 In the early 1980s, he entered Politecnico di Milano to study Architecture, but started his artistic career soon after with his first solo exhibition in 1987 at the Galleria Jannone in Milan.Pignatelli's early production is mostly figurative and possesses an architectural quality derived from his university studies.The artist's vast repertoire includes both buildings and natural elements, like towers and mountains; vehicles such as airplanes, trucks and boats; war scenes taking place over the dark ruins of a city; wild animals fighting, and the lonely stillness of a generic suburb.