His name is Paolo Troilo, he's from Italy and his work still gives me a tingle down my spine whenever I see it. When i came across this video (below) showing him painting I just had to feature him on my blog again.
Paolo Troilo paints with his hands, creating for me the most powerful self portraits I have ever seen. His work is so physical and emotive and I could never tire of looking at his many paintings, each one telling me a story of anguish, struggle and frustration.
It's interesting to see in the video how he goes about creating something so powerful and using his hands instead of a brush adds to the rawness of his work.
I hope Paolo exhibits in London one day, so I can see more of his work up close. They may look amazing on the screen but look even more mesmerising in real life. It is still my ambition to own one of his pieces and two years after seeing that painting in Positano, he is still my favourite artist.
