Aldo Turchiaro ^©  

(Celico, 1929)

Signed bottom right and back.

Aldo Turkeyro is a living painter and illustrator originally from Celico, in the province of Cosenza. He moved to Rome where he attended the Liceo Artistico and met Renato Guttus, with whom he actively participated in the artistic studio of Villa Massimo. His initial works, dating from 1942-1943 have strong references to the production of Carlo Carrà and Giorgio De Chirico . He took the painting course at the academies of Florence, Milan and Rome. In 1973 he was awarded the Fiorino di Firenze prize. During his artistic career he has exhibited at the VII Quadriennale in Rome, at the GalleriaCa D'oro and at the Galleria La Nuova Pesa, both in Rome. Adheres to the neorealist current without renouncing its originality as its canvases mainly depict animals such as fish and birds. & nbsp;