About

Giacomo Bruni 贾客暮, known by his artistic name Fu Mo 腹墨, was born in 1986 in Perugia, Italy. He graduated in Modern Literature from the University of Perugia in 2009 and obtained a Master's degree in Modern Philology from the University of Padua in 2013. Between 2012 and 2013, he was awarded a Chinese Culture Scholarship at Guangzhou University. In 2018, he participated in an international art training program at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. In 2019, he earned a Ph.D. in Art and Literary Theory from Jinan University in Guangzhou. In 2024, he completed a Master's degree in the Theory and Practice of Chinese Mountain and Water Painting at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. He is currently teaching art at the College of Fine Arts, Huaqiao University, in Quanzhou.

His research focuses on:

·        Chinese painting aesthetics and environmental aesthetics

·        Cross-cultural dialogues between Chinese and Western art traditions

·        The influence of traditional Chinese ecological values on global contemporary culture

·        Innovative approaches to integrating classical Chinese art theories with modern practices

Selected Publications:
• La Risonanza dello Spirito [The Resonance of Spirit], Morcelliana, Brescia 2023
• "Kopieren der alten Meister - ein Studium der Malerei in China" in Schirmer T. (editor), Berg und Wasser sind meine Lehrer, Verlag für Ethnologie, Hannover, 2024
• 《高奇峰作品与欧洲艺术的关系》[Gao Qifeng's Works in Relation to European Art], Guangxi Normal University Press, Guilin 2023
• "Pictographic Character Illustration for a creative education" in Educational Innovations and Applications 2019

He has traveled extensively across Europe, Africa, and Asia to deepen his understanding of nature and humanity. His works have been exhibited in various cities across China and Europe. In 2020, he founded Shanshui Projects (www.shanshuiprojects.net), an initiative aimed at promoting contemporary Chinese painting through the Shanshui Magazine, exhibitions, and workshops.