

Giuseppe Coco è nato nel 1936 a Biancavilla (Catania). Ha vissuto e lavorato a Milano dal 1960. E' il vignettista italiano di maggior diffusione in giornali di tutto il mondo. Alle circa ventimila vignette in bianco e nero e al migliaio a colori si devono aggiungere tanti lavori di illustrazione per l'editoria e per campagne pubblicitarie e un'opera da pittore non largamente diffusa, ma niente affatto marginale. Tra i suoi libri: I satiri , E grave, dottore? , Vip costumi e scostumi sono i maggiori successi, pubblicati anche in Francia, Germania, Olanda, Spagna, Portogallo. Ha vinto alcuni dei più prestigiosi premi internazionali di umorismo. Ha realizzato un centinaio di tavole pittoriche ispirate alla Metropolitana milanese inedite ed ora esposte presso la Villa delle Favare a Biancavilla.

Did you try to paint using red wine instead of water? Maybe using a superbe Merlot or a Cabernet Sauvignon? It happens in Biancavilla, when painters have been called for a contest where it was mandatory to use red wine instead of water in order to paint autumn's themes drawings.There I met Giuseppe Coco, that was involved as contest drawings examinator as well, and it was a great opportunity for me to know one of the big satire and comics author and artist.Now he lives in Biancavilla, where he born, and his citizens dedicated to him a permanent exibition in the superbe Villa delle Favare, where everyone can enjoy most of his production with special focu

Giuseppe Coco born in 1936 in Biancavilla (Catania, Sicily). He spent 37 years in Milan where he produced an impressive amount of comics: more then 20.000 comics and a lot of illustrations for adversiting and publishing. He is currently published in France,Germany.Holland.Spain and Portugal.He received some of the most important international awards and right now he come back in Siciliy taking care of his production with various exibitions and continuing his activity.