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Roberto Pagliarulo - Lawyer or Artist?

Roberto Pagliarulo (RD 92) was born to an English mother and Italian father and consequently the Latin culture, mythology and landscape have all, in equal measure, inspired him. Roberto read History at Bristol University and went on to do an M.Phil in American Literature at Cambridge University. Although he has pursued a career in law, his art has allowed him to explore another perspective - both figurative and surreal where he continues to be experimental, drawing parallels with the Metaphysical art of Giorgio de Chirico. Unconventional imagery, unexpected compositions and unpredictable colour scheming depict his own particular reality. Roberto’s paintings are worlds within worlds, peopled by figures of antiquity where apples might be blue and windows open upon ancient ruins. These enigmatic cityscapes inspired by the light of the Mediterranean are intriguing, inventive and dreamlike. In the words of Paul Richards, artist and tutor at the Slade School of Fine Art, “Roberto’s paintings are both beautiful and intriguing, and that mystery is at the heart of their reality.”

 

 

Originally Written: 29-Jul-2015 13:55, Last Updated: 29-Jul-2015 14:55

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