I am figurative painter, self represented.
Born in Naples, Italy, in 1980 and grew up in the area around Vesuvius, where I currently live and work.
I started painting very early and I made my first oil on canvas painting already at the age of 10. But I can say that I started painting professionally at the age of 22.
A self-taught artist.
I have a degree in mechanical engineering without formal education in art.
At the beginning of my journey as realist painter, I was very fascinated by the metaphysic paintings of De Chirico and by the surrealism of Dali’. Later, I found inspiration in pop culture and in rock-pop stars portraits.
Today my research is mainly concentrated on the human figure, especially on realistic portraits. I paint mostly oil on canvas, but sometimes I use other techniques on different supports.
The blurry paintings are a diversification to pure realism. I use this style to represent images suspended in memory.
I participated in numerous group exhibitions in Italy and abroad and my paintings are in private collections in America, China and Europe.
This is a short list of recent exhibitions: