Career
Born in Louisiana Spezia (Italy) in 1941, he begins as self-taught painter at the end of the 50s, devoting himself also to the engraving techniques, especially to the drypoint. In 1966 he graduates at the Polytechnic University of Milan and settles in Rome in the last years of the 60s. In 1971 he comes back to Milan, taking part in many important art exhibitions.
In 1982-1983 he creates a set of paintings on the Via Crucis theme, now placed in the South.Gemma Church in Monza.
At the same time he presents some paintings in various sacred-art exhibitions. In 1992 he is among the winners in a national competition organized by the Italian revue Arte.
In 1992-1993 he revisits the Tarots theme, that he had already developed in the previous years: a special set of these 22 paintings, devoted to the tobacco"s subject and history, is included by the French art critic Pierre Restany in the show Art et Tabac, which is presented in various European countries. A period of various exhibitions in Europe and Japan follows.
In July 2002 the Italian Ministry for Heritage and Cultural Affairs supports a significant anthological exhibition in Ravello, with his paintings from 1990 to 2002.