Mario Bionda: An Italian Visionary Embracing Informel Mario Bionda, born in Turin on July 25th, 1913, stands as a pivotal figure within the Italian Informalist movement—a stylistic rebellion against academic conventions that profoundly shaped the artistic landscape of the mid-20th century. His formative years were marked by an immersion into Felice Casorati’s studio (1927-1933), where he absorbed the maestro's philosophical approach t…