Piaggio Aero present a work of art by Mimmo Paladino

Piaggio Aero's P.180 Avanti II aircraft has been turned in to a work of art by artist Mimmo Paladino.

Mimmo Paladino’s art has been interpreted and displayed using the distinctive Piaggio P.180 Avanti II aircraft. This is the first time in the world an aircraft has been painted by a contemporary artist.

The metamorphosis of the P.180 Avanti into” Cacciatore di Stelle ” (Star Hunter) recalls both the past and the future, through its decoration with ancestral symbols and possible new ways of communicating: constellations of signs, encompass geometrical spaces to create a celestial map.

The “Cacciatore di Stelle ” will be displayed in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan from March 28th to April 28th 2011.

The whole exposition dedicated to Paladino will take place along a 500 meters path, which makes it the longest display dedicated to a contemporary artist.

“We are very proud that Master Mimmo Paladino has now been inspired by a Piaggio Aero P.180 aircraft and that he would turn it into a unique work of art,” said Alberto Galassi, CEO of Piaggio Aero Industries. “The P.180 Avanti has been chosen because it can be considered a work of art itself, as an expression of Italian genius in design and engineering, that’s why this creation is an unprecedented event .”