Capolago, Ticino, Switzerland
Food has always played a central role in my work. I love good food and wine; to me they are one of l...
About the artist
Joined In 2014
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About the artist
Joined In 2014
(344 Followers)
Food has always played a central role in my work. I love good food and wine; to me they are one of life's greatest pleasures, and I like to celebrate them in my paintings. I aspire to prolonging those quiet moments in which we find ourselves in front of a fabulous plate of pasta al pesto or a fragrant cup of coffee with a croissant and we almost forget our surroundings because our entire being is filled with relish and anticipation.
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Why hyperrealism?
I have always sought to capture reality and its tridimensional quality in my painting, so as to share with the viewer that magic which inspires our imagination, the feeling we experience when we look into a cake shop window. However there is also an ironic and light side to my character, and it too comes into my work. Indeed over the years what I do has evolved into a new kind of hyperrealism with a touch of comic strip quality that I like to call hyperrealistic pop; it is immediately appealing, has a touch of irony that we can all identify with, and it leaves the completion of the work to the imagination.
In my art I try to create a rapport with its viewers, giving them a moment of caref...
I was born in 1984 in Turin, and I now live in Asti, which is the heartland of good Italian wine. From the window of my studio I can admire the rolling landscape that is typical of this area, and which, every morning, fills me with the desire to celebrate the fruits of this wonderful land.
My grandfather was a landscape painter, and I was picking up pencils and paper from an early age. He often came to look after my siblings and me, and I always looked forward to those occasions because I knew we were going to spend the afternoon drawing.
I went to a secondary school that specialises in art, and at the same time studied music at the Conservatoire in Turin where I graduated with a diploma in double bass. I have had various jobs but I always kept painting, until I finally realised that I had to spend more time and energy on what I truly love doing. So I ended up investing in myself.
2025 Genuary- February: Collective exhibition in Zug at Galerie Gleis 4, located in the prestigious central train station of Zug.
2023 November-Genuary: Solo exhibition to the art gallery EXTRAFID SA, Via Canova 9, 6901 Lugano
2022 October - December: Singulart boutique in the historic KantGaragen building in Berlin
2020 Article on the magazine les-ludiques.com: http://les-ludiques.com/art-et-images/la-nourriture-vue-par-les-artistes-d-aujourd-hui/
2020 Interview with a food painter on yourtravelrecipe.com: https://yourtravelrecipe.com/2020/04/13/eat-with-your-eyes-interview-with-a-food-painter/
2019 Florence Biennale
2017 Solo exhibition Gallery “Art is Light” Asti, Italy
2016 Joins Ugallery
2015 Group exhibition “Arte Bagutta” Milano, Italy
2015 Solo exhibition “Restaurant Al San Giovanni” Asti, Italy
2015 Exhibition “Carlo Alberto” Torino, Italy
2015 (from) Joins Zatista Gallery
2014 (from) Joins Saatchi Art Gallery
2014 Exhibition “La Rue Des Artistes” Torino, Italy
2014 Exhibition “Arte sotto i Portici” Torino, Italy
2014 Exhibition Lingotto Fiere “Expocasa” Torino, Italy
2014 Exhibition “Piazza delle Erbe” Mantova, Italy
2014 Exhibition “Abano le Terme dell’Arte” Abano Terme, Italy
2014 Competition 3° prize “Abano le Terme ...
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