Olimpia Zagnoli

Illustrator, Olimpia Zagnoli talks to Giuseppe Castellano about the ups and downs of speaking a second language; why she calls herself an illustrator; how her father’s advice to “make your portfolio big” might have helped land her first New Yorker job; and what illustrators should think about when staring at a blank page.

They also discuss how the legendary Bruno Munari has been “following” Olimpia her whole life.

Here are a few of the bands and musicians they mentioned: T. Rex, Franco Battiato, Giuni Russo, Piero Ciampi, Lucio Battisti, and Mina.

I mentioned a song called, “Prisencólinensináinciúsol”, from Adriano Celentano. Here is the video. It may be one of the more bizarre things you ever see.

To learn more about Olimpia, visit olimpiazagnoli.com.

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