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LATEST ARTICLES ( 95 )

• Minerals

  

  This mineral composition is inspired by some chromolithographs from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon encyclopedia (1893), as seen in the Romance of Books account... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2022 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Aldrovandi Stag (capreolus Polyceros)

  

  I grew up in Bologna, a city where science and art merge in many strange ways. At university, many of my classes took place in old anatomical theaters, next to... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2022 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Hibernation

  

  It was a dark and cold early Spring here in upstate NY. It was hard to find the motivation to sit down and draw something, but I’m trying to keep up my... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2022 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Skin as Armor. Skin as Soil.

  

  If you know me, you have probably noticed I’m endlessly fascinated by scientific metaphors. I love to think of how they may shape scientific understanding and... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2022 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Forest

  

  I finally finished the forest drawing I started a few weeks back.My goal for this year is to revive my personal practice and make at least one non-commissioned... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2022 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Uniramia World

  

  (to stay on the topic of personal work) I have a confession to make… For over a year now I have been building an insect-themed sci-fi universe on a secret... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2022 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Personal Work

  

  After a long hiatus, I want to share some of my plans/dreams for Cartoon Science and my personal work. TL;DR version: I have opened a Shop and launched a Patreo... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2021 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Spring 2021

  My latest observational drawing. I started this back in May, when these flowers were blooming all over my backyard but I didn’t get a chance to color it until... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2021 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Cervello a Fumetti

  

  This month a project I have been working for a few month was finally published. It’s a series of ‘animated’ illustrations commissioned by the Scuola IMT Alti... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2021 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Entangled Life

  

  To continue my exercises in observational drawings, I have started working on this mushrooms illustration a few weeks ago. It was partly inspired by Merlin... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2021 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Back to Neurons

  

  Since the holidays I have suffered from a bad tendonitis in my right hand so I was forced to stay away from drawing. This temporary break made me appreciate... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2021 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Fall 2020

  

  This year is going to go down as one of the worse in many people diaries, and it is certainly a very sad time in history, but personally I have many things to b... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2020 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Treviso Comic Book Festival

  

  It was a real pleasure to draw the poster for this year edition of the Treviso Comic Book Festival, happening later this month with events happening both in... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2020 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

  

  Early on during the pandemic I learnt about Mary Wortley Montagu, who pioneered variolation in England (inoculating her own son) after observing the practice... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2020 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Drawing Nothing

  

  It has been a while since I did a drawing just for my own pleasure. Since I started a new job in September I spend most of my days drawing, and I couldn’t be... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2020 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Brain Zoo

  

  Over the Summer, between the end of my postdoc and starting my new job (did I mention I have a new amazing job?) I have been drawing a short story for ERCcomics... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2019 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Return of Radical Science

  

  The relaunch issue of Science for the People magazine is amongst us! It’s printed and being shipped to our Kickstarter supporter as I write this, so I can... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2019 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Ends/Beginnings

  

  This month, after more than 2 years since I illustrated the 1st card I have finally finished the Massive Science Tarot deck. It has been quite a journey, and I... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2019 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• SftP Revitalization

  

  Back in December Science for the People put out a call for proposals for the relaunch issue of the historic magazine, that went extinct in 1989. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Narrative Conference

  

  At the end of the month (February 28  – March 1) the Center for Science and Society is hosting an interdisciplinary conference on Narratives in the Natural... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2019 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT