Alessandro Botto studied architecture at the catholic University of America in Washington D.C. and completed a masters degree in industrial design at Pratt Institute in New York. He started painting in New York city, where he also worked as an architect for several years before moving to London in 2005. He also lived and worked as a designer in Copenhagen and Milan, cities from where he drew inspiration for his work.

His paintings aim at materialising the relationship between beauty and chaos through the analysis of balance, velocity, movement and the hierarchy of elements within a composition. By creating primary, secondary and subordinate elements in a painting, he visually stimulates the viewer and guides the eye through the movement of the elements in the canvas.

Directions
From South Street turn down Gundry Lane. At the end turn right and then immediately left past the weeping willow tree. Walk all the way down past the Edwards building, past Cornucopia, St Michael's Studios and the Tower Studio. Enter Blue door and climb to 2nd floor.