Vittorio Paradisi

I spent my life painting Roman and South Italy landscapes, using various techniques, most oil and mixed techniques, engraving and etching.
My painting is typically Apulian-Mediterranean, where light and color come together to Roman atmosphere. My artworks are linked to the Roman School of the '900, but rather takes on a wider range and more intense colors that characterize it. Some of critics who comments or conversed about my works are Chigo De Chiara, Sandra Giannattasio, Toti Carpentieri, Italo Carucci, Ennio Bonea, John Wolfe, Mara Ferloni, Antonio Sorgente, Tiziana Grassi and many other.
I was born in Lecce (Italy) on 1934, but now I live and work in Rome (Italy).
From 1959 I taught pictorial decoration at the state Art Institute in Lecce and from 1971, Ornament and Life Drawing at one of the state Art High School in Rome.
From 1982 i'm a member of the Association "Cento Pittori di via Margutta" (One Hundred Painters of Via Margutta). I do love to meet people and to talk about big ancient painter; my favourite leading painters are those of the Sienese school of 1400.
Some of my art work are in the church of St. Mary of Grace (Lecce), in the O.F.S. Room at the parish church of St. Antony of Lecce, in the Royal Palace at ...

2016, april 28 - may 1, Cento Pittori di via Margutta, Rome, Italy.
2015, solo exhibition at the Gallery "dei Soldati", Rome;
2014, XXII exhibition of Art, Court of Auditors, Rome;
2012, solo exhibition at the Gallery "Vittoria" via Margutta, Rome;
2010, solo exhibition at the Gallery "Segni di Sogni" (signs of dreams), Rome;
2010, I was rewarded with the second prize Roma 2010, Editrice Acca in... Arte;
2009, Forlì, exhibition of contemporary art market;
2008, Padova, exhibition of contemporary art market;
2008, Brescia, national exhibition and contemporary market;
2008, Parma international fair exhibition;
2006, European art fair of Strasbourg;
2000, solo exhibition at the Gallery "dei Soldati", near Piazza Navona, Rome; this is one of my favourite gallery, I did other solo exhibitions in 2001, 2002, 2013, ecc.;
1997, solo exhibition at the Gallery "Editrice Latina", Rome;
1992, in large lunettes of the doors in the 17th century Convent of St. Franciscan at Lequile (Lecce), I painted a cycle of works on the history of St. Francis;
1981, solo exhibition at the Gallery "Le Logge", Assisi - Perugia;
1979, solo exhibition at the Gallery City Bank, Milan;
1970, solo exhibition at the Gallery Hermes, Rome;
1966, I was ...