Luciano Bonello was a talented Paduan artist who was able to establish himself not only as an internationally renowned tailor and stylist with clients from all over the world but also as a painter of the contemporary art scene.
BONELLO Luciano, born in Arzergrande (Padua) on April 30, 1936, died in Padua on November 24, 2010. It held its first exhibition in 1980.
He has held numerous personal exhibitions: Venice, Galleria Il Traghetto, 1988; Venice, Santo Stefano Gallery, 1990; Padua, Civic Gallery, 1990; Padua, La Chiocciola Gallery, 1991; Milan, San Michele Gallery, 1991; Bologna, Gnaccarini Gallery, 1992; Venice, Church of San Vidal, 1993; Udine, Artesegno Gallery, 1994; Florence, Dante Alighieri Society, 1994; Cortina d"Ampezzo, Ciasa de ra Regoles, 1995; Bologna, Galleria Gnaccarini, 1992; Cittadella, The Mysterious Lands - Luciano Bonello, 2001.
Upon invitation, he took part in the following exhibitions: "Confronti 1998", Piazzola sul Brenta, 1988; Bidart, Bergamo International Art Exhibition, 1991; Arte Fiera, Padua, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994; Arte Fiera, Bologna 1993; Arte Fiera, Pordenone, 1993; "Arte "900", Montecatini Terme, 1993; Expo Arte, Bari, 1994; "Monaco Art and Auction", Montecarlo, 1994; "Contemporary Italian Painting", Cadiz, 1994; Artissima, Turin, 1994; Festival of the Two Worlds, Spoleto 1996; Palazzo Barberini, Rome 1996; International Biennial of Florence, 1997; Incontri Scrimin, Bassano 1997; Biennial "Italy", Perugia 1998.
His work "The wind" from 1990 is reproduced on the cover of Gisèle, a story by Carlo Sgorlon published by Editoriale Sette of Florence in 1991; on the cover of the recent collection of verses by Santa Costanzo, The Enchanted Reason (Esuvia Edizioni, Florence 1995), stands out a detail of a painting by him, The vertical sea, 1992.