MAURIZIO
BIAGINI

Maurizio Biagini was born in Livorno in 1964. Coming from an artistic family, he began painting at the age of 10 in the studio of his father, the Livornese painter Gianfranco Biagini. After an initial approach to painting with a post-Macchiaiola influence, in the early 1980s he shifted his focus to American Pop Art, also experimenting with techniques such as engraving and lithography. After attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara, Biagini concentrated his work on social themes, starting to portray the weak, the marginalized, the outcasts, and women filled with loneliness.

Between the late 1980s and early 1990s, Biagini's artistic style took shape, marked by a “New Figuration.” His paintings, clearly figurative and on a large scale, emphasized the use of color and gesture, alongside his innate ability to synthesize. While clearly rooted in Pop Art, his works stand out for their strong sense of melancholy and human expressiveness. During this period, he also began experimenting with materials, incorporating sand, tar, paper, and recycled materials.

In the 2000s, Biagini continued to paint consistently and gained national recognition, collaborating with numerous galleries and exhibiting in solo and group shows in cities such as Milan, Florence, Livorno, Rome, Treviso, and many others. His works are present in numerous collections both in Italy and abroad, including in France, New Zealand, the United States, Germany, and Switzerland.

In January 2017, he held a solo exhibition titled "Livorno Approssimativa" at the G. Fattori Civic Museum in the prestigious Villa Mimbelli in Livorno.