ARTURO LINI was born in Volterra in 1948, one of the most fascinating medieval Italian place. Later the family moved to Versilia, on the Tuscany coast, where he lives up to the mid-seventies when he moved to Florence, in the historic district of Santa Croce.
He graduated from the Institute Paladini, in Lucca, and from Advertising Academy School in Rome. In love with the poetic word he has participated in the experimental poetry of the seventies. Subsequently has taken part in the artistic movement of visual poetry, coming to a painting composed of primordial signs and pictographs. He has participated in prestigious exhibitions, artistic events and performances. In 2003 he has founded Poesianet.it, a site dedicated to the digital poetry. Curriculum (PDF)

   Portfolio
• IL GRANDE VETRO: The magazine on which pages I had the pleasure to publish poems and literal texts. These, with presentation of Dino Carlesi, were published in n. 60, March 1984. The page in pdf.
• LA PAROLA MOSTRA IL SUO CORPO: Ivrea (Italy) 31 May - 29 June 2008. On display paintings, engravings, maps, tables, books of poetry, by the most important Italian artists engaged in this unique and unpredictable compartment of the contemporary culture.
• ARTE S.O.S: "Art SOS" is the title of this work with which I attended an international exhibition on contemporary art.
  Viareggio, November 2004.
• CORPO D'ARMATA: with this photo I attended the third number of BAU, container of contemporary art, which had the theme "Army Corps". In the spring 2006.
• IL SOGNO DEL POETA: "The dream of the poet". It consists of a text that reflects a real dream, and a bottom made of shells on which are engraved the letters.
  PDF version
• TRA SCRITTURA E IMMAGINE: Catalogue of the exhibition, curated by Laura Mare, on the relationship between sign and word in contemporary artistic experiences.
• I LUOGHI DELL'ANNUNCIAZIONE: "The Places of the Annunciation" Personal show developed in a cloister of the Renaissance, near the church of S. Agostino, in Pietrasanta (LU), in 2001.
  Here in digital format

• PARAGONE: One of the most prestigious Italian literary magazines that in the spring of 1998 housed some of my poems.
  PDF version
• LETTURE DI POESIE:
  Reading poetry held in the ancient church of "Misericordia", in Pietrasanta. I was accompanied on the piano by Stefania Mazzanti.
  Pietrasanta (LU), September 2004
• EXIL: a book of poems by Luciano Roncalli. He asked me to design the book cover. I used an incision based on previous work of visual poetry: "Distance of the Io"
• PERFORMANCE POETICO-MUSICALE: In this photo of summer 2004 along with my companion and pianist Stefania Mazzanti, engaged in a live performance poetico-sonora.
• L'ULTIMA ONDA: Performance dedicated to P. B. Shelley whose body was cremated on the beach near Viareggio in the August 1822.
  On the lectern, placed on the sea front, the text of the English poet's poem: Love's Philosophy.
  Viareggio, October 2006.
• ALFABETISMO. Catalogue of the itinerant exhibition, curated by Nicola Micieli, on the relationship between sign and word in the visual arts, which took off in August 2000
• TRACCE: Historical writing poetry magazine. In n.12, July 1985, hosted one of my poems: The rose
• MASSAROSA TERRA DI VERSILIA: Book dedicated to the many places of tourist, artistic and cultural interest located in Massarosa, in the heart of Tuscany. Published in 2007.