smoking kills (2022) Sculpture by Michael Fantozzi

Michael Fantozzi was born in Rome in 1984, as a child he lived between Rome and New York where he immediately began to develop a passion for art by visiting famous museums and renowned cultural places in the metropolis, he attended scientific high school and then the faculty of languages, at the same time he began his career as a real estate agent.

A self-taught painter, he has dedicated himself to the art of painting for as long as he can remember. He immediately used acrylic colours, the first paintings were small and material. Natural inspiration for her acrylic paintings and clay sculptures comes from the vibrant colors, scents, sounds and sights of her Italian surroundings. Among his favorite artists and sources of inspiration are Fanch Ledan, Charles Fazzino and Francesco Musante. Furthermore, it draws inspiration from the works of a significant group of Roman artists who were part of the Roman Art Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
Seeing his works, some gallery owners and operators convinced him, after several years of painting in private, to exhibit. Since then Michael Fantozzi has taken his paintings to various galleries and Italian fairs.

• Nationality: ITALY
• Date of birth : 1984
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Italian Artists