Vibrant & Immersive Narratives by Michele Del Campo

In his ongoing series of paintings, Michele Del Campo generally depicts an idle and melancholic youth, kissed by the bright Mediterranean sun. However, his figures appear contemplative and immersed in an inner world. He paints both from life and from photos, according to the complexity of the composition. His works from photos are careful combinations of a number of different reference photographs that he has taken to models, objects and spaces in different times and places. He paints often on large formats with the freshness and spontaneity of a wet on wet technique, or Alla Prima in Italian.

His confident brush strokes bring his subjects to life with light and color jumping off the surface to capture the viewer's attention. Del Campo carefully observes people browsing through shops or deep in conversation, and then with his brush, he is able to carry over these narratives with genuine sentiment onto the canvas.