Caniglia

"There is nothing more pure in life than a canvas waiting to be brought to life by a fury of precision brushstrokes with images of nothing more than concrete irrationality. I believe that as artists, it is up to us to create our own sense of reality.

"In an age of social and political upheavel, the artist is an anomaly. As creators, we are capable of manipulating the viewer by the stroke of a brush.I paint to live; the canvas is my skin, the paints are my blood, and my brush is the key that unlocks my mind.

"My paintings are wondrous strange hues of my fragmented mind. They may seem traditional in style; nonetheless, they are radical in content, bold and forceful in imagery.

"My vision has always been earthbound with human vulnerability and death at its core. I am just a witness to the truth of my brush."

Caniglia is one of 50 contemporary artists featured in Metamorphosis 1 (beinArt Publishing).