Riccardo Vitiello - contemporary painter

Born in 1974 in Livorno (Tuscany, Italy), I am a self-taught artist. I previously worked in videoart and abstract photography, however, I work now exclusively with acrylics on canvas or canvas cardboard.

Usually everything starts with a sketch on paper, I always considered free drawing like a therapy, as I start with no end result in mind. Later I start to recognize some elements and a kind of context and, since that moment, i go on as if I had always known the final result. Some of these sketches become paintings. 

Sometimes I prefer the freedom of painting directly on canvas. This freedom allows great creativity, in this way I am free to experiment with shapes and colors until I feel my creations are complete.