50 shades of juicy scarlet in bougainvillea. 54x24 cm. Triptych

Concept

I am a Sicilian artist.


I paint love and inspiration from everything around me, from the stones of medieval cobblestones, and lanterns braided with trees to random scenes of ordinary Sicilian life, full of incredible fascination for me and I fill my paintings with it. I cannot imagine my life without Sicily and enjoy every day I spend here.

I would love to improve Sicilians' lives, to make the region rich, clean and prosperous. For me, the fusion of a very different history, and culture, the kindness and openness of others, and the stunning nature and food make Sicily a true paradise on Earth. Moreover, I wish my paintings could convey this love and admiration so that they would make people fall in love with Sicily.

Sicily is full of directions to explore, but I concentrated my research on the following directions that interest me the most:
- In dialogue with Foucault's concept, I explore and investigate the ability of Sicilians to enjoy simple everyday life.
- The next strand of research is the harmonization of the historical narrative. I explore how great epochs, history and nationalities merge in Sicilian daily life.
- According to Heidegger's concept, they contain a hidden meaning I capture landscapes, domestic sketches and still lives on canvas in an attempt to convey an aura (according to the definition by Walter Benjamin).
- And finally, the theme of my research is freedom. In my paintings, I tell my personal story of finding freedom, which is transformed through the Sicilian prism.