Adriano Piu born in Cervignano del Friuli in 1954, lives and works in the Ancient Village of Chiarmacis, municipality of Rivignano-Teor (Udine), Friuli, Italy. From his youth he devoted himself to painting, starting in the 70s with his first private exhibitions and refining its own expressiveness. In the 80s he participates in public exhibitions and showcases in galleries across Italy.

The artistic vein has developed together with Adriano’s youth interest of working with metals. His undoubted excellence in welding technique using a variety of metals, have proven to be invaluable for the implementation of its precious sculptures.

In the nineties, his paintings focus on forms, signs and materials; he also starts to experience sculpture as a different to way to express his intense passion in shaping metallic materials (iron, corten, aluminum, bronze, steel and wood). His first sculptures evolve through a continuous experimentation that leads him to focus on stainless steel sculptures.

During this period of full-time artist he takes part in International exhibitions and various editions of Art Fairs in Europe and the United States, starting an intense collaboration with important European galleries (Swiss, German, Belgian, and French). His works are presented in both public and private collections.

It is during the ‘Artexpo ’90 in New York that he meets the owner of the Frames’s Gallery, Knokke Zoute, with whom he worked for three years participating in various exhibitions and fairs.