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True Art Is For Rebels Vittorio Ottaviani
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The focus of my artwork is the
revelation of human personality, as
depicted through intricate facial
expressions and gestures as well as the
conspicuous conditions of life. My love
for body language and narrative
permits me to be a painter of character
and the use of darkness is intended to
highlight the drama of the scene.
As an Italian artist educated in
both the traditional and modern
styles, I use classical oil
techniques of glazes over
gesso-prepared wood to execute my
artworks. My mind works
skillfully to measure color &
composition as well as the delicacy
of the human psyche. I challenge my
style with attention to the detail.
To promote my work, I use
guerrilla marketing
techniques. The objective is to
target people in unexpected
public places with my artworks
and attempt to communicate
with them about socially
relevant themes. This unique
and alternative approach is
rooted in the DIY counter
culture but it has also taken
cues from popular culture and
commercial marketing.
My main purpose is to
extricate deep themes
from the everyday
episode, and to return
them to the living
world through my
paintings. I like to
question the existing
environment. I strive to
make sense of life, for
after all, it was the
great philosophers’
need to understand the
basis of this world that
opened the way to what
we call art today.
Vittorio Ottaviani