Artist Statement

Every canvas begins as an argument between discipline and impulse. Working exclusively in oil from my Milan studio, I make art to express what language fails to capture: what I cannot communicate in words, I resolve in paint. My work develops intuitively directly on the canvas as I go along, fueled by research spent studying original masterworks in museums and galleries. I choose oil paints for their very classic approach, fascinated by the physical way they mix, evolve, and age over time.

This process is deeply driven by the major ideas I am currently exploring, specifically the concept of war in its various internal and external forms—ranging from acute societal tension and material conflict to the devastating environmental friction of drought, wildfires, floodings, and climate damage. I am also processing profound personal changes. I am heavily inspired by Gerhard Richter's abstract works—the immense layering, the structural depth, and the raw emotions he manages to express on a canvas. By stripping away figurative anchors, I seek to translate these heavy, complex states into pure form and texture.

Questions Left Suspended

In relinquishing the figure, my practice chooses to inhabit the unknown. I construct these surfaces to confront inquiries that do not have comfortable or immediate resolutions:

• How do we visually map the architecture of an interior psyche processing rapid external mutations?

• What remains of our shared identity when the physical landscape—scarred by drought, flood, and friction—is stripped of its familiar anchors?

• Can a canvas hold the weight of structural violence while remaining a  sanctuary for quiet contemplation?
  
  

Ultimately, I do not want to provide standard answers or offer a predictable resolution. I want to involve the viewer directly in the raw emotions I feel, inviting you to step into these dense, tactile surfaces, to confront the unsaid, and to find your own answers within the weight and rhythm of the paint.