WORK IN PROGRESS • Corraini Editore

“Emiliano Ponzi is first and foremost an image-making storyteller. He believes his job is to fulfil his curiosity, acquire more skills, explore new possibilities and “enrich my visual language in order to communicate better through my drawings and paintings.” He wants to share the process rather than just the product, which is the underlying rationale of this book.” Steven Heller

Returning from digital to analogue, from the graphics tablet to painting – the most ‘classic’ of media in the art world. A return to the origins that for artist and illustrator Emiliano Ponzi is first and foremost an evolution, an experimentation, a new way of dialoguing with himself and expressing his personal vision of the world. 

Known for his digital illustrations for major international brands, book covers, major magazines and newspapers, Ponzi has dedicated himself in recent years to transforming those images into works of art on canvas. 
Work in progress is the story of this creative journey enriched by behind-the-scenes photographs of the artist’s work and his personal list of keywords that describe his human rather than professional side. With texts by Maria Vittoria Baravelli, Steven Heller and Damiano Gullì.

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Languages:  Italian and English

Binding:  paperback stitched with long flaps

Pages 112, Edition 2024

Book Launch at Rizzoli Bookstore in NY on November 14th 2024, in conversation with Steven Heller

Book Launch at SOI (Society of Illustrators) in NY on November 19th 2024, in conversation with Riccardo Vecchio