Giovanni Bruno – STUDIO 77
ACTIVITY
Giovanni Bruno and his wife Regina Mendiondo make up STUDIO 77, specialised in the restoration of mural painting and archaeological materials as well as in various types of rendering.
Their work notably includes the application of continuous renders with lime mortar, aggregates and selected natural pigments.… They have sought to recover traditional techniques and use natural additives, applied both in priming layers and in finishes with lime plasters and paints.
They apply finishes with various techniques and textures such as coccio pesto terracotta or marmorino veneziano plaster, with a long tradition in Italy. They also execute gypsum renders and are proficient in the prized Moroccan plastering technique known as tadelakt.
TRAINING
The courses they have taken notably include:
In 2019, OKAMBUVA tadelakt course with the master artisan Paloma Folache, in Sagunto
In 2018, course on lime mortars and coccio pesto given by Rete Solare per l’Autocostruzione with the master artisan Danilo Dianti Piemonte, in Italy
In 2017, specialist course… on renders with lime, aggregates, marble dust and natural additives given by Rete Solare per l’Autocostruzione with Danilo Dianti Piemonte, in Italy
In 2001, specialist art restoration course on the conservation and restoration of murals and renderings, given by CEFME Regione Lazio, Soprintendenza Archeologica, in Rome
In 1999 Bruno was awarded a diploma in painting restoration on canvas and wood by Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro Palazzo Spinelli in Florence, after three years’ study
In 1997 he was awarded an Education Ministry diploma in restoration and conservation of cultural heritage at Istituto d’arte sperimentale di restauro in Gubbio
TEACHING
Workshop technician for teaching materials technologies in restoration during the years 2004 and 2005 at the Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce (Italy).
SELECTED WORK
Notable examples of their work in 2004-2019 include, by category:
Lime-based renderings:
– Renders on rural houses and facades using lime mortars, tadelakt, gypsums and lime paint in various parts of Spain: Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Bilbao, Ávila and Asturias
– Archaeological site on Lipari (Aeolian Islands):… restoration of floors and mosaics at the Roman thermal baths in collaboration with the company Serena Bavastrelli Cipolla
– Archaeological site at Pompeii (Campania): restoration of frescos, floors and walls in the houses of the Moralist and of Pinario Ceriale, in collaboration with Consorzio L’Officina
– Archaeological site at Tor Caldara, Anzio (Lazio): restoration of the archaeological area (mosaic floor, renders, masonry)
– Archaeological site at Ostia Antica (Lazio): restoration of murals in the house of Volte Dipinte
Mural paintings:
– Real Club Náutico Arrecife in Lanzarote: restoration of the mural “Anatomía de un Barco” by César Manrique
– Agustín de La Hoz cultural centre in Arrecife, Lanzarote: restoration of murals by César Manrique
– Attilio Hortis library in Trieste (Friuli Venezia Giulia): restoration work on murals, directing mural (fresco) work for the company Altech
– Villa Nievo Bonin Longare in Montecchio Precalcino (Vicenza): restoration of murals, directing mural (fresco) work for the company Altech
– Basilica of Santa Caterina in Galatina (Puglia): restoration of paintings in the nave, supervising work for the companies Nicoli and Lorenzoni
– Madonna di Costantinopoli Church in Ginestra (Basilicata): restoration of the Madonna di Costantinopoli mural
