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The Artist Who Paints With Their Fingers Only… and is Bellissimo!

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Southern Italian artist Paolo Troilo lives and works in Milan. Troilo’s explosive paintings are created without any brushes and instead he uses only his hands and jars of black and ivory acrylic paints. He consistently depicts himself as the only subject in his work. Troilo states that this change of technique occurred in 2004 when “I did it with my hands because I… forgot to buy the brushes!”

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11 responses to “The Artist Who Paints With Their Fingers Only… and is Bellissimo!”

  1. aradieri Avatar
    aradieri

    I think this is the best art I’ve seen since Etienne Sandorfi’s….it’s so powerful and explosive, it leaves me in awe……

  2. Mark Crossley Avatar
    Mark Crossley

    Is the fifth pic’ censored ? If so, by whom? This is no criticism of the work. which is I think very powerful and tactile to the mind. One can “feel” the life in the flesh; the fist,I get texture of mahogany-and the weight.

    1. artfido Avatar
      artfido

      We wondered the same thing! When we reached out to the artist, he told us this work was completed on the gallery wall over a door frame

  3. Marko Vegano Avatar
    Marko Vegano

    He is a great artist. Ellen, you do not have to like him, because it doesn’t fit your idea of what art is, but making art is like making love; it’s a different experience for each individual. How you get your rocks off is your business. Only the artist has a right to his expression. We the viewer get get what ever we want from it. If your an artist, show us, maybe your art will connect with some, but not all, and that’s ok.

  4. Kerri Dixon Avatar
    Kerri Dixon

    What amazing talent

  5. Ellen Gwaltney Bales Avatar
    Ellen Gwaltney Bales

    You call this art???

    1. artfido Avatar
      artfido

      What do you call this Ellen?

      1. Ellen Gwaltney Bales Avatar
        Ellen Gwaltney Bales

        I call it ugly and violent and disturbing.

        *Shower the people you love with love*
        *Tell them the way that you feel — James Taylor*

        1. artfido Avatar
          artfido

          But isn’t that exactly what art is supposed to do Ellen? Create an emotive response which it seems to have done for you?

          1. Ellen Gwaltney Bales Avatar
            Ellen Gwaltney Bales

            To me, art is supposed to be pleasing. Just my opinion.

          2. Mark Avatar
            Mark

            What you talking about? This isn’t art?!? Go back to bed, please!

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