Davide Cristofaro wearing one of his silk scarves, in front of one of his portraits painted with gold ornaments

What they say about me

Art critics, lecturers, journalists and friends who looked closely at my work and chose to write about it. Here I gather their words exactly as they wrote them, together with the works they speak of.

  • «His characters are “Gods of other times” who convey the inner dialogue, a reflection of the soul.»

    Portrait of Alfredo PasolinoAlfredo PasolinoInternational critic and art historianRead the full text
  • «This young man has the gift of visual memory, of draughtsmanship, and of a command of colour.»

    Portrait of Gilberto GrilliGilberto GrilliArt critic, biographer of the Maestro Pietro AnnigoniRead the full text
  • «The figure appears immersed in a striking play of light through which the artist gives proof of an independence and a painterly competence fully achieved.»

    Portrait of Antonella MessineseAntonella MessineseArt historian and criticRead the full text
  • «In his works he offers, without any exhibitionism, an ideographic cross-section of his own identity.»

    Portrait of Rosa DecarolisRosa DecarolisLecturer in Drawing and History of ArtRead the full text
  • «That boy with the sweet smile and the dreamy eyes had a gift: the gift of being able to see “beyond”.»

    Portrait of Florisa SciannameaFlorisa SciannameaExpert in fashion and costume, lecturer in Fashion Design at the University of BariRead the full text
  • «His intense, vivid colours burst from the palette to spread pleasingly across a bare canvas.»

    Portrait of Vittoria TripoliniVittoria TripoliniDirector of the Victoria Academy in BariRead the full text
  • «To me Davide is a multicoloured volcano! He gives off energy in its purest state.»

    Portrait of Manu BrambattiManu BrambattiFashion designer and illustrator, former designer for Gianni Versace, Salvatore Ferragamo and Gian Marco VenturiRead the full text
  • «A refined creator of fashion and a “poet” in the art of painting, he reveals great creativity and a constant search for light.»

    Portrait of Teresa GentileTeresa GentileJournalist at the Corriere del GiornoRead the full text
  • «The sweet, enchanted gaze of a “stranger” in the world of the “wonders” of Martina Franca.»

    Portrait of Elena QuidelloElena QuidelloColumnistRead the full text
  • «You know that feeling, when you look at a work of art and it seems to have been created just for you?»

    Portrait of Ilaria GoffredoIlaria GoffredoWriterRead the full text
  • «The fertile relationship between fashion and art can today count on a new, exuberant and colourful artist.»

    Portrait of Luce Di MaggioLuce Di MaggioArtist and sculptorRead the full text