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t the age of 12, in school in Lugano, Ticino, the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, I discovered art as an intimate pleasure and emotional outlet. After that, I chose art to accompany me at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA, with an emphasis on personal creativity that suits my intuitive Alla prima painting, letting inspiration surge from deep within me and seizing the spark of the emotion at the origin of an artwork. While living for four years in Rome, among other places in the world (Tunisia, Vienna, Greece, and Geneva, where I settled), I self-studied the Italian Renaissance masters. I absorbed their mastery of color and composition to transmit meaningfulness to an artwork. In addition, I also studied Giorgio Vasary's first methodology of art studies, which is still a backbone in art schools today. As a prized poet and performer, these are the poles of my art, with poetry as its weft. Amidst all the tragedies that I am experiencing, with the recent loss of my son and my daughter suffering from mental illness, art deepened and increased my understanding of life. It has brought me back to a meaningful life and made me develop my version of contemporary art and sometimes abstracts that go beyond the limits of reality into Infinity, as defined by Angelo Crespi. As an artist, I am guided by the following quotations, which demonstrate art's duty to bear witness to life throughout time, thanks to the freedom granted by its current contemporary form.” “If the soul does not guide the hand, it is not art.” -Leonardo da Vinci
“Imagine the Future” Acrylic on Canvas, 31.4”x23.6”
“It is the mind that guides the hand—mental maturation of an emotion." -Michelangelo "Let the material do as it pleases... it will surprise you." -Soulages "The essence, always the essence..." -Arthur Miller
“Ukraine Thinking of You” 15.7”x15.7”
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“The Secret City” Acrylic on Canvas, 31.4”x23.6”
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