Alberto Casiraghy
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Life, style & influence
Alberto Casiraghi was born in 1952.
His connection with art began very early, around the age of five, when he met the painter Marco Carnà. For young Alberto, the artist’s studio, filled with the tools of the trade, seemed like a sort of wonderland.
From that moment, he started exploring his creativity in various directions: drawing and painting, of course, but also woodworking and luthiery, which led him to recreate Renaissance and Baroque instruments. Eventually, he ventured into the world of printing and advertising.
In parallel, using an old letterpress printing machine, he launched the Pulcinoelefante editions. The name derives from an imaginary creature he invented as a child. Each title is printed on thick cotton paper, consisting of just eight pages, including the cover, and features a brief poetic composition alongside a small original artwork by a different artist every time.
To date, the Pulcinoelefante editions have surpassed 11,000 titles.
His works
Throughout his career as an artist, Alberto Casiraghi has focused primarily on techniques such as burnt wood, layered color, plaster sculptures, and eventually works on paper.
In this medium, his imagination takes flight, exploring an endless variety of techniques, from acrylics to airbrushing to collage.
More often than not, he enhances the colored base with cutouts sourced from the clichés of his small print shop, or with engravings specially commissioned from experts.
In this way, the sheet of paper transforms into an enchanted world where small miracles of true poetry unfold.
