Poggio Di Poggio

From an early age, Poggio Di Poggio embarked on a relentless quest for truth – the ultimate reality that emerges when one frees oneself from the shackles of conditioning and ignorance.

By mindfully observing the natural rhythms, the intricate mechanisms of the human body and mind, he has tried to comprehend the essence of life and death, accepting the impermanence and understanding the interdependence. These notions, once abstract concepts, transform into profound verities, enabling the emancipation and elevation of the spirit.

In his incessant pursuit of truth, Poggio Di Poggio devoted eight years of his life to monkhood and the discipline of meditation. As a devout Zen and Theravada Buddhist monk, he profoundly studied and embraced the teachings of the Buddha. His spiritual journey led him to ten months of hermitic solitude in the Thai forests. Through meditation and mindful communion with nature, Poggio Di Poggio came to realize that all is one, and this oneness is spirituality.

Poggio’s paintings take the form of abstract landscapes, reminiscent of the European Romanticism of the 19th century, as well as Shan Shui, the traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese landscape art.

In their portrayal of mountains, clouds, rivers, and storms, these painters express human emotions and sentiments; therefore they are, in essence, also portraits.

These artworks allow for introspection and meditation, guiding the viewer on an inner odyssey where reality and fantasy, space and time stretch and intertwine.

The experience of the sacred often emerges from the magnificence of nature or the evocative power of art, both sources of innate beauty.