Long Version of my story

Born in Turin on 12 February 1979, I have a twin sister, a mother and I had a father. I had an introverted childhood and a noisy, rebellious adolescence looking for something extraordinary. I was and I am dyslexic. The first goal in my life was to become a theatre actor. The school I attended gave me the opportunity to find a gateway to this world. I felt I needed a guide or mentor and found her in a theatre company in Turin: Marcido Marcidoris & famosa mimosa. This experience was intense yet incredible, terrible in some ways, akin perhaps to military training. Marco Isidori and "l'Abate" were my mentors in those years. There was no room for ego, just performing what you were told, it wasn't creative for me. My mentors were opportunists, using mentees for their own personal projects without giving room to grow them and instead sucking energy. Now looking back this helped develop my resilience, it was as your early twenties often are: formative. For a long time as an actor I worked alongside Daniela Dal Cin, an eccentric painter, set designer and art falsifier. Indirectly I learnt a lot about the world of figurative art. In 2004, I quit acting and decamped to Paris, working as a part-time waiter, the rest of the time filling my cup wandering around art museums.
The following year, I returned to Turin and for more than ten years dedicated myself to the profession of light design in the main theatres, simultaneously learning the profession of machinist, set designer and sound engineer. They were years full of inspiration and special encounters. In 2010, aged 31, in parallel with my work in the theatre, my love affair with studies of art, drawing and painting began and I haven't looked back. I found and still find everything an opportunity for inspiration. (Truly).
I taught myself from books and manuals, finding Betty Edwards particularly original and unusual. She focusses lessons on seeing instead of drawing per se and demonstrates how important it is to eliminate self-judgement to be able to grow as an artist. I sought out groups of academic and non-academic artists and educated myself studying and sketching masterpieces in museums and galleries. I met several artists, some in their atelier to learn or "steal the trade", others in the street or bars, exchanging opinions and advice. A few artists by name whom helped me to continue on this path: Paolo Pisotti, Andrea Roccioletti, Alessandro Bulgini, Gianluca Vigone, Andrea Gagliotta, Il Dime, Il Diste, Niconemonoé, Jimmy Rivoltella, Gerardo Rosato and ALL of the artists of Cavallerizza Irreale.
Cavallerizza Irreale was a multicultural centre in the heart of Turin, where for about 3 years I was part of it's creative staff (as a side - I happened to have a magnificent atelier with view of the Mole - the main part of Turin's skyline). In short, these were years in which we gathered, created something collective, or individual, sharing a common passion: making art. Each meeting taught me something, every book, person, artist or artwork has tattooed something inside me. Today it seems to be exceptional to live moments of this type with other artists, I'm so grateful to have had this rare opportunity and trust that there will be more.
I made the jump to full-time artist in 2016, giving up my day (mainly night!) job as light designer come jack-of-all-trades. This released time to do commissions, illustration fairs, exhibitions and competitions.
Since 2017, I started travelling around the world to explore more expressive possibilities, styles and different ways of thinking and living. I keep drawing and painting what I see and that which inspires me either from reality or from my dream universe. I'm an avid lucid dreamer and every night delights me with new visuals.