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.The Artist |
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.Pinocchio
in Sicily |
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 Pietro Sciortino's
timeless images are part of the very life of Sicily, and he has
become one of the island's foremost artists. An "artist"
not because he paints pictures, but because his unique interpretations
reflect the mind of a true visionary and a genuine observer.
(Read
more about the artist.)
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 What if Pinocchio
came to Sicily? what kind of things would he see? What would
he experience. Here is an adventure drawn from the realm of fantasy
and literature. Young Pinocchio comes to life as he encounters
the legends and folklore of that have coloured Sicilian life
for generations. (View
this series.)
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.Capuchin
Catacombs |
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.Palermo's Brothels |
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 The catacombs
of Palermo's Capuchin monastery have become a tourist sight.
But what does this morbid display of human experience have to
say about life? In the catacomb series, Sciortino seeks to transport
the viewer into a world ever present in the human mind, and never
far away. (View this series.)
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 Today brothels
are illegal in Italy, though prostitution is permitted. To present
an impression of this erotic environment the artist sought out
people who knew it fifty years ago. his images are, in a sense,
caricatures, yet fascinating in their view of a unique place
in Sicilian society. (View this series.)
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.Worldly
Dolls |
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.Decoupage |
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 They're based on life but they can also assume lives of their own. The world of
dolls is a window into the human view of self. (View this series.)
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 Employing a technique
known in the Renaissance, sciortino has created a series of Easter
Eggs and various decoupage art and furniture. (View this series.)
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©2003 Pietro Sciortino