Lorenzo Mattotti

Lorenzo Mattotti (b. 24/1/1954, Italy) is one of the leading Italian comix artists. He is most famous for his expressionistic artwork.Born in Brescia, Mattotti attended the Faculty for Architecture in Venice. His first comic stories were printed in France, in the magazine Circus in 1975. In 1977, he created 'Lo Studente', an episode in the life of Casanova, published by Mondrograf in Italy. That same year, he began a steady collaboration with scriptwriter Fabrizio Ostani (Jerry Kramsky), starting with 'Alice Brum-Brum nella Riserva Metropolitana' for publisher Ottaviano. By 1983, Mattotti also moved over to a more juvenile audience and created 'Barbaverde' for Il Corriere dei Piccoli. He was present in the French magazine L'Écho des Savanes with his classic story about the struggle between nature and civilization, 'Feux', in 1986.