Who we are
Federico Giannini comes from Carrara and was born in 1986.
In April 2008 he graduated with first class honours in Humanities Computing at the University of Pisa and in 2010 he specialized with a master degree. He is experienced in informatics for cultural heritage, learned in history of art; he is also an essayist of art and professional webdesigner (he is owner of the firm Losna, which deals in web services and implementations). He has written two monographs: L'arte di Ugo Guidi (Boopen, 2008) and Passione e sensualità: la pittura di Guido Cagnacci (Boopen, 2010).
He collaborates with the Museum Ugo Guidi in Forte dei Marmi,for which he has created and designed the virtual exhibition Ugo Guidi: l'uomo, l'arte, le grandi opere (www.mostra.ugoguidi.it). He obtained some awards such as the "Premio Tesi per Carrara" in 2009 and the "Premio Ucare per l'Arte 2009". He collaborates with other web magazines dealing with artistic communication.
He is the creator and the author of Finestre sull'Arte.
Ilaria Baratta was born in 1987, she lives in Carrara but she is of Mantuan origin. In 2010 she graduated at the Faculty of Modern Languages at the University of Pisa and she is very keen on art; she has elevated linguistic competences and classical knowledge.
She invented the name Finestre sull'Arte. She is the creator and the presenter of the programme; she is responsible for the english version of the website and for the page Walking through Italy.
Ambra Grieco was born in 1983 and comes from Monsummano Terme (Pistoia). She graduated in Conservation of Cultural Heritage in 2007 and specialized with first class honours in History of Art at the University of Florence in February 2009; she is a historian of art and is responsible for organizing exhibitions. She has collaborated to organize some exhibitions and has presented many expositions of artists, above all of Pistoia, in Tuscany, for example: L'arte del sacro (Pistoia, 9th may - 14th june 2009) and Pinocchio, tra arte e fantasia (Pistoia, 13th september - 23th october 2008). In addition she collaborates with artistic reviews and newspapers with articles on the artists of Pistoia. In 2010 she won the "Premio Incontri per l'Arte" award, assigned to the Tuscan historians of art who distinguish themselves by promoting contemporary art. She is responsible for the page La nota in Finestre sull'Arte.
Antoniettachiara Russo is 23 years old and is of Sicilian origin. She graduated in Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the University of Pisa and now she attends here the specialization course in History of contemporary Art. She has collaborated with private institutions in the museological world and at the present time she writes on websites specialized in artistic communication.
For Finestre sull'Arte she is responsible for the page Percorsi contemporanei.
Alex Fiorini was born in Carrara, where he lives, in 1982. In February 2007 he graduated in Cinema, Music and Drama at the University of Pisa with the thesis Riferimenti iconografici nelle scenografie e nei costumi del film "Senso" di Luchino Visconti in which he examined also the relations between cinema and painting. Now he is a final year student in Conservation of Cultural Heritage with a thesis on Antoni Gaudì and his influences on the spanish contemporary architecture. He collaborated with a local radio, Contatto Radio (www.contattoradio.it), presenting a programme on cinema and local cultural events.
For Finestre sull'Arte he is responsible for the page Cineart.
Riccardo Zironi was born in Carpi, in the province of Modena, in 1985. He graduated with first class honours in 2009 at the Faculty of Architecture of Parma and now he is specializing in Interior Design at the Polytechnic of Milan. He is very keen on art and architecture, but also on music and poetry; he is very active in the protection and improvement of our artistic heritage because he is member of FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) and he is the Delegate of Youth at the Delegation of Modena.
For Finestre sull'Arte he is responsible for the page Plus!.
Marina Porri was born in Rome in 1984. She graduated with first class honours in Italian Literature and he was specialized in History of Medieval Art at the University of Roma Tre. Between 2009 and 2010 she went to Leicester, in England to study at its University. She is active in Arts and Cultural Heritage. For Finestre sull'Arte she is responsible for the podcasts in English language.
