Bo130

Artist Bio

Born and raised in Milan, Bo130 studied at the Liceo Artistico in his hometown before traveling to London where he continued his education at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and eventually graduated from London College of Communication, the largest college within the University of the Arts London, with degrees in Graphic and Media Design.

Bo130 explores different levels of visual communication through animation, art direction, graphic and web design. He experiments and blends different techniques such as painting, stencils, stickers, markers and spray paint to visually describe his interests and influences. His main inspirations grow from urban lifestyles, music, food, sex and graffiti.

Bo130 has exhibited in galleries across Europe and the US, often collaborating with Microbo. In December, 2006 he participated in the Wooster on Spring project at 11 Spring Street organized by the Wooster Collective. This will be his largest exhibition in the United States to date.

Some of BO130's Exhibitions and projects:
"Visual Xpò" Associazione Xpo, Milano, Italy. 2002
"La Grande Tela" Collective Dep. Bulk, Milano, Italy. 2002
Spazio Privato MIA ,Milano, Italy 2003
"Lavori in corsa" Leoncavallo, Milano, Italy. 2003
"Caffè Mentale" Interzona, Verona, Italy 2003"
"Arte Impropria" Gall. Meravigli -(curatore insieme a Microbo) Milan, Italy.
"Now Underground" Binario 21 Staz. Centrale - Milan – Italy.
"This is an outlet - 2004 Chicago, USA
"God bless Graffiti" 2004 MassMOCA - museum of contemporary arts massachussets- USA
"The Street Changes Forever Everywhere" The Skinny Building, 2004 Pittsburgh - USA
"Empowerment" villa Croce museo d'arte contemporanea di Genova - Italy
"Hollywood: The Remix" show, 2004 mad-house gallery -New York - USA "the nusign2.4 " Artcore Gallery- Paris. 2004 BO130's Exhibitions and projects:
"International Doodlebug" - London-Manchester – UK. 2004
Scrawl Collective "All the people we like are dead" -17kingsland Gallery -2004 London
Montana Gallery -Bo130 & Microbo "partners in patterns" - 2005 Barcelona, Spain
"Urban Edge Show" (curatore insieme a Microbo e Abner Preis and artista in esposizione) milan, 2005
"The Big Geezers show" Henx's Gallery, 2005 Amsterdam. "What a wonderful life" Alice Gallery, Bo130, Microbo and Tlp. 2005 Brussels.
Fuori Biennale - "Attach the system","311cm quadri" and "Stickernight" at Andrea Arte Contemporenea, 2005 Vicenza, Italy.
"Wordless" - Toni Areal, 2005, Zurich Switzerland
"Right place, wrong time" Transport Gallery, 2005, Los Angeles- USA
"Carta Bianca" Galleria Nuvole Arte Contemporanea, 2005, Montesarchio (BN)
Swimming Pool "Clorocolor” 2006 Piscine Romano – Milan
“Izastikup tour” installation and expo of the original pages of the Izastikup book 2006–carhartt Europe shops (paris, Amsterdam, London, rome, berlin, Madrid)
The Guild “Outside Over here” Imp gallery - Merlbourne – Australia 2006
“Urban Eyes” Catalyst Art – Belfast - 2006
“Wooster On spring” – 11 spring street – New York City – Dicembre 2006
"Street Art. Sweet Art" at PAC- Padiglione D'Arte Contemporanea Milan. 2007
Byblos Art Gallery, Verona, Italy. 2007
“EEA21” – Saitama Museum of Modern Art – Saitama,Shi – Giappone.2007
“Complementary” at Analogue Gallery – Edinburgh. 2007
Carhartt “Big Geezers Tour” 7 cities around Scandinavia and East Europe. 2007

Bibliography:
Street Logo s– Tristan Manco
The Art of Rebellion vol.1 – Christian Hundertmark
The Art of Rebellion vol. 2 – C. Hundertmark
Up Until Now - Upper Playground
Pictoplasma Character Encyclopedia – P. Thaler, L. Denicke
Monztaaah! – Pablo Ia
In 2005, co- author with microbo and the Don of the book - Izastikup-a unique collection of stickers- pubblished by Dragoarte&comunicazione – international