Giuliano Della Casa biography

Giuliano Della Casa is an Italian painter, ceramist, and illustrator. He was born in Modena in 1942. He trained at the Art Institute of Modena and at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, attending the sculpture class of Umberto Mastroianni.
In the seventies he meets Adriano Spatola, poet, publisher, and literary critic, with whom he begins an artistic partnership that starts with collaboration at Edizioni Geiger and leads to the creation of illustrated books.
In these years he collaborates with Claudio Parmiggiani and Mario Molinari and frequents artists such as Carlo Cremaschi, Carlo Candi, Franco Guerzoni, Gian Pio Torricelli, Franco Vaccari, to which are later added Luigi Ghirri, Lucio Riva, Wainer Vaccari, Davide Benati.
Giovanni Della Casa's artistic production continuously develops between image and poetry, enriched by the unique suggestions of both activities, in a creative whirlwind always open to new experiments.
Throughout his artistic career, he experiments in various fields from painting to illustration, from artisanal publishing to ceramics. He illustrates literary monuments such as the manual of Pellegrino Artusi and Gargantua and Pantagruel by Rabelais, creates covers, works with writers and poets on the creation of works that intertwine words and images, and designs stage sketches for the theater.
He participates in numerous exhibitions both in Italy and abroad, showcasing his versatile production.