Alighiero e Boetti: Life and Art Early Life and Influences Alighiero Fabrizio Boetti, known as Alighiero e Boetti, was born in Turin, Italy, in 1940. His parents were Corrado Boetti, a lawyer, and Adelina Marchisio, a violinist. He initially pursued studies at the business school of the University of Turin but soon abandoned them to dedicate himself to art. Early theoretical interests included philosophy, alchemy, and esoterics. He admired authors like Hermann Hesse and painter Paul Klee. Boetti also showed a continuing interest in mathematics and music throughout his life. His early…