Figurative and Wildlife Art

Captivated by the alchemy of Nature’s colors and inspired by the Animal Kingdom, Italian painter Roberto Rizzo creates a breadth of unique artworks. The focus of his interest ranges from rock painting and wildlife art, to fine jewels.

After classical studies he attended the IED (European Institute of Design) in Milan and worked as an illustrator for various publishing houses.

Since 1996, part of his artistic activity has been dedicated to rock painting art and in 2004, he published the manual ‘Sassi Dipinti’ which has received a remarkable editorial success.

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My work is essentially in the expressionist vein but characterised by a visual language that has over the years emerged from stark expressionist mannerisms to constitute a wider variety of brushwork, tonalities and textures.

I have learnt to give a wide berth to the medium, allowing the paint and the canvas/paper itself to determine the trajectory of the work as it progresses, sometimes to the point of all but altering the colour scheme, the mood of the painting or the focal points.

I have always seen myself as a student and I will keep doing so until I die. This is not modesty. On the contrary, I believe it is a struggle to keep one’s spirit childlike enough never to fossilize into staid routines, or a mere going through the motions.

The excitement of dabbing colour onto paper must never die. This is one of the very few things I know to be true, absolutely.

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