Painter, illustrator, mail artist, cartoonist, Claudio Parentela is very active in the international underground scene. He collaborates with many zines, magazines and publishers in Italy and around the world, as well as various bands and labels. In 1999 he was guest artist at the Break 21 Festival in Ljubljana (Slovenja). His artworks are featured in many galleries online. In recent months he has exhibited artworks at the association Microcosmo (Torino), the Girasole (Villa Basilica-Italy), the Tabula Rasa (Barcellona-Espain); and the Galerie Slaphanger (Amsterdam). He has illustrated the stories and poems of:Vittorio Baccelli, Lisa Massei, Alberto Rizzi, Cristiano Quadalti, Shannon Colebank, Gavin Burrows, Gary Sneyd, Robert Smith, Michael Kriesel, and Mark Sonnenfeld. He has illustrated many booklets and comics: Contact: CLAUDIO PARENTELA, VIA F.CRISPI N.79, 88100 CATANZARO-ITALY. Telephone number:0961-744087 e-mail address: c_parentela@libero.it