Bruno Gambone was born in Vietri sul Mare (Salerno) on 18 October 1936. He briefly approached the world of ceramics at the age of 14 in his father's atelier, Guido Gambone. Towards the end of the 1950s, while still in the Tuscan capital of Florence, he worked in Andrea D'Arienzo's factory. Determined to work and establish himself independently, he also devoted himself to other artistic experiences such as fabric decoration and painting on canvas. In 1959, he held his first exhibition of paintings in Florence at Galleria La Strozzina. In 1962, he moved to the United States, settling in New York for five years. Here he frequented artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, gaining numerous experiences in the fields of painting, sculpture, film and theatre. After five years, he returned to Italy. Milan is the city where he chooses to reside. In the Lombard capital, he came into contact with various artists such as Enrico Castellani, Lucio Fontana, Paolo Scheggi, Agostino Bonalumi and Gianni Colombo. He then continued this experience in some Venetian workshops by designing a series of furnishing objects such as lamps and small tables. He was also interested in goldsmithing, designing jewellery during his Milanese period (1968). He approached this sector again at the end of the Seventies by creating a series dedicated to fantastic animals, taking up patterns already used in his ceramic production. Bruno Gambone is a member of the National Ceramics Council and a member of the Geneva Academy; for a decade he was President of the C.N.A. ASNART Association and later Honorary President. In 1997, he was appointed Artistic Director of the National Ceramics Prize in Vietri sul Mare (Salerno). Bruno Gambone passed away in 2021.
Images: Portrait 3x of Bruno Gambone (source website artist).
Bruno Gambone was born in Vietri sul Mare (Salerno) on 18 October 1936. He briefly approached the world of ceramics at the age of 14 in his father's atelier, Guido Gambone. Towards the end of the 1950s, while still in the Tuscan capital of Florence, he worked in Andrea D'Arienzo's factory. Determined to work and establish himself independently, he also devoted himself to other artistic experiences such as fabric decoration and painting on canvas. In 1959, he held his first exhibition of paintings in Florence at Galleria La Strozzina. In 1962, he moved to the United States, settling in New York for five years. Here he frequented artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, gaining numerous experiences in the fields of painting, sculpture, film and theatre. After five years, he returned to Italy. Milan is the city where he chooses to reside. In the Lombard capital, he came into contact with various artists such as Enrico Castellani, Lucio Fontana, Paolo Scheggi, Agostino Bonalumi and Gianni Colombo. He then continued this experience in some Venetian workshops by designing a series of furnishing objects such as lamps and small tables. He was also interested in goldsmithing, designing jewellery during his Milanese period (1968). He approached this sector again at the end of the Seventies by creating a series dedicated to fantastic animals, taking up patterns already used in his ceramic production. Bruno Gambone is a member of the National Ceramics Council and a member of the Geneva Academy; for a decade he was President of the C.N.A. ASNART Association and later Honorary President. In 1997, he was appointed Artistic Director of the National Ceramics Prize in Vietri sul Mare (Salerno). Bruno Gambone passed away in 2021.
Images: Portrait 3x of Bruno Gambone (source website artist).
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