Mario Sironi | Futurist painter

Mario Sironi (1885-1961) - Italian painter, sculptor, designer and architect. Born in Sassari, but lived from 1886 in Rome.

Spent a year studying civil engineering at Rome University, then decided in 1903 to devote himself to painting.

Attended life classes at the Academy in Rome and became friendly with Balla, Umberto Boccioni and Severini.

Matteo Pugliese, 1969 | Figurative Sculptor

Italian sculptor Matteo Pugliese was born in Milan. In 1978 his family moved to Sardinia where Matteo lived for the next 12 years. During this time he developed a strong love for drawing and sculpture and continued his art work without any formal education. After finishing his secondary school studies in classics in Cagliari, he returned to Milan to attend university.

In 1995 he was awarded his degree in Modern literature at the University of Milan with a graduation thesis on Art criticism.

Eliseu Visconti | Impressionist / Art Nouveau painter

Eliseo d'Angelo Visconti (30 July 1866, Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy - 15 October 1944, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was an Italian-born Brazilian painter, cartoonist and teacher.

He is considered one of the very few impressionist painters of Brazil.

He is considered the initiator of the Art Nouveau in Brazil.

He entered in 1884 the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios do Rio de Janeiro, where studied under Victor Meireles.

Pelle Swedlund | Symbolist painter

Per (Pelle) Adolf Swedlund (1865-1947) was a Swedish painter and curator at Thiel Gallery in Stockholm 1932-1946.

Pelle Svedlund was born, lived and died in Gävle.

He was a pupil at the Swedish Academy (1889-92) and completed his education in Paris and Brittany, where he met Paul Gauguin and together they experimented in making woodcuts.

Kolja Tatic, 1962 | Surrealist painter

Born in Jagodina, Serbia, Kolja Tatic was drawn to the arts at an early age.

When asked about childhood influences, Tatic replied, "My father was my first teacher, and when I was about 12, I saw for the first time paintings from Giorgio de Chirico and Dali".

He went on to say, "...when I first saw "Love Song" and "The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street" from de Chirico and "Premonition of Civil War" from Dali, I saw 'mysterious, enigmatic worlds...'"