FILIPPO BRUNO (Milan, 1978)

Willow was born in 1978 in Milano and he graduated in 2000 at the Comics and Illustration School in Milan.
He collaborated with publishing houses, advertisement agencies and with his graphic work and also with gadgets and design objects business.

Willow takes us in a parallel, densely populated world, made of plain colours and a precise, linear, continuous drawing, where each component has got its close lines – but in any case there’s some space for everyone! This world is populated by very particular beings, midway between micro-organisms and virus, who talk to each other by means of balloons; they don’t express themselves by using comic strip’s coded onomatopoeias, but rather by emitting sounds which identify them.

In this overpopulated world social challenges don’t lack and it’s interesting to see how in a rebellion to the established order the littlest beings are those who remonstrate against the tentacled leading figures who are afasic before such verbal boldness.
The images that Willow show us are seemingly ludic, but thanks to the underlying formal seriousness which characterizes them, they are endowed with undoubted communicative power and a great, amusing glamour.

Exhibitions:
Established in the Italian artistic scenario with the nickname Willow, he realizes neopop artworks collaborating with art galleries and Italian and foreign design companies.
2009, July-September – solo show at ARTFACTORY Window Cafe (Milano Viale Doria,17)
2009, June – Participation at Microspace Competition ad nomination as artist of the month (www.microbo.net)
2009 – Mickey Mouse vinyl toy custom by Willow for the event “Bloc Mickey” organized by Walt Disney Co. at Times Square, Hong Kong.
2009 – Decoration of rugby ball sold at Charity Auction for the benefit of the earthquake victims of L’Aquila
2009, September-October 2009 – solo show at BARETTINO (Milano via Solferino,34)
2010, March – group show “A light Above the Rest: the chandelier” at MyPAC club house gallery (Miami, USA)
2010, April – solo show “WOW – World of Willow” at ELIO FERRARO gallery/store on the occasion of FuoriSalone (Milano)
2010, May-June – group show “Vinyl Show 2010” at HARDWARE gallery (Sydney AUS)
2010, June – group show “Mangia le prugne” for the benefit of Fibrosi Cistica Onlus
2010, July – relator for the event “Ecohousing Art” at Design Factory Milano
2010, September – solo show “My parallel universe” at OIOIOI International Art Gallery (St.Pietroburgo, RUS)
2010, October – group show “JOUWE TOY custom show” at ARTYFARTY gallery (Cologne, D)
2010, October-November – solo show “W POP” at PAZL Green Lab (Milano)
2010, November – solo show at VAVAVOOM (Milano, Piazza Cantore, 3)
2010/11, November-February – solo show at PANEBIANCOCAFFèNERO (Milano Corso Italia,6)
2011 – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR Milano thanks to UFOFABRIK gallery (Moena)
2011 – Exhibition and live painting performance MICAM, International Shoes Fair in Milano
2011 – Collaboration with BORSALINO. Partecipation at Pitti Immagine Uomo 2011 to present a capsule collection of pop hats (Firenze)
2011 – Collaboration with Edizioni GUT per SMEMORANDA to create a wall painting at Museo del Fumetto di Milano for the Smemoranda’s 2011 advertising campaing. Guarda qui il video.
2011, February – group show at LE BANQUE (Milano via Porrone,6)
2011, February-March – group show “CONFINAMENTI stralunanti” at UFOFabrik contemporary art gallery (Moena, TN)
2011, March – group show “SARATE” at degli ZINGARI gallery (Roma)
2011, March – solo show “POP SHOT” at SPAZIO LIBERO 4 (Pavia)
2011, March – group show “Milano Catch Street Art” at ENERGOLAB (Milano)
2011, April – live painting on the occasion of the opening of WOW – Museo del Fumetto (Milano)
2011, April – solo show “POP GENUS” at SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Bologna)
2011, April-May – group show “150 Souvenirs d’Italie” at ATELIER DEGLI ARTISTI (Roma)
2011, September – Willow’s nomination as artist of the month on www.associazioneartgallery.org
2011, September – Willow’s artwork were selected by FONDAZIONE D’ARS OSCAR SIGNORINI ONLUS for their own web gallery
2011, September-October – solo show “SBAM!” at CASTELLI GALLERY (Milano)
2011, September-October – group show “50o Contemporary Art Meeting” at SPAZIO CONCEPT (Milano)
2011, October – Collaboration with MOTTA for the Christmas advertising campaign 2011. Realization of the TRAM Jumbo 4900 and 12000 shoppers.
2011, October – group show “Più arte meno in disparte” for the benefit of Fibrosi Cistica Onlus.
2011, December – group show “Be smart, buy art!” at SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Bologna)
2012 – Collaboration with ARIETE (www.ariete.com)
2012 – Collaboration with BORSALINO. Partecipation at Pitti Immagine Uomo 2012 to present F/W 2012/13 collection
2012 – Collaboration with FALCONE GIOIELLI (Valenza, AL)
2012, Collaboration with WEISSESTAL (www.weissestal.it)
2012, Collaboration with RIVADOSSI (www.rivadossi.it)
2012, Collaboration with SALVADORI CORNICI (www.salvadoricornici.it)
2012, January – BAF Bergamo Arte Fiera thanks to AMSTEL ART GALLERY (Bergamo)
2012, April-May – solo show “POP CORNER” at SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Bologna)
2012, October – Collaboration with MOTTA for advertising campaign “MOTTART – il panettone d’autore”
2012, October-November – group show “Neopop.Art” at SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Bologna)
2012, November – group show TDK – Never ending history 1990-2012 (Milano) + POW Gallery (Torino)
2012/13, September-January – solo show “POP INSIDE” organized by SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO at HIGHLINE OUTLET C.so Vittorio Emanuele,30 (Milano)
2012, December – group show “Be smart, buy art!” at SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Bologna)
2013 – Collaboration with LUCA BOFFI
2013, January – BAF Bergamo Arte Fiera thanks to AMSTEL ART GALLERY (Bergamo)
2013, February-March – group show “Aliens” at MAG Marsiglione Arts Gallery (Como)
2013 – Permanent exhibition at SCUOLA DEL FUMETTO (Milano)
2013, March – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR thanks to SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Milano)
2013, May – group show “ORANGE” at Terrazza Aperol organized by SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO/AFFORDABLE ART FAIR (Milano)
2013, May – group show “Aliens” at SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Bologna)
2013, May-October – group show “Reality Fluids” at NHOW HOTEL (Milano)
2013, May – solo show – “GOD SAVE THE POP!” at AMSTEL ART GALLERY (Londra)
2013, June-July – solo show “BA-BOOM!” at CASTELLI GALLERY (Milano)
2013, July-September – solo show at ART HOTEL (Varese)
2013, July-September – group show “Here we are – A smile is for free” at ART FOR INTERIOR (Milano)
2013, September – BERLINER LISTE art fair thanks to INFANTELLINA CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY (Berlino)
2013, October – solo show “SBADABAM” at LA FILANDA DI CERNUSCO (Cernusco S/N, Milano)
2013, October – group show “FACEZ” at SPAZIO COMBINES XL (Milano)
2013, October-Novembre – solo show “VOX POPULI” at ARSCRITICA MODERNAECONTEMPORANEA (Roma)
2013, October – solo show on the occasion of BrerArt at LE ROSSE (Milano)
2013, November – solo show “BADABUM!” at LE BICICLETTE (Milano)
2013, December – MIAMI RIVER ART FAIR thanks to NINA TORRES ART GALLERY (Milano)
2013-14, December – January – solo show “Bianco, Rosso, Verdi” at SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Bologna)
2014, March – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR thanks to SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Milano)
2014, May-September – solo show “Expop!” at GALLERIA 70 (Milano)
2014, July – group show “Action. Dall’astratto all’informale” at ART EXPERTISE (Firenze)
2014, October – solo show “Neopop” at IL MELOGRANO (Livorno)
2014, November – GAP – Galleries at Paratissima thanks to HAUSAMMANN GALLERY (Torino)
2014/15 – October-January – group show “Novecento 70” at GALLERIA 70
2014, October-November – solo show on occasion of Brerart at FEBAL organized by SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Bologna)
2014/15, December-March – solo show “Willow” at HAUSAMMANN ART GALLERY (Cortina D’Ampezzo)
2015, January-February – solo show “16 modi di dire verdi” at Poliambulatorio Regina Margherita organized by SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Bologna)
2015, March – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR thanks to SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Milano)
2015, March – Charity Auction at Sotheby’s (Milano)
2015, April – Presentation of King Chair 2015 by Willow for Luca Boffi and Magic Pillow with children of Magica Cleme at Luca Boffi Store (Milano)
2015, June – Ape Piaggio custom by Willow on the occasion of 80 years of Avis (Monza)
2015, June – MIAMI ART EXPO thanks to AMSTEL ART GALLERY (Miami)
2015, June – Charity Action for the benefit of Portofranco Onlus. Thanks to Federica Ghizzoni
2015, June-October – group show “Corporate Art – L’azienda come oggetto d’arte” at GNAM – Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea organized with Luiss Business School
2015, August – group show “Le Fil Rouge” at Convento Francescani Neri (Specchia, Lecce)
2015, August – group show at HAUSAMMANN ART GALLERY (Cortina d’Ampezzo)
2015, Settembre – solo show at GALLERIA 70 (Milano)
2016, March – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR thanks to SPAZIO SAN GIORGIO (Milano)
2016, March – group show at MACRO Testaccio, Nuvola Creativa Festival delle Arti (Roma)
2016, March – ASIA CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW thanks to BARNADAS HUANG gallery (Hong Kong)
2016, April – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR thanks to BARNADAS HUANG gallery (Singapore)
2016, May – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR thanks to BARNADAS HUANG gallery (Hong Kong)
2016, May – solo show at GALLERIA 70 “WILLOWPUNTOESCLAMATIVO” (Milano)
2016, August – group show at HAUSAMMANN GALLERY (Cortina d’Ampezzo)
2016, September – solo show at HOTEL ArtStudio 38 “POP 38” (Milano)
2016, November – solo show in Merate “Willow in Merate” (Merate – MB)
2017, February – group show at GALLERIA 70 (Milano)
2017, March – solo show at Cogeser Point “Tutti i colori di Willow” (Cernusco S/N – Milano)
2017, April – solo show at Palazzo Ceramico “Pop vibrations” (Caltagirone – CT)
2017, June – street art event in Milano “Looperfest + ZuArtDay”
2017, June – solo show at Mondadori Bookstore at Cinema Arcadia, Melzo (MI)
2017, October – solo show at Galleria d’arte Il Quadrifoglio “# W I L L O W” (Rho – MI)
2018, January – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR MILANO thanks to Deodato Arte (Milano)
2018, March – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR BRUXELLES thanks to Deodato Arte (Milano)
2018, April/May – group show “Sorrento Young Art” in Sorrento
2018, May – solo show at Galleria 70 “Non c’è niente da ridere” (Milano)
2018, June – street art event in Milano “Looperfest + ZuArtDay”
2018, November – Marco Mengoni event “ATLANTICO”, “La casa azul di Willow” (Milano)
2018, December – solo show at Fabbrica del Vapore “W I L L O W” (Milano)