About — Riccardo Pichi
I try to do things properly: understand the idea, prepare, and take care of every step.
I’m Art Director and Creative Technologist at Arsenale 23, a creative agency in Rome, where I follow projects from concept to delivery.
Lately I’ve been focusing on VFX and AI direction. I start from the basics of the trade — writing, light, framing, editing — and use generative tools where they help the idea.
At the moment I’m working on an immersive film for four LED walls in a museum room, an immersive VR film for Eni, custom software for companies and AI training for teams.
Also: a degree in Media Design and New Technologies for Art at IED Rome (110/110), the live performance of Érotiq at Romaeuropa Festival 2025, a six-month Art Director internship at Intertouch, live visuals for Videocittà 2024 and Spazio900, and a few installations.
Experience
- Now Arsenale 23 ↗
Art Director & Creative Technologist
Creative direction, VFX and AI film direction
- Now Museum · Eni
Immersive & VR experiences
An immersive film on four LED walls for a museum room; an immersive VR film for Eni
- Now Large companies
Custom tools & AI tutoring
Bespoke software for enterprise teams; coaching people to bring AI into their workflows
- 2025 Romaeuropa Festival ↗
Live performance curation — Érotiq
ULTRA CLUB night at Mattatoio, Rome, 26 September 2025
- Internship Intertouch
Art Director — 6 months
Digital retail
- 2024 Videocittà, Rome
Live AV performance — Symbioglitch
With Alice Felloni, on a 25 m projection wall
- Live Spazio900, Rome
Audio-reactive visuals
Real-time visuals for club nights and events
- Education IED Rome
Media Design & New Technologies for Art — 110/110
Video, motion, VFX, web, installations
Toolkit
Film & VFX
- DaVinci Resolve
- Premiere Pro
- After Effects
- Blender
AI & Generative
- Generative video
- Generative image
- AI-assisted workflows
Real-time
- TouchDesigner
- Resolume Arena
- Ableton Live
- Arduino
- DMX / MIDI
Code
- Svelte
- React
- Three.js
- WebGL / GLSL
- Web Audio
Design
- Figma
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign