The artist Giuseppe Cifalà, was born in Catania, January 21, 1942.

Qualification: Painter of figures and landscapes of the age 'Baroque”.

Technique. Oil, acrylic and mixed media.

Awards and Honors. Academy City 'of Rome; Honorary Professorship.

Critics. "In painting, the artist Giuseppe Cifala ', there are two elements which are clearly complementary although they seem counter, fed by a root, which sinks into the distant memory of a sicilianity', of a middle class and a society 'of a distant time. There is a lot of originality 'in his paintings, due to the students' ability to see things with the eyes not contaminated by tradition or by schools figurative today ... "

The town of Etna gently resting on the coast and topped behind , impetuous majesty of Etna, not escape the detail of a chain of arcs that for a long stretch , surrounds the harbor area of the town, called "Arches of the seaside "

A photo of “arches of seaside”

Comparison: there seem to be large differences between portrait and photo. But in the past the city was inside the arches, now the city has expanded far beyond the arches.

Catania: Bellini Garden, oil on canvas

Catania: a photo of the steps of the main entrance of Bellini Garden

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