from catalog expandy

Andy is an established artist born in Monza, Italy in 1971.

A brilliant art student all through high school, he receives his formal training

at Milan’s “Accademia delle Arti Applicate”, specializing

in illustration and graphic designing.

Inspired by traditional Italian arts and Anglo-American popular culture, seduced by the idea that there’s also room for underground arts, Andy develops a personal painting code, based on the dramatic use of fluorescent acrylic colours marked by clear borders. These last ones aimed at combining pictures and perspectives in an unconventional way.

“At inspirational level, I consider myself a surrealist painter in the way that I pursue an inner sight where even a TV picture, is always a consequence

of oneiric codes.” [Andy]

In fact, he paints well known icons from art, music, movie, fashion, as well as icons from cartoons, re-photographing them in a new context driven by personal memories in order to explore the multiple choices of portraying the everyday life.

Andy strengthens his vivid painting code throughout the years applying it also on

design objects, fabrics, music instruments, so developing a widely international career through personal and collective art exhibitions, that lead him to work also for brands such as Coveri, Carlsberg, Costa Crociere, Fiat, Nodis, too late, Uki, Valtur, Custo Barcellona, Gherardini, Galileo.

Andy is also an eclectic musician. In the early 90s, he co-founds the MTV winner band “Bluvertigo” where he composes, plays saxophones, synths, keyboards and sings backing vocals. A live record and a “greatest hits” get also published, keeping him busy in the pro-musician whirlwind of tours, interviews and TV appearances for several years, and still today.

A sharp observer of the contemporary music scene, he works composing

soundtracks, producing new bands, presenting music shows on national TV and radio stations, and playing his interesting alternative electro minimal - 80s/new-wave DJ sets all over Italy.

In order to combine and live to the fullest the passion for arts and music, in 2005 Andy founds FLUON factory, his headquarters and creative centre, and in 2011 FLUON band where he sings and plays saxophones.

FLUON holds in its name Andy’s way of life and through creation: “FLU” as in

FLUorescence, but also as in inFLUence, two elements to both spread out and receive in a non-stop flow and constant “ON” mode.

He lives and works in Monza.