I was born in Taleggio, in the province of Bergamo, Italy, in 1955. From the very beginning of my artistic journey, I felt the need to explore different forms of expression, from painting to stage design, from sculpture to furniture design. I had the privilege of training under Rovello, assistant to Achille Funi, an experience that laid the foundations of my artistic research. Over the years I have worked with different materials—iron, glass and wood—but it was in wood that I found my most authentic medium. Our hands have forgotten the feeling of wood; we are no longer used to tracing its surface with our fingers, discovering its knots, its imperfections, and the marks left by time.


Every sculpture I create is a dialogue between what the wood has been and what it can still become. Much of my work begins with reclaimed antique wood that would otherwise be abandoned. I work with tools rooted in traditional craftsmanship, such as the chainsaw. I believe that, today more than ever, it is essential to overcome the separation between art and craft, restoring the value of making and of a direct relationship with the material itself.


I live and work in Milan, in my studio on Via Teramo. It is a place where encounter, design and experimentation coexist. Alongside sculptures, I also create tables, seating and furniture pieces, which I consider a natural extension of my artistic research. I am interested in bringing art into everyday life, allowing it to engage in dialogue with architecture and with the spaces we inhabit.


Throughout my career I have exhibited in numerous European and international cities. My works are part of both public and private collections, and I had the honour of inaugurating the Lignorama Wood Museum in Riedau with a solo exhibition. Even today I continue to seek in wood the same thing that first fascinated me: the possibility of giving new life to an ancient material, transforming the passage of time into form, emotion, and a story that enriches the life of the home.

Throughout his career, Pietro Arnoldi's work has been documented by art critics, journalists and photographers who closely followed his artistic journey. Among them was the Colombian photographer Leo Matiz, renowned for his iconic portraits of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Gabriel García Márquez, who documented the artist's creative process in his Milan studio.

This encounter gave rise to the present monograph: a collection of photographs, texts and testimonies that tells the story not only of the works themselves, but also of the gestures and the material from which they emerge. Bringing together Leo Matiz's photographs and the poetic writings of Enzo Samaritani, the publication offers, through their unique perspectives, an intimate insight into Pietro Arnoldi's creative universe.

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Throughout his career, Pietro Arnoldi's work has been documented by art critics, journalists and photographers who closely followed his artistic journey. Among them was the Colombian photographer Leo Matiz, renowned for his iconic portraits of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Gabriel García Márquez, who documented the artist's creative process in his Milan studio.

This encounter gave rise to the present monograph: a collection of photographs, texts and testimonies that tells the story not only of the works themselves, but also of the gestures and the material from which they emerge. Bringing together Leo Matiz's photographs and the poetic writings of Enzo Samaritani, the publication offers, through their unique perspectives, an intimate insight into Pietro Arnoldi's creative universe.

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I was born in Taleggio, in the province of Bergamo, Italy, in 1955. From the very beginning of my artistic journey, I felt the need to explore different forms of expression, from painting to stage design, from sculpture to furniture design. I had the privilege of training under Rovello, assistant to Achille Funi, an experience that laid the foundations of my artistic research. Over the years I have worked with different materials—iron, glass and wood—but it was in wood that I found my most authentic medium. Our hands have forgotten the feeling of wood; we are no longer used to tracing its surface with our fingers, discovering its knots, its imperfections, and the marks left by time.


Every sculpture I create is a dialogue between what the wood has been and what it can still become. Much of my work begins with reclaimed antique wood that would otherwise be abandoned. I work with tools rooted in traditional craftsmanship, such as the chainsaw. I believe that, today more than ever, it is essential to overcome the separation between art and craft, restoring the value of making and of a direct relationship with the material itself.


I live and work in Milan, in my studio on Via Teramo. It is a place where encounter, design and experimentation coexist. Alongside sculptures, I also create tables, seating and furniture pieces, which I consider a natural extension of my artistic research. I am interested in bringing art into everyday life, allowing it to engage in dialogue with architecture and with the spaces we inhabit.


Throughout my career I have exhibited in numerous European and international cities. My works are part of both public and private collections, and I had the honour of inaugurating the Lignorama Wood Museum in Riedau with a solo exhibition. Even today I continue to seek in wood the same thing that first fascinated me: the possibility of giving new life to an ancient material, transforming the passage of time into form, emotion, and a story that enriches the life of the home.

I was born in Taleggio, in the province of Bergamo, Italy, in 1955. From the very beginning of my artistic journey, I felt the need to explore different forms of expression, from painting to stage design, from sculpture to furniture design. I had the privilege of training under Rovello, assistant to Achille Funi, an experience that laid the foundations of my artistic research. Over the years I have worked with different materials—iron, glass and wood—but it was in wood that I found my most authentic medium. Our hands have forgotten the feeling of wood; we are no longer used to tracing its surface with our fingers, discovering its knots, its imperfections, and the marks left by time.




Every sculpture I create is a dialogue between what the wood has been and what it can still become. Much of my work begins with reclaimed antique wood that would otherwise be abandoned. I work with tools rooted in traditional craftsmanship, such as the chainsaw. I believe that, today more than ever, it is essential to overcome the separation between art and craft, restoring the value of making and of a direct relationship with the material itself.




I live and work in Milan, in my studio on Via Teramo. It is a place where encounter, design and experimentation coexist. Alongside sculptures, I also create tables, seating and furniture pieces, which I consider a natural extension of my artistic research. I am interested in bringing art into everyday life, allowing it to engage in dialogue with architecture and with the spaces we inhabit.




Throughout my career I have exhibited in numerous European and international cities. My works are part of both public and private collections, and I had the honour of inaugurating the Lignorama Wood Museum in Riedau with a solo exhibition. Even today I continue to seek in wood the same thing that first fascinated me: the possibility of giving new life to an ancient material, transforming the passage of time into form, emotion, and a story that enriches the life of the home.