From fishing nets to textured walls, from amateur soccer fields to raw, instinctive canvases—Gabriele Amoroso is not your typical emerging artist. His art isn’t just seen. It’s felt. Untrained, unfiltered, and unexpectedly poetic, Amoroso creates what he calls “walls that speak.”
Some artists are born with brushes in their hands. Others are forged in sweat, salt, and silence. Gabriele Amoroso is the latter. Born and raised between the fishing culture of Orbetello and the scrappy beauty of amateur soccer, he didn’t find art. Art found him.
It began with concrete-effect walls—DIY gestures of redemption in a moment where he needed to trust himself again. “That was the first time I stopped handing things over to someone else,” he says. “I started believing I could build something with my own hands.”
Gabriele Amoroso’s Art Intexture style
Today, Amoroso’s style is visceral, instinctive, and unapologetically tactile. No rituals, no academic technique. He listens to his gut. Sometimes he begins with one vision and ends with something entirely unexpected. He doesn’t chase perfection—he captures truth. “I often feel the inspiration in my stomach,” he confesses. “It’s physical.”
While his palette has evolved over time—from darker tones to colors that reflect the rooms they live in—his true medium is space itself. Walls. Ceilings. Surfaces that feel lived in, wounded, and healed. His paintings don’t ask for attention; they hold it.
Authenticity matters more to him than polish. “People say they’re authentic all the time. I say it—and I mean it,” he says. If his work ever landed on an album cover, it would echo the mood of Radiohead or Pearl Jam: honest, raw, emotionally loaded.
Because Gabriele Amoroso doesn’t paint fiction. He paints what he’s lived—without filters, without fear.
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🎨 GABRIELE AMOROSO: INTERVIEW FOR FANTAMODA.IT
The painter who trusted his own hands.
1. Gabriele, when was the very first moment you felt the need to “work with your hands”?
A: There wasn’t a precise moment, really. It felt more like the birth of a new version of me. I had always been known for doing things best with my feet… and then, surprise 😅.
2. The cement-textured walls were your first artistic gesture. What did they represent for you?
A: They represented the need to change. That was the first step in my personal “redemption.” I had always handed things over to someone else, trusted someone else — and that wall was the first time I decided to trust myself. I know it may sound a bit abstract, but I understand it perfectly.
3. How do you choose materials when working on a canvas? Is it a ritual, instinct, or technique?
A: At first, there was no real “choice.” There is now, with a bit more experience… but in the beginning, it was all about trial and error. A few tips here and there, but mostly just trying things out. No rituals — I feel inspiration in my stomach. Often I start with one idea and end up with a completely different result.
4. What did you feel while painting your first canvas in Argentina? Was your style already recognizable?
A: At that time in my life, it was the only thing that gave me a bit of relief from my thoughts. No distinctive style, I think — just the desire to feel okay.
5. How much does your environment influence your art? From the lagoon of Orbetello to the city of Naples — do you feel your inspiration shift?
A: Honestly, I don’t feel much influence from the places I live in. Lately, I’ve been using colors that maybe recall my homeland, but I think it’s just a coincidence. In the beginning, I was drawn to darker tones. What I really look for is a “wall” where others see just a blank canvas.
6. If you had to describe your style with three visual words, what would they be?
A: Walls, surfaces, ceilings.
7. Your path as an artist began outside the academic system. How important is authenticity versus technique to you?
A: I think — unlike most people — I’m actually authentic. Some say they are and don’t believe it, some say it and do believe it… I say it and I am it. As for technique, I hope to take a few classes soon. So far, it’s been pure instinct.
8. Is there one color you feel truly represents you — something that speaks for you without explanation?
A: Not really. Lately, I just look at the colors in the room or space where the canvas is going and try to find shades that fit harmoniously. It’s just a matter of taste.
9. Your aesthetic has a strong visual identity. How much is fiction, and how much is lived experience?
A: It’s mostly lived experience, very little fiction — just like everything else in my life. I leave fiction to those who are better suited to it.
10. You grew up between fishing nets and soccer fields. What do those two worlds leave behind in your creative process?
A: Well… working in the fishing industry definitely taught me how to make do, even in tough times. I met so many characters I learned a lot from — first and foremost, my father: my number one when it comes to work. On the amateur soccer fields, I gave my all, and I think I left a good impression. Both of those worlds — like painting, and honestly like everything else in my life — are ways for me to express myself. I believe I have a talent, and when you’ve got it, it shows up everywhere.
11. How do you relate to time when you paint? Do you lose yourself or find yourself?
A: Time flies. I put on my headphones, listen to my music… I get lost and found again, over and over.
12. Have you ever thought about applying your textures to objects, textiles, or design projects?
A: Honestly, no. But if the opportunity came up? Why not.
13. If one of your works became an album cover, what kind of music would it be?
A: Definitely grunge or post-rock. Like Nirvana, Pearl Jam — but especially Radiohead.
