Angelo Brescianini was born in 1948 in Palazzolo sull’Oglio, Brescia, as the youngest of four children. At the age of 12, he participated in his first group exhibition and later attended a school for mechanical design. In the late 1960s, he created his first bronze sculpture, exhibited at the Enrico Fermi Institute. During his military service in 1968, he painted in his free time, earning his first recognition at the Padua Biennial. After his military service, he worked at a metalworking company but left in 1970 to open a cabinet-making workshop. Influenced by his father, a renowned carpenter, Brescianini began designing art objects. In the 1970s, he joined the Spirale Arte gallery in Milan, creating wooden objects with precious metal inlays and collaborating on furniture projects. His pieces, admired by collectors, included tables, chairs, and stained glass, and were featured in specialized magazines.
In 1991, his sister's death profoundly impacted him, leading to a focus on structural and chromatic research. He collaborated with Argentinian artist Horacio Garcia Rossi, producing kinetic artworks. In 1999, his moving sculptures were first publicly exhibited at L’Ariete gallery. He continued developing optical sculptures with moving parts, using guns and rifles to shape metal sheets. These works, noted for their innovative technique, created sinuous paths and light effects.
From 2008, Brescianini was represented by the Minotauro Fine Art Gallery and participated in numerous art fairs. A retrospective of his work was held in 2012 at the Museo del Presidente in Rende. He exhibited in Miami, New York, and various Italian galleries. His last personal exhibition, "A singolar tenzone," was in April 2016 at Castello di Cavernago. Angelo Brescianini passed away on April 26, 2016, leaving a legacy of unique artworks in prestigious collections worldwide.
