Premio Combat Prize

I am an Italian artist working with wooden sculptural forms incorporating an unusual and unexplored point of view.
My work grows out a need to look beyond the traditional portrait. The Outsider captures moments of life as if viewed from below a glass plane. I find that reflecting upon and observing life from this perspective produces a kind of detachment, removing us from assumptions about form and subject and taking us into a surreal dimension, where processes of control are subverted and where the unconscious and the realm of dreams inspire new and original feelings and thoughts.
My sculptures are created out of manually cut and carved layers of wood and plywood, a live material, whose unpredictable colour and grain confer a unique feel and personality to each artwork.
Occasionally using the pseudonym Daniel, I am currently continuing my research, exploring the possibilities of this point of view and seeking to use it to reveal hidden aspects of the portrait as an art form.
EXHIBITIONS 2018
Artrooms London, London, UK
EXHIBITIONS 2017:
La Via degli Artisti, Milan, Italy - Winner of the 4th prize.
The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia, London, UK
Arte Genova, Italy
Affordable Art Fair, Milan, Italy
Arte Piacenza, Italy
Arte Padova, Italy