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BIOGRAPHY Giorgini was born in Voghera , in the Province Of Pavia (northern Italy). Formally trained by Italian Futurist painter-sculptor Ambrogio Casati , Giorgini stayed on with his mentor as an apprentice, and assisted in the restoration of classic works by old masters damaged during the Second World War. Simultaneously attending university coursework outside of his work in the arts, Giorgini earned a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico Di Torino before travelling to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship . There, Giorgini earned a second doctorate, this time a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University , and accepted a professorial position at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Once established in this new position, Giorgini resumed his artistic work, combining his technical expertise with computers from his engineering training with his background in the visual arts, thus becoming one of the first computer artists. A childhood prisoner of war in the African country of Eritrea himself during World War II , Giorgini often imbued his works with anti-war themes, frequently combining these with critiques of the use of technology for mass destruction. A number of his works are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution and the Carnegie-Mellon Art Museum. Aldo Giorgini died in Indianapolis , in October 1994, of brain cancer. EXTERNAL LINKS
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