Hello, I'm Giuseppe B.

Hi! I'm Giuseppe Benzi​,​ usually called "nonno Beppe"​,​ and I'm 92 years old. I live in San Donato Milanese​,​ a small town near Milan​,​ Italy. I've been working all my life as a photojournalist for IL CORRIERE DELLA SERA​,​ a well known newspaper in Italy. 50 years ago​,​ I randomly started to paint​,​ because I needed to cover a hole in the wall of my house! And from there my great passion for art began! I'm a self-taught artist​,​ but I love to read art books and I'm inspired by music and literature too. My "catalogue" is extremely various​,​ as a result of the fact that I paint driven by the intuition of the moment: nature​,​ religion​,​ astronomy​,​ mythology​,​ daily life​,​ abstract. In the past​,​ I partecipated at some art exhibition​,​ but my house is full of paintings that nobody has ever seen! In 2020 I became a widower and I completely immersed myself in art: it helped me a lot to mourn and fill the consequent emptiness. Recently​,​ my granddaughter started to post my paintings on Instagram​,​ at @giuseppe.benzi​,​ and made me partecipate to some exhibition (Premio Internazionale Isabella d'Este at Ferrara 2021​,​ AQUARS 2021​,​ Milano Art&Design week 2021​,​ Maestri a Milano 2022​,​ AMARS 2022)...so now you have no excuses to see them... CARPE DIEM! ... hope you like and enjoy them!