Fiorucci was born in Zara, Italy, in 1932. As Zara was under threat to be captured by Yugoslavia in World War Two when Zara, Fiorucci and his family fled to Venice, Italy, where he spent most of his childhood before landing on the shores of Canada in 1951. By 1960, he was an established artist and by 1980 was one of the most renowned poster designers in the world. Fiorucci was a man of achievement - awarded a Moebius Award at the 1998 International Advertising Awards of Chicago, and lifetime achievement awards from the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators and the Institute of Design Montréal.
He used an array of mediums: he did illustration works for magazines (incl. Time), children's books, animation, and was an established photographer. His work was used to promote many of the films that marked the beginning of independent Québecois cinema.
I love his use of bold blocks of colour and involving simplicity...
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