<p>Italian artist Alessandro Siviglia immersed himself in art from an early age. He was initially drawn to street art, where he was able to express his artistic interests by graffiti writing on large public spaces using the alias CROW. After a 15 year stretch of taking a bold, guerrilla approach to art, Siviglia began to hone his current style which combines his street art background with more traditional artistic conventions. </p> <p>This unique 21 inch square painting is a mixed media composition on canvas. It is stretched, wired and ready to hang. The sides are painted and it does not require framing. Convenient local Los Angeles area shipping. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. This artwork is exhibited at Artspace Warehouse, one of the leading international art galleries in Los Angeles.</p> <p>After spending much time visiting the Filiberto Menna Art Institute in Salerno, Siviglia grew interested in developing his distinct technique. He achieved this by spontaneously choosing bold contrasting colors and unconventional mediums, such as spray paint - a nod to his street art roots. It was in Venice, Italy where he established professional relationships with local artists and was inspired to dedicated himself completely to a professional future in visual art, taking his talent from walls to canvas. </p> <p>Through his abstracted figurative work, Siviglia emphasizes the 2-dimensional aspect of the paintings. This technique allows for the exploration of different ways of seeing, or perceiving, the world around us. Siviglia draws inspiration for his figures from everyday situations. His characters often include people and small stray animals, which are used to reflect his concept of relativity. This is done by creating scenes that are amalgams of time and place. Siviglia&#39;s colorful scenes simultaneously reflect a current point in time as well as his own childhood memories. </p> <p>Alessandro Siviglia was born in Salerno, Italy in 1982, however he currently lives and works in Rome. Siviglia’s paintings call to mind the Cubist era. He has exhibited extensively within Italy and received several European prizes. Siviglia&#39;s first solo exhibition was shown in 2009, in Valencia, Spain. Siviglia has more than 1,000 of his works in private collections around the world, from New York to Dubai to Paris.</p>