Italian illustrator (born )
Antonello Silverini (born 21 August , in Rome) is an Italian illustrator. He is the first illustrator awarded the MAM (Master of Art and Craft) prize.[1] He has collaborated with Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica, Panorama, l'Espresso, The Boston Globe, The Economist and The Washington Post and has designed book covers for several novels including those of Ian McEwan for Einaudi[2] and Philip K. Dick for Fanucci.
In , Prof. Carmelo Occhipinti included Silverini's work in the volume 'Antonello Silverini. Quello che si vede,' part of the Monographs series of Horti Hesperidum, published under the patronage of the Department of Literary, Philosophical, and Art History of the University of the studies of Rome "Tor Vergata".
Silverini has worked with various Italian and international agencies.[3] In , his works were selected for the 25th annual American Showcase.[4] His work was also covered by the media in by Il Sole 24 Ore[5] and La Repubblica, in the same year won an Academia Pictor award in Turin, and in he received the Zavrel prize.[6] In , his works were selected for the Lürzer's Archive Special Best Illustrators worldwide.[7]
Silverini has contributed illustrations to 'La Lettura,' the Sunday supplement of the Corriere della Sera, since its relaunch.[8]
In , he designed the artwork for the Rome Film Festival,[9] and also produced art for a video animation that was part of the advertising campaign.[10] After illustrating covers for Doris Lessing[11] novels in , Fanucci Editore asked him to illustrate covers for Philip K. Dick novels for the celebration of its 25th anniversary.[12][13] He designed the poster for 'Ophelia,' a short film by Annarita Zambrano, presented at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.[14] In , the Einaudi publishing house chose Silverini along with Noma Bar and Shout for the graphic restyling of the book collection Super ET. The Italian book covers of Ian McEwan's novels are also designed by Antonello Silverini.
Silverini designed the poster for Ascanio Celestini's film 'Lunga vita alla sposa, presented in at the Venice International Film Festival. In , Silverini was in Le eccellenze creative del fumetto e dell'illustrazione di Roma e Lazio (The creative excellence of comics and illustration of Rome and Lazio), a catalog of young up-and-coming cartoonists and illustrators.[15] The volume was presented for the first time at a comic convention: The Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême.
He currently teaches graphic art and illustration at the Università di Tor Vergata e Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.