Nicola Samorì is the 35-year old Italian artist. He says “My work stems from fear: fear of the body, of death, of men. I think my nature as an artist is something like feeling hopeless. Works are just temporary shelters and painting is a leisure place where you can conceal yourself.”
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/oil-paintings-from-italian-painter-nicola-samori

Agnese, 2009, oil on copper, 100 x 100 cm, image courtesy of Nicola Samorì


Некую параллель его творчеству можно увидеть в "Кричащем папе".