Rodolfo Aricò: Life and Work Early Life and Education Born: Milan, Italy on June 3, 1930. Aricò’s formative years were marked by a dual pursuit of artistic expression and academic study. He attended the Brera Liceo Artistico from 1946 to 1950, where he was profoundly influenced by art historian and critic Guido Ballo. He then enrolled in the architecture faculty of Milan Polytechnic in 1951, a decision that would subtly inform his later artistic explorations of space and form. During these years, Aricò nurtured an interest in both painting and philosophy alongside his formal archite…