Emilio Alberti was born in 1952. His body of work ranges from painting, sculpture, installations and applied art.His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions since 1974. In 1976 he took part in ART BASEL 7 ' 76 and the following editions of '77, '78 and'82.An extensive exploration of materials pervaded his works. His wish to explore various means of expression led him to venture into the fields of photography and performance, like "MY SELF FOR SALE" at Art Basel in 1978 and "THE ICARUS FLIGHT" in Fabiano (Lucca) in 1985.In 1984/85 he had numerous stays in Germany and Belgium exposing in Bonn, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Brussels and Anvers. In 1985 he experimented with cut and painted "Papers" composed on the wall. Afterward in 1986 he worked with shaped boards, the "SCULPTURE-PAINTINGS" in wood or PVC: three-dimensional works that related painting and sculpture to the space where they were placed. In 1986 he exposed his marbles in Como in Saint Fedele square. After these experiences, there was a period of experimental didactic activity in the school. In the same year he participates to "Pencil on paper" in Como, edited by Luciano Caramel.In 1987/88 he collaborated with the sculptor Francesco Somaini at the realization of a monumental work and he realized some stage designing for Città MurataTheatre in Como. In 1988 he exposed at Schubert gallery in Milan the "WINDOWS" series accompanied by a poetical-literary text by Gérard G. Lemaire. In 1989 he was invited at "ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART" at Kyoto Art Museum and prepared an exhibition at the castle of Carpi (Modena) by the Contemporary Art Documentation Center.