Luigi Serafini
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About
Italian artist who published his Codex Seraphinianus-- an encyclopedia filled with drawings of imaginary things-- in 1981. The book was first released on a limited run of 5,000, but has since been republished more than 5 times.
Before fame
He worked as a Milan-based architect and designer during the early 1980s. And he went on to have a ceramic laboratory in Umbria where he created the work Carpe Diem.
Trivia
He designed lighting, sets, and costumes for The Jazz Calendar, a ballet that was performed at the Teatro Alla Scala.
Family life
He was born in Rome, Italy.
Associated with
He illustrated an edition of In the Penal Colony, a story by author Franz Kafka.
