Alessandro Lonati

Cartographer, explorer esthete, I wonder if these are definitions that could represent me.
Nature, science, exploration, archaeology and discovery have always seduced me. The varied and boundless iconography of these subjects has been shaping my aesthetic imagination since my childhood. There is a mystery hidden in the analogy amongst natural forms. Nature seems to follow the same patterns, both in the microcosm and in the sidereal spaces of the universe.
I strive to look for this mystery, with the most playful aspects of creativity always in mind.
Now – just like when I was a child – I imagine worlds that do not follow the laws of physics, multidimensional systems formed by multiple realities that change, overlap, intersect, influence and deform one another. Realities that are at the same time unknown lands, regions of celestial systems, details of sinuous bodies…
Geological surveys, photos of the outer space, satellite photos, astronomical maps, old portraits, ancient maps, I find the images that I subsequently rework on the web, I break them up and put them back together.
Always driven by an unquenchable desire for research and experimentation, I went from creating these collages on paper to digital versions, finding new...

I was born in Milan on a scorching day, the 21st of August 1980.
Since my childhood I have always had an innate attitude towards design and creativity.
My imagination was developed and refined during visits to arts, science and archaeology museums, where I was frequently taken by my parents throughout my childhood.
I would have cherished the opportunity to become an explorer, although for me art has always been a natural vocation, hence my attending the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan after high school, graduating in scenography in 2004.
In 2004 I moved to Rome in order to attend a preparatory course in scenography at Centro Sperimentale di Cinema (Experimental Centre for Cinema) where I worked as an assistant set designer.
In 2005 I moved to Paris, where I worked as an illustrator, model maker and as a cinema operator.
In that time, I attended Université Paris XIII where I graduated with a master in Film Directing in 2009.
In 2011 I decided to move back to Italy, in order to devote myself to art, wherein all my past experiences meet.
My strong bond with France is indissoluble, and it is still very strong now, as I divide my life between my studio in Milan and the one by Lake Garda.

R.T.O., mostra personale, Associazione Pelouse interdite, Milano 2019

A°-tensosculture, mostra personale, Spazio arte Scoglio di Quarto, Milano 2019

Mappe meta-amazzoniche, installazione, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano 2018

To beauty and beyond, residenza, Festival della Bellezza, Verona 2017

0°00 tensosculture e rilievi, mostra personale Atelier Traldi Architettura, Milano 2016