November 1-5, 2023

This was the first time I was officially invited as a guest artist at the Lucca Comics & Games!
Everyone who has been to the Lucca Comics & Games knows it's an incredible events for artists, it's five days of pure joy and astonishment. It’s been an honor being welcomed in this warmhearted family that brings Art and Magic into this world-class event for 25 Years. I’ve been able to express my art freely and to paint in Area Performance side by side with other incredible artists.
In this occasion I did a collaboration with Giorgio Pow3r Calandrelli, painting him a portrait as Jace Baleren! The painting was then sold at the Area Performance's charity auction.
Many thanks to Area Performance and Miriam Borgioli for the invite, and of course Niccolò Covoni e Tiziano Antognozzi too for being exceptional people. Also Thank You to everyone who stopped by, for all the compliments, interviews, kind words and commissions.
See you all next year!

Live painting at the Area Performance

The portrait exposed during the final auction

Most of the resident artists.
Gaboleps is missing :(

July 7-9, 2023

It was an incredible weekend and I cannot thank Legacy European Tour enough for inviting me.
I met great MTG artists from all over the world, we painted live in the Artist Alley for three days straight, we went to dinner together and shared ideas and advice, stories and experiences. We talked about food (of which I am an expert), film, art and music.
Gaboleps is missing from this picture! It was late in the evening and he was on his way back to New Zealand. It's so sad, but we're great friends now and I'm sure we'll have other moments to take a picture together!
In the image you can see (from left to right): Johan Grenier (MTG artist), Florinda Zanetti (alter artist), Shivan (that's me!), Luca Costa (artist alley manager), Martina Fačková (MTG artist) and Svetlin Velinov (MTG artist).
I can't wait to see all these amazing people and artists again!

Drew Tucker and Shivan, showing off the artwork

January 9, 2023

During theDamnationFest (Second Edition), organised by Gianluca Bøøse, whom I would like to thank for inviting me, I had the chance to meet Drew Tucker.
He is an artist who needs no introduction to those who know Magic: The Gathering, having been one of the first 25 illustratorsb> selected by Wizard of The Coast, active since 1993 and with a truly unique style! As well as being an amazing artist, he is also a really nice and easy-going person. We did a collaboration the day after the event, hosted by Bøøse in his shop Dungeøn Street in Pisa. Together we made this Artist Proof, imagining an alternative version of the Plateau.
I did the portrait of Clint Eastwood while Drew Tucker painted the canyon in the background.
It was a truly unique experience and I am sure this card will forever be one of my most treasured possessions!

Four-handed Artist Proof

October 13-15, 2017

This was the first big event I was invited to as an artist!
None of this would have been possible without Simone Simoncini, the Legacy staff and Galactus one, who gave me a stand to exhibit my work.
I also took part in the live painting event, along with the other two artists present: Randy Vargas and Zezhou Chen. Each artist created a canvas that was started and completely finished during the event! It was an opportunity to confront myself with a large format that I do not often work with.
It was a great thrill to be part of such an important event for Magic, with the chance to meet players from all over Italy and other internationally renowned artists.

Live Painting Session