Born in 1982, Davide “Asker” Carioni is an eclectic artist whose interests embrace a wide range of activities, from graffiti painting to motion graphic and video mapping.He had his academic education in Milan, first at the “Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera”, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Artistic Design for Business. Afterward, he attended the advanced course in Product Design and obtained his master’s degree at the “Politecnico di Milano” in 2008.

Asker started his artistic activity with graffiti painting in 1999 and he developed his own style, which is based on three-dimensional lettering. Soon after he became a member of some important graffiti writing crews, such as ACV, Interplay and the historical TDK. Throughout the years he combined his “soft and sinuous style” – which characterizes his activity as a graffiti writer - with the introduction of new graphic and figurative elements, enriching in this way his artworks with new concepts and meanings. This combination marks and influences all his artistic activity, conferring a unique and recognizable stylistic “signature” to his work.

Since 2000 he has been participating in numerous international exhibitions and graffiti jams, such as: Street Art Sweet Art at the Pavilion of Contemporary Art (PAC) in Milan, Urban Painting (exhibition and live painting in Milan), different editions of Meeting of Styles around the world and many others.In 2007 he was selected with other twenty four artists to represent the Italian country in Los Angeles with the Italian Masters Tour, during which Asker painted with the best local street artists, and he took part in an exhibition at Crewest Gallery in Downtown. In the same year he painted the background for the designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada at MACEF event.

In 2009 he started to work as a freelance and he opened his own studio, called Original Asker (www.originalasker.com).The relationships within the urban landscape as a graffiti artist, his work as a motion graphic designer, his talent in projection and the 3D style led him inevitably to the discovery and study of VIDEO MAPPING in 2010.

Thanks to his visual projects focused on video mapping, Asker has been travelling all around the world. Among his various experiences, we can remember: the inauguration of Cayan Tower (Dubai, UAE, 2013), Fujairah Mono Drama Festival (Fujairah, UAE, 2011), Eurovision opening on Maiden Tower (Baku, Azerbaijan, 2012), “Lagoon Monster” performed in Venice and at Glow Festival (Eindhoven, NL, 2013), as well as internal and external artistic commissions for private, public institutions and large companies (such as Ferrari, Marlboro, FIAT, Fendi, DHL, Eastpak, Maserati, Sky, Zegna and Triennale Bovisa).Since 2012 Asker has been teaching at CFP Bauer school a theorical and technical course focused on video mapping, in Milan.

» Meeting of Styles international graffiti event (Padua, 2006 / 2010 / 2014)

» Overline Jam international graffiti event (Baronissi, 2010 / 2011/ 2012 / 2013 / 2014)

» Notte rossa Maranello, live painting for Ferrari (Maranello, 2012)

» Ferrari event, live painting for Ferrari (Padova, 2012)

» Urban Painting Xmas group exhibition (Milan, 2010)

» CMYK international graffiti event (Pontedera, 2009)

» TVTB group exhibition in Monza (Galleria civica, Monza, 2009)

» Urban painting live painting with international artists and group exhibition(Carugate, 2008)

» Underground jam national graffiti event (Milan, 2008)

» Writing alla ribalta international graffiti event (Milan, 2008)

» Vuotiarendere exhibition (Milan, 2008)

» Only for fame group exhibition and live performance (Osnago, 2008)

» Platano rock “Tapper matter” international exhibition (Tenerife, 2008)

» 400 ml traveling exhibition and publication in a book called “400 ml” (Paris, 2008)

» Artshot art festival (Crema, 2008)

» Street Fever national street-art event (Romano di Lombardia, 2005 / 2007 / 2008)

» Spray art convention international graffiti event (Pontedera, 2006 / 2008)

» Write 4 food fundraising event (Milan, 2007 / 2008)

» Il viaggio a 540 square meters live-painting work in Vigonza-Pianiga (province of Padua), the biggest aerosol-art work ever made in an Italian train station (Vigonza, 2007)

» Tour “Italian masters” Los Angeles 2 live painting with local graffiti artists and a live painting in the “Crewest Gallery” in Downtown (Los Angeles, 2007)

» PAC live painting during the “Street art sweet art” exhibition (Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan, 2007)

» Across Rewriting group exhibition dedicated to the street-art world (Turin, 2007)

» Friend of Friends international graffiti event (Garbagnate, 2007)

» MACEF theatrical setting for Agatha Ruiz de la Prada (Milan, 2007)

» Fiera dell’artigianato live painting (Milan, 2006)

» StreetAttitudes (Turin, 2006)

» Triennale Bovisa live painting for the new Triennale (Milan, 2006)

» Icone live performance and exhibition(Modena, 2005)

» Scimmie in gabbia (Monfalcone, 2004 / 2005)

» Fuori dal Carrello (Alessandria, from 2003 / 2006)

Live painting and exhibitions

» DHL opening event (Dubai, 2014)

» Tupperware (Milan, 2014)

» “Enrico IV”, first video mapping on a shop window (Crema, 2014)

» Digital Live painting for Novartis (Berlin, 2014)

» Dubai International Film Festival (Dubai, 2013)

» Video mapping 360° for the Eurovision opening ceremony on Maiden Tower (Baku, Azerbaijan, 2013)

» Digital Live painting for Snam (Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 2013)

» Glow festival (Eindhoven, 2013)

» Cayan Tower inauguration (Dubai, 2013)

» “Asker Cube” (Mapping on graffiti, Cremona, 2013)

» Gruppo Green Power inauguration (Venice, 2012)

» “Lagoon monster” Redentore celebration (Venice, 2012)

» Siddharta musical (Italy, 2012)

» Fujairah Mono Drama Festival (Fujairah, UAE, 2011)

» Christmas in Lugano (Lugano, 2011)

» “La Rinascente” advertising (Milan, 2011)

» “Notte Bianca” (Genoa, 2011)

» Fashion show Ermenegildo Zegna (Beijing, 2011)

» Ferrari boat convention (Montecarlo, 2011)

» Vienna tourism agency advertising (Milan, 2011)

Video mapping and digital live painting

» I colori della moda Art festival contest winner , “NonSoloArte Franco Bombana” foundation (Mantova, 2008)

» Bocca di rosa Art festival contest winner (Italy, 2005)

» Fondazione Aldo Morelato special award with the project “Modular Love” (Milan, 2004)

» Fai la cosa giusta graffiti contest winner (Milan, 2002)

» Scrivere di writing (book by Giada Pellicari)

» Monokrome 2 (international book of graffiti, 2011)

» Monokrome 1 (international book of graffiti, 2010)

» Occupy deejay (Deejay Tv)

» Glow Festival Documentary (Dutch video mapping festival)

» Mattino cinque (Canale 5)

» Studio aperto (Italia 1)

» Tg regionale Milano (Rai 3)

» Corriere della Sera

» Il Giorno

» La prealpina

» La Gazzetta della martesana

» Cover on Graff Bombz (French magazine)

» Urban

» FF3300

» Hip Flow (Spanish magazine)

» JUXTAPOZ art and cultural magazine

» STYLE BUSTERS magazine

» Subliminal Art magazine

» Ride the beast

» Indole magazine

» La Dolce Vita

Awards Publications and interviews

“Lagoon monster” - Projection on waterscreen - Redentore celebration (Venice, 2012) and Glow festival (Eindhoven, 2013)

Digital Live painting for Snam (Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 2013) Digital Live painting for Novartis (Berlin, 2014)

Cayan Tower inauguration (Dubai, 2013) Gruppo Green Power inauguration (Venice, 2012)Eurovision opening ceremony video mapping 360° for the on Maiden Tower (Baku, Azerbaijan, 2013)

From top to bottom:Overline Jam (Baronissi, 2014)Concrete Jungle (Melzo, 2014)

From top to bottom:Lasciamo il segno (Rho, 2014)Meeting of Styles (Cesano boscone, 2014)

From top to bottom:Overline Jam (Baronissi, 2014)Concrete Jungle (Melzo, 2014)

From top to bottom:Lasciamo il segno (Rho, 2014)Meeting of Styles (Cesano boscone, 2014)

From top to bottom:Overline Jam (Baronissi, 2014)Concrete Jungle (Melzo, 2014)

From top to bottom:Lasciamo il segno (Rho, 2014)Meeting of Styles (Cesano boscone, 2014)

Jam Pirata - Interplay crew - (Milano, 2014)

Davide “Asker” Carioni

Full portfolio and videos on www.originalasker.com