Biography
I was born in Fabriano, an inland town in the center of Italy, in 1984. I studied at the School of Art in Urbino and I have a Master’s Degree in Visual Design from the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino. In addition to my artistic studies, I have always been interested in the animal world, from a scientific point of view, analyzing the different species, shapes and behaviors; but also from a point of view related to the ancient literature, the popular imagination, the myth, the legend. Even today, animals are my first source of inspiration.
After experiencing animated film and illustration for children during my initial studies, I found new inspiration in the techniques of classical etching, and later in the incision with pyrography on wood. This made me think about the marking by finding a more direct relationship between me and the support media, because the pressure of the hand (and therefore also the emotion and mood ) has a strong influence on the final result. So I wanted to focus on the study of the marking, as an invasive and strong action upon the support media, so I developed the expressive technique of drypoint on paper. Coming from Fabriano, an Italian reference point of the paper, I wanted to honor the tradition of my city by treating the paper not as a support media to cover with the color, but as the true protagonist of the work. No trace of color or pencil, the paper becomes a medium for changing and marking time, like a tattoo marking the skin and the soul of its owner. The paper becomes like the skin of the work, which, through precise and delicate work, indelibly marks and freezes time.
