Nato a Milano, classe 1978, è un nome di riferimento nel mondo della calligrafia moderna. Lavora come grafico e calli grafo freelance. Formatosi come grafico e writer, approda alla calligrafia nel 1999 cimentandosi in ogni campo del lettering, dal type design al letterpress; le lettere sono la componente principale per delle sue creazioni. L’intento del suo lavoro è quello di far convivere la manualità di un’arte antica come la scrittura con i linguaggi e gli strumenti dell’era digitale. Con un connubio ricercato fra lo studio degli stili classici e la sua esperienza trascorsa nel mondo del graffiti writing ha ispirato col suo lavoro nuove generazioni di appassionati di calligrafia.La scrittura rappresenta per lui un modo per riappropriarsi di ritmi umani e gesti del passato all’interno dei ritmi frenetici della vita quotidiana. Hanno richiesto i suoi lettering molti fra i maggiori brand della moda, dell’abbigliamento e della disco grafia ed editoria, oltre ad aver lavorato per importanti com mittenze museali. Dal 2007 insegna calligrafia con l’Associazione Calligrafica Italiana e tiene workshop e conferenze in tutto il mondo (USA, Canada, Giappone, Australia). Ha esposto i suoi lavori presso diverse gallerie europee in mostre personali e collettive, i suoi lavori sono inclusi nelle collezioni permanenti dell’Akademie der Kunst di Berlino e la Harrison Collection presso la San Francisco Public Library. Ha tenuto performance di scrittura dal vivo dal 2003 con il collettivo rebel Ink, fino alle esibizioni in teatro nel 2015 accompagnato dal pianista Cesare Picco e dal Maestro Dario Marchini (9 volte campione del mondo di karate).
Nel 2012 ha pubblicato la sua prima monografia Take Your Pleasure Seriously, edita da Lazy Dog Press, casa editrice di cui è anche socio.
Born in Milan in 1978, Barcellona’s name is a byword in the world of modern calligraphy. He works as graphic artist and freelance calligraphist. Having trained as a graphic artist he first experimented with calligraphy in 1999 trying his hand at all fields of lettering from type design to letterpress with letters being the principal component in his creations. The goal of his work is to combine the manual skills of an ancient art like writing with the languages and tools of the digital era. With a sophisticated combination of study of classical styles and his experience in the world of graffiti writing his work has inspired new generations of calligraphy enthusiasts.
For him writing is a way of reappropriating human rhythms and actions from the past within the frenetic rhythms of everyday modern life. Many of the most important fashion, clothing, music and publishing brands have requested his lettering and he has also worked for important museum clients. Since 2007 he has been teaching calligraphy at Associazione Calligrafica Italiana and holds workshops and conferences the world over (USA, Canada, Japan, Australia). He has exhibited his work at a range of European galleries in solo and collective exhibitions and his work is held in permanent collections at Akademie der Kunst in Berlin and the Harrison Collection at San Francisco Public Library. He has held live writing performances since 2003 with the Rebel Link collective and has even performed at the theatre accompanied by Cesare Picco (in 2015) and Karate Master Dario Marchini (9 time karate champion).
In 2012 he published his first monograph, Take Your Pleasure Seriously, edited by Lazy Dog Press, a publishing house of which he is also a member.
For him writing is a way of reappropriating human rhythms and actions from the past within the frenetic rhythms of everyday modern life. Many of the most important fashion, clothing, music and publishing brands have requested his lettering and he has also worked for important museum clients. Since 2007 he has been teaching calligraphy at Associazione Calligrafica Italiana and holds workshops and conferences the world over (USA, Canada, Japan, Australia). He has exhibited his work at a range of European galleries in solo and collective exhibitions and his work is held in permanent collections at Akademie der Kunst in Berlin and the Harrison Collection at San Francisco Public Library. He has held live writing performances since 2003 with the Rebel Link collective and has even performed at the theatre accompanied by Cesare Picco (in 2015) and Karate Master Dario Marchini (9 time karate champion).
In 2012 he published his first monograph, Take Your Pleasure Seriously, edited by Lazy Dog Press, a publishing house of which he is also a member.