the city out my window: Matteo Pericoli

Matteo Pericoli is the son of the famous illustrator Tullio Pericoli. He had studied architecture in Milan, he worked for Richard Meier but his fame has come out especially for his illustrations.

The New Yorker magazine has written that the drawings of Matteo had shown, to many inhabitants of NY, the city as it was their first time. It's absolutely clear how much Matteo loves this urbanscape, from his pencil we can discover real surprising view of these famous streets.

I absolutely suggest his book: The city out of my window: 63 views of New York, introduced by the Pulitzer Price Paul Goldberger.

But the Big Apple is not the only place that inspired Matteo and for parochial spirit I must quote the amazing pictures did by him for LA STAMPA, an italian newspaper, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Italian State.

So he moved from New York to Turin, the first italian capital, and also here he started to draw what people see from their windows.

These windows are of famous personality of the town (like the mayor), historical figures who has lived in town (Mozart and Nietzsche between all) but also from very common inhabitants: everyone is a little piece of the great deed of the foundation of ITALY, that started just from here in 1851.

Enjoy it!

http://www.matteopericoli.com/

http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/unannoallafinestra/archivio.asp