This series of portraits explores the human experience through introspection, drawing inspiration from the concept of antifragility by philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb. In his words, antifragility goes beyond resilience: it is the ability to improve and thrive in the face of adversity. Each portrait offers an opportunity to explore solitude and the courage to seek self-improvement. The titles of the portraits serve to create a connection with the observer's inner world, aiming to capture moods or pose existential questions. These portraits are not mere representations of faces; they are mirrors that reflect the depths of the human soul of those who observe them. The individuals depicted in these works of art are those who benefit from challenges, randomness, disorder, and stress. They do not remain simply unchanged; they grow and improve.
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
20244
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
This series of works have as their central theme the question.
Why.
They depict that part of humanity searching for the meaning of
why we do what we do. I have included
geometric shapes by combining them with the
human figure, creating a mix of
figuration
and
geometric abstraction. These two genres of painting have always been opposed to each other, but for me they can coexist in perfect balance...Why not?
Pencil and watercolour graphite
on Amatruda paper.
cm 30 x 30
2023
Pencil and watercolour graphite
on Amatruda paper.
cm 30 x 30
2023
Pencil and watercolour graphite
on Amatruda paper.
cm 30 x 30
2023
Pencil and watercolour graphite
on Amatruda paper.
cm 30 x 30
2023
Pencil and watercolour graphite on Amatruda paper.
cm 30 x 30
2023
Pencil and watercolour graphite
on Amatruda paper.
cm 30 x 30
2023
Pencil and watercolour graphite
on Amatruda paper.
cm 30 x 30
2023
Pencil and watercolour graphite
on Amatruda paper.
cm 30 x 30
2023
Pencil and watercolour graphite
on Amatruda paper.
cm 30 x 30
2023
"Geometrie variabili"
is a project that marks a new beginning.
After a period of inactivity, I am returning to an experimental phase, creating a series of works centred on elementary geometric figures using watercolour graphite, pencil and coffee on handmade paper.
Playing with geometric shapes is very fun and relaxing.
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite, and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
collage and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
collage and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
collage and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
collage and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
30 x 30 cm
2024
In this period I return to explore drawing and the human figure. I tackle various themes, rediscover the use of pencil, charcoal and graphite on handmade paper to which I add the warm tones of coffee.
Pencil,
watercolour graphite and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
cm 39 x 39
2021
Pencil,
watercolour graphite and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
cm 39 x 39
2021
Pencil,
watercolour graphite and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
cm 39 x 39
2021
Pencil,
watercolour graphite and coffee
on Amatruda paper.
cm 39 x 39
2021
Pencil and pastels
on hand-made paper.
cm 57 x 39
2012
Watercolor graphite pencil
on handmade paper.
cm 35 x 28
2018
Watercolor graphite pencil and coffee
on handmade paper..
cm 35 x 51
2021
Pencil, watercolour graphite, red marker and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 56 x 41
2021
Pencil, watercolour graphite,
on handmade paper.
cm 56 x 41
2021
This series of works is inspired by the practice of meditation and yoga, disciplines that I discovered in 2012 and that over time have become a constant practice in my life. The drawings are done in pencil, and watercolour graphite on handmade paper. The geometric figures contrasting with faces represent the bodily sensations felt during meditative practice.
Some of these works were exhibited at the Abc art Gallery in Rome in 2014.
Pencil on handmade paper.
cm 76 x 56
2013
Pencil on handmade paper.
cm 76 x 56
2013
Pencil on handmade paper.
cm 76 x 56
2013
Pencil on handmade paper.
cm 76 x 56
2013
Pencil on handmade paper.
cm 76 x 56
2013
Pencil, and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 30 x 42
2021
Pencil, and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 30 x 42
2021
Pencil, acrilic and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 30 x 42
2021
Pencil, acrilic and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 30 x 42
2021
Pencil, acrilic and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 30 x 42
2021
Pencil, acrlilic and coffee on handmade paper.
cm 30 x 42
2021
Pencil, acrilic and coffee on handmade paper.
cm 30 x 42
2021
Pencil, acrilic and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 39 x 39
2021
Pencil, acrilic and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 39 x 39
2021
Pencil, acrilic and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 39 x 39
2021
Pencil, acrilic and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 39 x 39
2021
Pencil, acrilic and coffee
on handmade paper.
cm 39 x 39
2021
They are works that mark a phase of transition, a kind of artistic transition that will bring me back to drawing. They are made with charcoal and white acrylic on canvas or paper glued on wooden boards.
Plaster, charcoal and acrylic on canvas.
80 x 80 cm
2012
Plaster, charcoal and acrylic on canvas.
30 x 30 cm
2012
Charcoal and pastels on paper pasted on board.
20 x 40 cm
2012.
Plaster, charcoal and acrylic on canvas.
40 x 80 cm
2013.
Once the experimental period was over, I felt the need to return to more traditional painting with
canvases and brushes. The use of acrylics is more practical for me although they can present limitations compared to oil painting.
I approached the human figure away from tradition and closer to a contemporary aesthetic. The colour range is limited in the number of colours. This period also materialised with group exhibitions and my first solo exhibition at the ass.culturale Spazio Officina in Rome.
Acrilic on canvas
50 x 100 cm
2009
Acrilic on canvas
100 x 50 cm
2011
Acrilic on canvas
50 x 70 cm
2009
Acrilic on canvas
50 x 70 cm
2011
Acrilic on canvas
40 x 80 cm
2011
Acrilic on canvas
50 x 100 cm
2009
Acrilic on canvas
50 x 70 cm
2008
Acrilic on canvas
50 x 50.
2008
Acrilic on canvas
70 x 100 cm
2009
It all started in the late 1990s, when discovered the possibility of using computers to explore new artistic techniques. It may seem obvious today, but in those years it was not at all. What you produced with a computer was not seen as something original, there was always someone who would point out that <<Yes it is beautiful but you didn't make it, the computer did>>. A bit like someone who, in front of a work of contemporary art, murmurs...<<I could have done that too>>.
Anyway, one day, I put a sheet of paper 'stained' with acrylic colours into my inkjet printer and started printing.
I perfected the technique by using paper with a heavier weight and a texture that resembled that of a canvas.
The projects I made were three:
"Urbanicity", dedicated to urban spaces .
"Chromatic", fantasy dedicated to music.
"Figura", dedicated to the human figure.
Some of these works were exhibited in two group exhibitions in Rome at the space Il locale.
Mixed media on paper
cm 19 x 27,8
2005
Mixed media on paper
Cm 17,7 X 26,5
2005
Mixed media on paper
cm 19 x 28
2005
Mixed media on paper
cm 27,2 x 18,8
1996
Mixed media on paper
cm 10,2 x 10,5
1996
Mixed media on paper
cm 27 x 19
2001
Mixed media on paper
cm 29,7 x 21
1996
Mixed media on paper
cm 29,7 x 21
1996
Mixed media on paper
cm 18,7 x 24
1999
Mixed media on paper
cm 18,7 x 24
2001
Mixed media on paper
cm 29,7 x 21
1996
Mixed media on paper
cm 29,7 x 21
1996
Mixed media on paper
cm 29,7 x 21
1996
Mixed media on paper
cm 18,9 x 27,7
2001
Mixed media on paper
cm 26 x 19
1996
Mixed media on paper
cm 10,7 x 13,7
2001