Visionary at work

Touring in Africa

Heritage and Vision Complete Artist's Work

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NEWS FLASH: Mr. Battaglia was one of 650 artists from around the world selected to show in the 2012 Florence Biennale in Italy!

In the beginning there was the light of truth and innocence. Where is that holy embrace, that loving image? Where is that lost memory?
 
My art is about this catharsis of etching, layering, writing in the “Terra” of the body and soul. It is written on the body. Every touch, every laugh, every heartbreak, memory, and loving kiss…. tells the story of that magical connection to the Holy One.

In the beautiful hill towns of Italy…in the silence, the stones cry out for memory.  We seek the truth lost from our embrace, ever so high in the high country.
This is the challenge of making Art. Being true to myself means searching and discovering our lost selves, languages, symbols, myths, feelings, relationships, poetry, archetypal complexities, mystical passions – all there in the strata of our beings – calling for discovery. In the chiaroscuro of our lives, the pathway to hope, happiness, and love is painting the picture deep inside. My hope is that you will find in these paintings a part of your lost history. Maybe an artifact, a sacred myth, a road less traveled, a passionate lover who touched you deeply, will come to you “in the still of the night” or in the “beautiful darkness” I have created. This is my journey. This is my world.