Alessio Bolognesi

The "father" of Sfiggy is a 34 y.o. guy from Ferrara (Italy); an electronic engineer passionate about his work but eager to escape from conformity by society and consumerism: he's then unleashed by a character that is evasive and irreverent, unlucky but vengeful, that don't take seriously himself and even who is praised and idolized by many, as evidenced by the irreverent works about the great POP-Art masters.

Alessio Bolognesi approaches the canvas in 2008 with the study of the human body stylization, handing then over to a project that still sees him intimately involved: Sfiggy!

After many exhibitions across the territory that have made Italian newspapers and radio to discuss about their macabre singularity - as the discovery of an Hello Kitty puppet stabbed near the bus stop in the downtown of Treviso or the one hanged on the Sabaudia bridge by a mysterious "murderer" - Alessio gives us respite and reassurance on the arrest of the fearsome cartoons killer.

...but the peace did not last long, our anti-hero back on the loose and does lose track. Meanwhile several people disappear. All of them have a strange tattoo on the skin... yes, that's him ... Sfiggy: what mystery lies behind these disappearances? The SBI (Sfiggy Bur...

Degree in Electronical Engineer in 2006, after informatic studies. Now I'm emplyed as engineer in a Reggio Emilia Company, but my dream is only to paint,

Solo shows

- "Sfiggy, what else!" - 2013 June 13th -> 2013 July 13th - MAG, via Vitani 31, Como (CO) - Italy

- "Welcome Mr. Sfiggy" - 2013 February 22nd -> 2013 March 2nd - Spazio San Giorgio, via San Giorgio 12/A, Bologna (BO) - Italy

- "The S-Files" - 2012 December 15th -> 2013 January 2nd - Bee-Live, via Brigata Reggio 29, Reggio Emilia (RE) - Italy

- "Sfiggy kills the cartoons stars" - 2012 July 14th -> 2012 August 18th - Esperimenta Lab, via dei Bonificatori 12, Borgo Vodice (LT) - Italy

- "Sfiggy, kills the cartoons stars" - 2012 April 21st -> 2012 March 18th - Spazio Bevacqua Panigai, vicolo San Pancrazio 3, Treviso (FE) - Italy

- "Sfiggy, ciò che non uccide fortifica" - 2011 October 8th -> 2011 October 23rd - Idearte Gallery, via Terranuova 41, Ferrara (FE) - Italy

- "Sfiggy, ciò che non uccide fortifica" - 2011 June 1st -> 2011 June 30th - Auxing, via per Zerbinate 31, Bondeno (FE) - Italy

- "Sfiggy, ciò che non uccide fortifica" - 2011 April 23rd -> 2011 May 14th - Atelier 34, Borgo Felino 34, Parma (PR) - Italy

- "In the box" - 2010 October 9th -> 2010 November 20th - Shiraz Wine Store and Gallery, Via Municipio 26, Treviso - Italy

- "Castello di Varano" - 2010 September 18th -> 2010 novembe...