Fabio Mochi


Fabio Mochi, aka MOKI is an Italian designer, illustrator and publisher.

Biography

Further to obtaining his school leaving certificate in artistic studies in 1975, in 1985 he was nominated one of the most promising Tuscan artists by the University of Florence. In 1989, together with Paolo Biondi he founded the Noé Studio that offers graphic, computer graphics and decoration services. In 1993 he took part in the 1st National Computer-Art Exhibition in Michelangelo Caprese and also in the same year collaborated with Ettore Maiotti at the Creative Graphics Courses organised by Fabbri Editori. In 1999 he was invited to exhibit his works combining traditional and digital techniques at the Florence Art Biennale. In 2005 he became an advisor for the Giorgio Morandi Study Centre. From 2007 to 2009 he created the illustrations for the Findomestic advertisements as well as the illustrations for the "La Fattoria della Cultura" He has been a member of the Società Geografica Italiana since 2013.

Museum and exhibition projects

Together with Paolo Biondi he created the logo for Museo Morandi in Bologna in 1993, after which he was appointed to design the communications, signage and publications of numerous Italian museums, Galleria Palatina, Parchi della Val di Cornia, Museo del tessuto in Prato, Palazzo Martinengo Cesaresco Novarino in Brescia, Museo della ceramica of Montelupo Fiorentino, Museo archeologico di Montelupo, Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci of Prato, Museo della Vite e del Vino di Montespertoli, Museo di arte sacra , Palazzo Ducale, Cenacolo di Andrea del Sarto. Since 2009, together with Paolo Biondi, and under the direction of Antonio Paolucci, he has been educational advisor for the Musei Vaticani for which he redesigned the coat of arms. In 2005, under the direction of Marilena Pasquali, he organised the exhibition of Jean-Michel Folon in Florence which six years later gave rise to the creation of the permanent Folon exhibition in the Giardino delle Rose in Florence. Together with Marilena Pasquali he also organised several editions of the Biennale of the Muro Dipinto di Dozza. In 2012 he designed the exhibition "Verso Oriente e ritorno" in Montelupo Fiorentino as part of the project, "Il mare tra le genti". In 2013 he helped organise the exhibition "La Luce del Mondo" in San Miniato together with Fausto Berti and Franco Cardini.
In 2014 he finished setting up the MMAB of Montelupo Fiorentino with tactile and experimental elements targeting both young people and the visually impaired. He designed the museum tour of the Florentine Santa Maria Nuova Hospital using new exhibition logics. Also in 2014 he helped prepare the exhibition "Effetto Frana" in Montespertoli where one of his works was on display.

Publications

In 1993 together with Paolo Biondi, he founded the Noèdizioni for publishing numerous art volumes including
He is currently working with Antonio Paolucci on a book soon to be published on museum education.

Travel

After various trips to Africa and Asia, in 1992 he travelled to Sudan where he followed the itinerary of Carlo Piaggia, following which he organised a photographic exhibition "Il Nilo diviso". After trips to Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast in the footsteps of Mungo Park, in 1994 he organised the exhibition "Un viaggio in Africa Occidentale" together with Massimo Serandrei, to display wooden works of African art. Numerous pieces from his private collection have been included in various Italian exhibitions, the most recent being "Terre lontane" in 2009 at the Museo del Tessuto of Prato.

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