Meet Daniel Finaldi - Part 1 – Alfa Art Gallery

“I have always been attracted to figuration and the inherent narrative that people bring to painting. People painters are story tellers and I have always been a storyteller. There are today extreme levels of vitriolic animus aimed at numerous minority groups, I have been compelled to counter this by creating paintings which show groups of people at play. Park scenes became the perfect conduit for me to express how diverse groupings of people of all races and come together, intermingle, and peacefully play. This common space allows the human family to drop their defenses and interact without fear. My delight has been to observe and paint these large gatherings of people enjoying each other’s company in the open air bathed in light or snow. It has become intensely pleasing to observe how the human family can indeed coexist within the harmonies of nature.”