MASSIMO AGOSTINELLI (B.1987)

MASSIMO AGOSTINELLI IS AN ITALIAN AMERICAN, LONDON BORN ARTIST FROM MANHATTAN NEW YORK, LIVING AND WORKING IN SWITZERLAND. GRADUATED FROM WEBSTER UNIVERSITY WHILST PURSUING APPRENTICESHIPS IN TYPESETTING AND TYPOGRAPHY AS WELL AS OTHER FORMS OF PRINTMAKING PROCESSES. AGOSTINELLI SPECIALISES IN DRAWING, PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING, PRIMARILY WORKING WITH ‘TEXT ART’ USING VARIOUS FORMS OF 'WORD PLAY'. INCORPORATING FOUND OBJECTS AND PERFORMANCE ART INSTALLATIONS THROUGH ART INTERVENTION. FOCUSING ON TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES USING A WIDE VARIETY OF MEDIUMS AND TECHNIQUES WITHIN A DIVERSE SPECTRUM OF CRAFTS. AGOSTINELLI IS ALSO A FOUNDING PATRON OF THE ZEITZ MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART AFRICA.