
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Artist Biography My first passion has always been painting, which is then followed by scenography. ...
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Artist Biography
My first passion has always been painting, which is then followed by scenography. I studied scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples.
Then by a twist of fate, I found myself in the United States where I tried to follow both my passions.
I have now lived in New York for 23 years where I work as a scenic artist, i.e. I paint sets for films, television series and theatre. At the same time I have never abandoned painting, to which I dedicate myself, especially in the last 10 years.
I am very fascinated by weathering, and the various textures and textures of materials. I usually paint on a panels to which I apply concrete and other materials to obtain a final result that is as close as possible to reality. My intention is to bring the beauty of urban life into our homes and onto our walls.
I find a lot of inspiration in the street and in the things that surround me every day and then once in my studio the images take on a life of their own. My paintings are usually large and on panels and acrylic.
In the Covid period however, after finding myself stuck at home, I returned to my first passion, that is oil painting and to a more limited dimension. Infact, I started to paint more realistic scenes, inspired by th...
Education
Yale School of Drama Technical Internship Program in Scene Painting 2001-2002
Rhode Island School of Design Certificate Program in Decorative Painting 2001
Rhode Island School of Design Summer Session – The Language of the Art for ESL Students 1999
Brown University Summer Session – English for ESL Students 1997
Academy of Fine Arts, Naples, IT MFA Program 1995
Set Design
School of Fine Arts, Naples, IT Bachelor’s Degree 1990
Decorative Painting
Internships
Yale School of Drama Technical Internship Program 2001-2002
Scene Painting
Trinity Repertory Theatre Part-time Internship 2000
Scene Painting
Summer Cabaret at Yale Summer Internship 2000
Scene Painting
Related Experience
Virginia Commonwealth University – Theater Depa...
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Exhibitions
Auction Group Exhibition - New Haven, CT. - 2012
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC)-499 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook Pier)
Bwac, Wide Open 5 - Brooklyn, NY- 2014
Bwac Spring, Summer, Fall Exhibitions - Brooklyn, NY - 2014
Outer Limits, Spring Show
Out of Order, Summer Show
Imagine This, Fall Show
Bwac Spring, Summer, Fall Exhibitions - Brooklyn, NY - 2015
Renew, Spring Show
Summer Scapes, Summer Show
Face to Face, Fall Show
Bwac Spring, Summer, Fall Exhibitions - Brooklyn, NY - 2016
Spring in Roode Hoek, Spring Show
Speak Your Thruth, Summer Show
Brooklyn Is, Fall Show
Creative Bloch - Brooklyn, NY -2016
Bwac Spring, Summer, Fall Exhibitions - Brooklyn, NY - 2017
Rites of Spring, Spring Show
Palette Unlimited, Summer Show
Interactive, Fall Show
Bwac Spring, Summer, Fall Exhibitions - Brooklyn, NY 2018
Transformation, Spring Show
Escapades, Fall Show
BWAC member show themes 2019-2022
2019-Brooklyn
Spring show: Spring: Coiled & Ready (May 11 - July 7, 2019)
Summer: Summer Pop-Up (joint show with ChaShaMa) (July 20 - August 11, 2019)
Fall: Fall In/Fall Out (September 21 - October 26, 2019)
2020-Brooklyn (pandemic delayed gallery opening ...
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