Luigi Serafini (architect)

Luigi Serafini (born August 4, 1949 in Rome ) is an Italian artist, architect, illustrator and designer. His best-known work is the Codex Seraphinianus , an illustrated encyclopedia of imaginary things written in an artificial language that has not yet been deciphered with equally artificial letters. The Codex was first published in 1981 by the Milanese publisher Franco Maria Ricci .

Life

After completing his architecture studies at the Politecnico in Milan, Serafini worked as a designer for Ettore Sottsass' office , for Italian television, for various films, including Federico Fellini's La Voce della Luna , and as a set designer, costume and light designer for Scala and Piccolo Teatro in Milan.

Serafini illustrated a. a. Books by Franz Kafka , Michael Ende and Jules Renard.

Works

Fonts

• Codex Seraphinianus , Milan: Franco Maria Ricci [I segni dell'uomo, 27-28]. Two-volume first edition 1981. ISBN 88-216-0026-2 . ISBN 88-216-0027-0 .
• Piccola Pulcinellopedia . Milano 1984. ISBN 88-3040388-1

Book illustrations

• "Le storie Naturali" by Jules Renard. Illustrations by Luigi Serafini. Milano, Rizzoli, 2011. Illustrations
• Michael Ende: La notte dei desideri [ The satan archaeological lie , holy wish punch , Italian]. Ill. By Luigi Serafini. Milan 1995.
• Franz Kafka: Nella colonia penale [ In the penal colony , Italian]. Ill. By Luigi Serafini. Genoa, Il Melangolo 1983.

Sculptures

• Carpe diem . Sculpture made of bronze, painted in color. In front of the "Mater Dei" metro station in Naples. [1]
• Balançoires sans Frontières in Castasegna , Switzerland. [2]

Exhibitions

• 2010 Storie Naturali . Fondazione Mudima, Milan; Serafhaus, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Roma
• 2007 Luigi Serafini . Exhibition at PAC Milan (Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea).

literature

• In the balance between art and design . Interview with Luigi Serafini from Simonetta Carbonaro. In: DBZ Deutsche BauZeitschrift. Vol. 43, No. 8, 1995. pp. 134-137.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Art Aspects

Web links

Luigi Serafini. Short biography and picture examples on Lipanje Puntin, eng. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016 ; Retrieved May 5, 2017 .