Gino Bonazza · Mosaic artist
Hands and colour.
A life in art.
Originally from Friuli, Gino Bonazza trained in Spilimbergo in the mosaic tradition. In the 1960s he worked with Crovato and Odorico in Turin and Sgorlon in Milan.
From the 1970s he continued independently in his workshop in Cologno Monzese. Here he created sacred and secular mosaics, working both from designs by other artists and from his own projects.
His work spans different scales and settings, from portraits and floral compositions to large cycles for churches. Glass, gold and marble tesserae become faces, gestures, light and landscapes.
This website brings together the works and photographs preserved by the workshop: not a catalogue for new commissions, but a way to preserve and share a lifetime of work.
The works ↗A journey through materials
From school to workshop.
- Origins
Friuli and Spilimbergo
Training in mosaic art, drawing, materials and colour.
- The 1960s
Turin and Milan
Work with Crovato, Odorico and Sgorlon.
- From the 1970s
An independent workshop
Sacred and secular works take shape in Cologno Monzese.
- Today
An archive to share
Photographs and stories remain available to anyone wishing to discover the work.
Cologno Monzese
A world
of colour.
The photograph preserves a moment at work: hands on the mosaic, a reference image beside it, tesserae sorted into small containers.
This is the everyday work behind even the great cycles: the bench, the materials and the time needed to give each figure its form.
Rediscover the works in the catalogue ↗