Amatore Ditullio
Amatore Ditullio combines an innate self-taught painterly sensibility with a solid academic background, culminating in a degree in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts of Bari.
Throughout his artistic career, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions and received several awards and recognitions for his work. A versatile sculptor and artist, he has taken part in national and international stone, wood, and snow sculpture symposia.
He collaborated for several years as a sculptor and decorator for the renowned Carnival of Putignano and contributed to the prestigious restoration project of the Petruzzelli Theatre in Bari.
Meditation, 2019
50 x 40 cm
Refugees, 2005
69 x 51 cm
Mixed media on wood
Relief Art
The work presents itself not as a traditional painting, but as a “fragment of the mind.” Its irregular support and jagged edges emphasize that the scene is a living shard of thought, emerging from the artist’s memory. The shirt in the foreground, rendered with almost tactile realism, acts as a visual guide, drawing the viewer toward the central bas-relief, where a boat and stylized figures struggle toward salvation in a symbolic ascent.
Artist’s Note
The irregular shape of the support rejects the rigidity of the frame and becomes a mental space. Through this organic form and the use of natural elements, the work dissolves the distance between artwork and viewer, inviting us to enter a collective memory that takes shape as matter, boat, and hope.