Paolo Baruffaldi, peintre-graveur, received a degree in Philosophy from the University of Venice Ca' Foscari in 1975. It was at this time that he began his first experiments with Graphic Art with Licata, Sanchini and Goetz. In 1982 and 1983 he took part in Incontri Internazionali "Anacapri: questioni delle Arti", organized by the city of Anacapri and co-ordinated by Gillo Dorfles. Here his work began to take on a more pictorial nature, working with Enrico Baj and Joe Tilson. In 1983 he exhibited a body of work entitled "Carnevale a Venezia" at the George Pompidou Center in Paris. In the same year he began a project entitled "Venezia Capitale" of which he has developed three phases so far: La Mala Pianta, cement, canvas and plexiglass (1983), Amanti, rilievi, wood outline (1984), and Il Gran Narciso, paper and canvas (1986).
In 1988 he dealt with two innovative subjects: Made in Italy, an ironic title was given to introduce a corpus of engravings inspired by articles of clothing, and La Natura Morta, the artist chose a technique using "Carborundum" to execute this piece. Both of these works use large-sized plates and have been pulled a limited number of times, from the first and unique edition to the eleventh.
In the early 90s he began a series of thematic exhibitions which have proven to be extremely meaningful and representative of his creative and artistic development.

Baruffaldi's new exhibitions and artistic initiatives are based on the following themes:


- Views of Toscana, aquatint and carborundum
- Still life, carborundum
- Profane Carnival, etching, aquatint and "vernice molle"
- Nude and The Awakening, etching and aquatint
- Monotypes, only works.
- Angels and Archangels, etching, aquatint, "vernice molle" and drawing.