrieure d'Arts Graphiques et d'Architecture Intèrieure Penninghen. In the late 90's he got back to Italy and managed to provide most national newspapers with his services. La Repubblica, il Manifesto, Carta, Cuore, Alias, il Riformista all asked for his artwork. Despite his focus on illustration and graphic design, his growing interest in storytelling and movie direction soon led him into the world of graphic novel. His first book, "la nuit a midi" was published by german editor PPI. In the meantime he kept teaching Art Direction as part of IED's communication unit and developing advertising campaigns and tv openings for national broadcast television: rai, mediaset, la7, sky. In 2007 he was awarded the prestigious golden prize iby the IADC( iItalian art Art Director Club). in 2008 he was chosen as a candidate for the ADI (Italian Industrial Design Association) award. He lives and works in ny, rome and milan.
"Myth is at the same time a reality warping device and a structured setof beliefs producing the rationale behind social rites. Rituals, on the other hand, are a means to express tribal needs, expectations and traditional knowledge. Today they have evolved into commercial icons, appealing and sex-driven adulterators of our common sense. The way modern art represents these icons can be cheerful or brutally satirical, focused as it is on revealing the void behind pop references and status symbols iconography. The result is a lustful, daring, flamboyant display of the clash between classic ethos and contemporary mythology." |
