The artist:
Michele Paternuosto arrives in Sabaudia and shows encaustic’s deep reds underneath the austere arcades of Rationalism. As a child he attends the studio of masters Nicola Rago and Angelo Fratipietro, both decorators and restorers. This experience, which was halfway between art and handicraft, gives him a strong manual ability and a refined taste for the antique, a quality which in the ‘70s will lead him to experiment with encaustic, that is painting with fire. Today, he is considered an incredible talented master, one of the most interesting Italian artists as regards the experimentation of both painting techniques and materials.

Maria Sole Galeazzi, journalist for the local newspaper Latina Oggi.