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Paolo RuiBorn in Milan, Italy, 1962.Graduated from Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milano in 1985 and thanks to a Fulbright scholarship was able to attend a one-year course of specialization in illustration at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena (USA).Upon his return to Italy in 1989 he opened his fist studio and started a career as a free-lance professional illustrator in both the advertising and editorial fields.

1962 年 5 月 4 日在義大利米蘭出生1985 年畢業於米蘭布雷拉藝術學院 ( Brera Academy of Fine Arts ), 1988 年獲獎學金到美國加州 Art Center College 進修 , 1989 年回到米蘭開設個人工作室

He then moved to Taiwan in 1995 and continued his work, starting collaborations with various publishing companies and advertising agencies.After marrying in 1999 he returned to Milan where he opened studio Sottomarino (Submarine) with other professional illustrators including Chiara Bordoni, Roberto Calabrò, Leone Di Sebastiano, Raffaella Ligi , Stefano Misest and Elena Temporin.

His works have granted him international recognition in both the editorial and advertising areas. His versatility has allowed him to move freely from tight rendering to more loose and expressive styles.

He’s been a member of Associazione Illustratori,

the Italian Illustrators’ Association since 1986 and of its Board since 1992. He’s been teaching illustration techniques at the historical Arte e Messaggio Institute within the six-century-old Sforza Castle - Milano 1994/95.Since 2003 has been teaching editorial and conceptual illustration at Milan’s IED – European Design Institute.He was President of Associazione Illustratori from 2001 to 2005 and since 2004 has been on the Board of EIF, the European Illustrators Forum, an international network of all the major associations of illustrators of the continent.

He has worked for various publishers such as Grimm Press – Taiwan, Yuan Liou – Taiwan, Charlesbridge Publishing – USA, Carthusia Edizioni, Mondadori, Sperling & Kupfer, Cideb-Black Cat, PBM, De Agostini – Italia and others. Some of his books have been published and translated in Taiwan, USA, Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Israel, Brasil and Italy. He’s also designed and painted the cover for the Taiwanese musician Zhan Wu Sheng’s last album.

In advertising he has collaborated with some of the most important agencies in Italy and Taiwan and the clients’ list includes Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, FIAT, IBM, NEC, South African Airlines, Panasonic, Dr.Scholl's, Mattel, Clarks, Henkel, Disney, Heineken, Sanpellegrino, Coca Cola, Danone, Gardaland,

Speedo, Schweppes, Sony and many others. Exhibitions /Some of illustrative works have been displayed in collective exhibitions in Italy, France, Taiwan, USA, Cuba, Hungary and UK. He has recently started a parallel career as a Fine Ats painter, and has displayed his works in various venues in Milan. Some paintings are now part of private collections, including the Military Museum of Granatieri di Sardegna in Rome.2008 – “Woman” at Eslite Bookstore – Taipei, Taiwan2010 – “History of Milan” – Canottieri Milano – Milan, Italy2011 – “Milan on the wobble” – Spazio Arte Tolomeo – Milan, Italy2011 – “A counterweight, quickly!” – Torre dell’Acquedotto – Cusano Milanino, Italy重要展出 :

2008 年 " 女人 " -- 台灣2010 年 " 米蘭 " -- 義大利2011 年 " 風雨飄搖中的米蘭 " -- 義大利2011 年 " 抗衡 " -- 義大利Awards /Two of his books published by Grimm Press – Taiwan, “My name is Vincent Van Gogh” and “My name is Leonardo da Vinci” have been selected for the

prestigious exhibition at 1999 and 2000 Bologna Children’s Book Fair.Special Award for the Italian illustration competition: "COOP: 150 years of co-operation" 1995, Award for best editorial illustration on Italian Annual of Illustration 2 - 1995, MEDIASTARS Award 1996 for the best advertising billboard illustrations for NECII Prize at the International Illustration Competition “Torino, city of culture” 2002.

Annual of Italian Illustration Award 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.Junior Library Guild Award 2009 – USA for the book per “Galileo and the Leaning Tower experiment” Charlesbridge Publishing Special Mention at the International Illustration Competition “Flying Kids” – Diritti a colori” 2009.First Prize at the International Illustration Competition “Beyond the line” – Diritti a colori” 2010.

Techniques /He freely moves amongst traditional techniques including pencil drawing, acrylics and oil painting on canvas and digital graphic software’s for painting, image editing and anmation.

The Invisibile menace

Louis Fasot the blackbird foiled the mysterious and invisible menace that lashed out with no damage to appurtenances, animals or people all over the land. In the third half-decade the townfolks placed.

The manholes’ uprisingBuridan’s ass, visiting from Paris, witnessed the strange uprising of the manholes which it bestirred itself to bring to a most peaceful ending, with greatest satisfaction of the whole population and peasantry.The citizenry placed in eternal and lasting memory.

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History 29 - 1811The pernicious graveolenceIn those t imes o f g reat technica l development and industrial machinery that afflicted the city’s air with grave harm to the tones of the sky and of men’s lungs, Teutperga the rose spread her essences with swiveling altruism, relievingthe air and thoughts from the gaseous smut as if of a coaler that all pervaded inasmuch nothing else could be discerned. The rose triumphed and the townsfolk celebrated.

History 24 - 1911The return to frugality

As the citizenry and those who govern it had for quite sometime

slithered towards an abysmal barathrum of debauchery, Eudocia

the daisy, here on a visit to the city’s monuments, provided for

the return to the simplicity of more frugal behaviours. In her honour,

the arts and crafts, workmen and the people, thankfully yet reticently

hereby placed.

Masolino da TornaventoShipwright 1230-1294

To him has been ascribed the construction of the very first barge that sailed on Naviglio Grande, after it was made navigable in 1272.The barge carried on her maiden cruise six hens, 2 oxen, 120 pounds of sand, three barrels of beer, 2 barrels of oil, 3 draught mules, Abbiategrasso’s Burgomaster, his wife and their thirteen children (one of which later was the first to try and swim the full length of the canal, but died in the attempt due to, as it seems, a

simple congestion

Saint Brancazio from CuassoHerdsman and Saint ca 812-841

A persona of humble origins, he was raised to sanctity when, after he noticed a slip in the ground and a principle of landslide, he ran to the

village of Cuasso al Monte (in the proximities of Varese) suggestingits immediate evacuation. Upon returning to save his small herd entrusted to him, he met his demise under the gigantic landfall, but not before rescuing the animals. The fall brought to light a vein of red porphyry, used for paving and in the construction of buildings. Several faith-healings happened after the invocation of Brancazio’s name and, reckoned as miraculous by the Church’s authorities, led to his beatification and, in 897, to Sainthood by act of Pope Theodore II

whom, a few days after that, passed away himself.

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Erminetta da VimodroneChief Laundress at the court of Ferdinand Karl

Anton von Osterreich-Este 1767-1839

In 1805 she supervised the washing and folding of the whole of the Archduke’s wardrobe whom, as he was about to leave Milan for the impending approach of Napoleonic forces, intended to take away, besides the silverware, also

the curtains, bedclothes, coverlets, and the tongs of the large fireplace of Palazzo Reale where he dwelt. Erminetta,

acting secretely overnight, succeeded in substituting the Archduke’s

loot with rags and old tarpaulins. Ferdinand, thus befooled, never recovered from this experience until his death one year

later.

Beno de’ NeopterigiiFishmonger at the Dockyard 1617-1702

The only facts known about him are that he worked on the high-seas fishing fleet in the Tyrrhenian and that he later moved to Milan where he started an activity as a fishmonger until his late years. It seems that rumours about Beno’s habit of hitting with his products people he disagreed with

are baseless.

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History 9 - 1492 |

To Columbus Christopher as he showed the way to the three caravelles that, from Spain departed, their way had thus lost, and helped them find it so they may follow their quest of discovery across the seas. The grateful citizenry placed .

“With the map upturned in order that could not discriminateits upper and lower sides, the great Admiral decided to stay his course notwithstanding the uncertainposition of the stars insomuch that the way was thus lost. In his memorial of this enterprise, such event was then forgotten with the help of 1,300 maravedisper soul, so that the posterity wouldn’t know of our shame to be heading for discovery and pitifullylost in known lands, not of the Indies, our destinationin nomine Regis, but rather of Lombardy, a land of cheese and swine, a destination for poets, literates and boors, not to be sailed to soaring the open waves of the oceans.”Sancho Ruiz, pilot aboard the Santa Maria in his death-bed confession to Fra’ Biago from Sestri Levante

The nutrias invasion

In remembrance of the spectacular invasion of nutrias that, after a period of grave moral and aesthetic degradation of the city, restored it to its original splendor, the thankful and rejoicing citizenry laid.

History 12 - 2010 |

The nutrias invasion

In remembrance of the spectacular invasion of nutrias that, after a period of grave moral and aesthetic degradation of the city, restored it to its original splendor, the thankful and rejoicing citizenry laid.

The Great DozeIn lasting memory of the unexpected doze that led to the sudden stoppage of any productive activity of the city that was promptly awaken and propelled to its natural fascist ardour by the famous arian rooster Fritzwald Bohmbieler during a courtesy visit, the thankful citizenry and party officials laid.

Mechanical crankingThe fair oblivion

in cloudy pillows of dreamsNo coffee spur?

just Lethe and sky;Mmmmh

A form unstillwith Majestic stroll

Sings the sirenMoves all souls

Kick-starts the unhoned mobon they are

and grind againThe crank, the lever

and blood flows twice.A poem ascribed to Ezra Pound (1885-1972) by the entomologist

Louis Wright Roach, but vehemently and repeatedlydenied by the poet himself.

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The sudden South-Wester galeWhen a sudden yet unexpected South-Wester gale struck

the plain, and threatened to blow the City of Milan towards farther lands and perhaps beyond the Alps, the sagacious

intervention of brave oarsmen which were accidentally passing

along the Naviglio Grande, faced off such perilous event. The City was subsequently grateful and Canottieri Milano

Sports Club was thereby founded.

The black outIn everlasting memory of the provocative and defeatist block of electrons which led to the immediate stoppage of every electricaland productive activity in town, that was promptly awaken and restored to its natural fascist ardour by Adawolfa, the well-known eel from the river Reine, great technician with a straight yet flexible spine, in an official visit, the exulting citizens and hierarchs hereby placed.

| History 17 - 1890

History 18 - 1937 |

The transcendence of incertitudeness

In honour therof Anapsidanne the Tortoise that upon thos’yeeres of incertitudeness and vacuite of man’spirites, thus wisheth

Milan to escorte at slowe thus secure a pace, towardes the future, the burgermeister, the hodmen, the peasantry and the clergie alle

bestouen hiere.

The famous eclypse of ‘99To honour eclipse Saralind, forewarned by the oracles, but doubted by the dioceses, which, in times of unrestrainable humanactivities, granted the industrious citizenry a few moments of respite and restoration, before starting work with new eagerness, her sponsors, the people and the thankful workers placed here.

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The tragic non-accident of the subway

The defeat of cubismInasmuch as the cities were befalling victims to the most insidious angles and edges, the heroical intervention by Pinocchio, the most

intrepid wooden epitome of Italian virtues, by means of his spherical action put an end to the tragic artistic movement, restoring them to their unabashed spirits and resolve of steel. In memory of the

epic event, the most fascist people on the tenth anniversary in the lictorian shadow placed.

History 21 - 1419 The great joke

History 33 - 1966

History 30 - 1921

The arraignments drama IIMilan saved from the reiterated and unfounded

arraignments by the wise and brilliant intervention of Erasma, the most celebrated touchstone, hereby

visiting for the deposition of the foundations of the Duomo’s facade designed by architect Buzzi.

With joy and relief for the yet unaccomplished task, the citizenry and the architects of the Guild, in

everlasting memory placed here.

The defiance of the great Field

MushroomThe treacherous and

unforewarned assailment of the great Pavian field mushroom, instigated by Count Maximilian Sforza against Odet de Foix’ armies, was by him thus

defoiled, hitherto simply by wise denial of its existence

putaside…

The dust threat

History 35 - 2011

History 45 - 1517 |

History 37 - 1602 |

The avitaminosis of ‘52The city, struck by a grave and sudden avitaminosis, was thus

returned to its natural might by the forehanded intervention of Palidda Giacalone, citrus fruit with Sicilian origins. In the decennial of its

salvation, in name of its prefect and of the sanitary, the citizens healthy in mind and body bestowed.

The mysterious find of the city’s key

Histo

ry 38 - 1952

Histo

ry 41 - 1880

Duomo – Some urban planning for Milano

A series of works inspired by the history of Milano as it’s never been told in academic books, unconspicuousevents now either forgotten or disputed in official

historiography.Dire crisis that have been providentially solved by

characters that loved this city and thus were rememberedby its citizenry, but alas, were later lost in oblivion like their

heroes.Fortunately. as we can see, Milano always got away with it

and this gives us hope for a bright future.

The defeat of Pop at all costs

History 47 - 1987

The embarassing draught of ‘13When the city, suffering for an unbecoming hydrical misdistribution, had put itself into the grave danger to wither both morally than physically, only the timely and

hefty intervention by Cusano Milanino’s Tower of the Aqueduct restored the situation within the limits of common sense. To her and her two architects the local

flora, cattle and citizenry united bestowed her

The peculiar nuisanceIn memory of the municipal-planetary crisis caused by the

unauthorized meddling of aliens with expired visas during the christening of a manhole by the mayor in his electoral campaign. The situation was then solved by cat Pinell, there by chance; to him the committees and the party bestowed and the oppositions abstained

from.

/ History 49 - 1913

/ History 50 - 2006

The Ducal aerial carriagesWhenever the sovereign people of Milan found itself bound within its

borders without any hope of breaking the siege of the French invaders, only the most beseeming aid from the Ducal aerial carriages allowed the Duke’s own salvation, His treasure’s, His thirteen peacocks’ besides His children’s and all other lackeys’. In everlasting memory of such heroical enterprise, cogitated by the great Lionardo of Tuscany, the

Sforzas, the craftsmen’s Guild and the vulgus laid here

Dolcetta and Carevello

/ History 51 - 1499

History 52 - 1565

The Extraordinary Heat-waveThe city of Milan, saved by Fufi the puppy from

the famous ‘49’s heat wave,in everlasting memory placed [this plate] here

Ludovigio The Pork - 1492Ludovigio The Pork, proud Duke of Milan and its provinces,

after long reflections said: “Gruf!”

History 1 - 1571

The ousting of the loan sharksWhale Pierbensomaria ousts the loan sharks who reiterately threaten the city of Milano in a moment of debauchery and extraordinary weakness of values. The citizenry as enduring memento placed here

The sudden glaciationMilano was saved from the sudden and baleful Springtime glaciation

by the forehanded intervention of Eugene, the prealpine plantigrade of greatest virtues.

In perennial memory the citizenry placed and the poet extolled.

History 2 - 1834 |

History 3 - 1338 |

The Defeat of advertismentsMilano rescued in extremis by hamster Ki-Ki against the pernicious invasion of publicity. The prefect in the name of its people placed here.

History 4 - 2000 |

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