"I WANT MY WORK TO EVOKE THE LOVE THAT I FEEL IN CREATING THESE SCULPTURES, AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO CONVEY FEELINGS OF JOY AND HAPPINESS BECAUSE I AM INSPIRED BY POSITIVITY AS A PERSON AND AS AN ARTIST".
-Daniele Fortuna
Daniele Fortuna is an artist (b. 1981) from Milan known for his unique sculptures composed of individual woodcut art pieces by hand, assembled like a puzzle and hand-painted in bright colors juxtaposing antiquity and contemporary pop-art expression. In this interview, we take the opportunity to focus on his inspirations and unique creative identity.
The artist graduated from the European Institute of Design in Milan.
Fortuna spent a few years studying/working abroad in Ireland at a lighting studio where he started working with wood. Eventually, he moved back to Italy attempted to work at a design studio, as we will find out later in this interview, but instead founded his own studio in Piacenza, where he has been working
