Ischia (2009) Painting by Rolando Lambiase

I am a retired teacher of English language and literature. I taught Italian in Britain (Leeds University) in the seventies. I started painting when I was a kid, may be 12 or 13, encouraged by my art teacher, Mario Carotenuto, now in his 80's and still going very strong. I've never had specific tuition, nor achieved ufficial academic degrees, apart from a secondary school diploma; but, of course, I've been studying History of Art for ages, visiting thousands of exhibitions, meeting many artists (I don't know why most of them homosexual and invariably good friends).
Abstract art doesn't mean anything to me, despite all my good disposition and openness. But what I dislike most (and here my linguistic background takes over) is the sectorial language used by critics. Words meaning themselves, total emptiness.
Yes I prefer figurative art, and in it, colour rather than drawing and perspective.
Oh, I nearly forgot.
I read and write a lot, of course: Art & Literature should always go well together.

• Nationality: ITALY
• Date of birth : 1945
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Italian Artists