michele petrelli

About michele petrelli

What I do... Life takes place over a non-linear time. I have true evidence of this. For example, I happen to be judged by someone even before I do something wrong. I remember this judgement while I am doing that thing. Or I see myself in the shoes of a friend of mine. He is indoors. He argues on the phone with his father and always sleeps. After a long time I happen to observe myself. I am sleeping a lot, then I think: I will certainly argue with my father on the phone one of these days. Is it really going to happen? After this sincere question addressed to an abstract figure, that thing surely happens. These are flashes of my madness. What role does my art have in a non-linear time? My subjects are not defined. They are captured in different stages. Some of them are just sketchy. Others are incomplete but already determined. Still others are almost completely complete. I try to put time out of the game before the finish. My story... I'm an Italian painter. I have been enthusiastically painting since I was a young boy. I took a degree at the artistic education high school. In 1991 I left my university studies and I had a severe breakdown. I left the blackest darkness of my mind with the help of my family and two dear friends. In 1999 I got a degree of scenography technician. During the first part of my life I did not make much painting. I drew horrible figures that seem to come from my emotional feelings. They were monochromatic designs with a strong black presence. I was not peaceful and you can see it from my life that was quite messy. I have lived a happy life with my partner ten years, far from the city. I have painted a lot in these years. My paintings tell my life, paths from darkness towards light. After all,this is life. Whoever keeps my art can be comforted. My brush strokes are fast and vibrant. They are not precise. I have abandoned the immobility in favour of dynamism. This is impressionism. I love drawing my portraits, landscapes etc. with pencil or with traditional techniques. I prefer oil, water colors or acrylics and digital media too.