Aldo Mondino

Aldo Mondino (Turin, 4 October 1938 – Turin, 10 March 2005) was an Italian sculptor and painter.

[1] Mondino was an artist characterized by an ironic approach to art.

He used a range of unconventional materials in his works, including caramel and chocolate, and pioneered the art of painting on linoleum.

He is known for mosaics realized using chocolate, seeds, coffee, legumes and many other different materials.

Aldo Mondino in his studio in Paris, 1975
Aldo Mondino. Qui c'est moi. Chocolate mosaic. 1999. 100×82×4 cm