Bio

Biography

I was born in Turin, Italy, on 11 April 1979. I graduated from the Cottini Art School in 1997. During that’s year, I enrolled in one-year Graphic Design Diploma course at the Les Meriden school in Turin.

The strong influence of the Italian classical artists has forged my style.

After my studies, I started to work on web design for an Italian company. This was my first job. At the same time I was also working in my family’s restaurant so I could draw and paint only in my spare time.

Living in Turin gave me the possibility to grow up in a very multicultural background.

In 2016 I decided to focus entirely on my painting, so I moved to Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

The first years were extremely tough as I made no money. I also started a lot of works by commission like logos, murals and decorative works, experimenting and learning with various techniques and medias. At least some money was coming in and I was surviving.

During the pandemic lockdown in 2020 I radically changed the approach to my painting style by using only large recycled broken panels which gave more strength and character to the canvases.