Biography Before moving here to study for a degree in Fine Art at Central St Martins, Alvaro Petritoli studied history in Naples. His work reflects a fascination with the strata of history, creating a resonance of time and place in his work. Combining fragments of photo transfers, rust, ink washed away with bleach and hand-drawn text, his images are created from detailed layers, creating a network of recurring elements stimulating the sense memories, evoking scents and sounds and drawing the viewer into their multi -layered complexity.

Background:

Born 10th September 1967, Rome, Italy
1998-2003, BA Fine Art, Central St. Martin, London
2003, Printing on clay and surface decoration, City Lit, London
2001-2002, City & Guilds 7900 Ceramics, City Lit, London
1993-1994, Postgraduate Studentship in Historical Studies, Italian Institute
of Historical Studies, Naples, Italy.
1986-1992, Diploma di laurea in lettere, University “La Sapienza”, Rome