Underwater Painting Print

Born and raised in Italy and trained in the USA, I now live and work between Brazil and my native country. I take photos of our inner world, of the deep emotions and moods hidden from the eyes. I make them visible and felt.
 My images evoke alternative perceptions of what is visually apparent (synesthesia), transforming visual input into, for example, sounds or scents. A keen classical pianist with a career in science behind me, in 1994 I moved to California, to attend the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara. Combining these two facets of my life has enabled me to approach photography in a unique and innovative way. My unwavering technical abilities and scientific accuracy enable me to translate my artistic sensibility, keen sense of aesthetics, and vivid imagination into works of art. I invest a significant amount of time in post-production (an average of 30–40 hours per image and up to 120), often combining multiple shots, although this is rarely apparent and the sometimes impossible physical result still looks real and possible. As an artist and researcher, I follow my soul's guidance and don't stop at a successful style since, to me, it means it’s already been conquered and revealed. Enlargements of my work can be seen on my website www.innovativefineart.com