THE LEGACY NARRATIVES - VOL. II

1. What was your childhood like? I grew up in a coastal town among fishermen and boats. The sea and the light gave me a lot of energy and joy. A quiet childhood, in contact with nature... I miss it very much.

2. What did you study? I attended art school.

3. What are your hobbies? I have no hobbies; I dedicate all my time to painting.

4. Why did you decide to be an artist? I don't think there was a moment when I decided to be an artist. Perhaps due to the need to express myself through art, combining passion and dedication and trying to improve my creative process, over time, unconsciously, I have become one.

5. If you weren't an artist, what would you have dedicated yourself to? I dedicated a large part of my time to another passion, teaching. I taught pictorial disciplines at the Liceo Artistico in Catania for many years, the same institute that trained me and gave me the seed that I cultivated over time.

6. Who or what inspires you? I have always found useful suggestions in the works of the great masters of the early 20th Century: Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse, and the Fauves.

7. What style characterizes you and why this one? The tendency of dominant color. The search for harmony between tones, linked to my imagination, which tends to reflect light. All of this allows each painting to achieve that necessary balance to find serenity and proportion in the composition of forms.

8. What message do you want to convey with your art? Through my unique expression, I would like to evoke and transmit joy, sadness, astonishment, or reflection, communicating through color, always stimulating creativity and offering a different vision of life.

9. If you weren't you and you saw your painting, what would you think of it? I would see lively and colorful paintings that convey joy and, of course, serenity.

10. What was your biggest challenge in the industry and how did you overcome it? Making art is an entire continuous communicative process; the artistic experience can generate many difficulties in the relationship between professional intermediaries in this world, such as critics or gallerists. In my case, I encountered complexities when putting my works into circulation on the market. And it has only been by seeking coherence in the production of my work and establishing relationships with serious galleries that I have managed to overcome these difficulties and gain a position.

11. What is your goal as an artist? To be able to express my personality through the use of color.

12. Why does your work bring something new to art? Because it shows that the creative experience is a fundamental part of a person's normal faculties. The artist's success comes from being able to recognize and express their ideas, creating new values derived from a process where individuality manages to realize its own path.

13. Why is art important in our lives? It stimulates creativity, adds experiences to our lives, and awakens critical thinking.

14. Does an artist make a work or does a work make an artist? If an artist manages to create a work of art, that work will surely also end up defining the artist.

15. Is madness necessary to be an artist? Certainly not; on the contrary, the rule of method and balance applies here, as well as an almost maniacal constancy in the study and research of one's own artistic trajectory.

16. What advice would you give to someone who wants to be an artist? Give free rein to your inspiration and creativity. Above all, be yourself, because art is a unique and personal expression that can be cultivated by anyone with passion and determination.

17. What do you consider your legacy to be? I don't know yet.

18. How would you like to be remembered? As an artist!