V soon became an artist of images to survive in his dyslexic universe, but also driven by his taste for (infinite!) research in art and in life, and by his passion for travels (of mind and of feet), in his continuous quest for Light through shadows. After a couple of working experiences as a set designer in the ‘90, right after he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera (in Milan), V directed his art to the (then-booming in Italy) world of tattoos and, since then, when he’s not tattooing, he draws and paints - and loves, cooks, brakes and fixes things, explores the world,... As a good old geek - and looking for modes of expression without those limits he has to respect as a tattooist - V as a digital artist has continuously evolved along with the unfolding of new graphic technologies, becoming “a skillful and advanced painter who seamlessly blends traditional and digital techniques to conjure dark fantastical portraits and surreal landscapes”, described as “an artist of profound depth, merging abstract travels with tangible experiences”, whose art is “an intricate interplay of light and darkness, evoking both intrigue and introspection” and “a deeply satisfying experience, exploring the depths of the human existence”. Although his creations have been called “...all utterly captivating, it's like Tim Burton marrying a character straight out of a Japanese anime, and their child settling in Europe” (and he likes it!), some of V's inspirational models are timeless geniuses like Caravaggio and Leonardo, groundbreakers like H. Bosch, F. Goya, V. van Gogh, E. Schiele, A. Modigliani, G. De Chirico, T. de Lempicka, U. Boccioni, and visionaries like H.R. Giger, and B. Vallejo. [All parts in italics are quoted from actual reviews from art experts/collectors]