Daniel Schinasi, the founder of the Neofuturism movement, born May 17, 1933, in Alexandria Egypt died April 12, 2021, in Nice, France, was originally from an Italian Sephardic Jewish family.
Daniel was born in the District of Cleopatra, Alexandria of Egypt, about 112 mi northwest of Cairo, to a father of Italian origins from Livorno and a mother stateless. For instance, he attended the Silesians School of Don Bosco, an Institute of Business Studies.
In 1952 he joined the evening class of drawing at the Academy Silvio Bicchi.
In 1956 During the war on the Suez Canal, he repatriated all his family to Italy. He then settled in Antignano a Livorno suburb in the Tuscan region.
The creativity, and the powerful relationship with the man, and by his religious roots, are an important part of Daniel’s life and career. Therefore, his raging battles against social atrocities and his love for peace.
From 1960 until he passed on April 12, 2021, Daniel spread his artistic activity worldwide. He has visited many continents and had over 300 personal exhibitions in museums and galleries. For instance, he produced dozens of personal anthologies and retrospectives. He also painted several large murals and panels in train stations, universities, prisons, and hospitals.