Giorgio Drudi was a self-taught modern Italian painter (Santarcangelo di Romagna, August 5, 1956 - Cubelles, February 8, 2025). His passion for painting began at sixteen, inspired by his admiration for his father, a carpenter/cabinetmaker and amateur painter, who created paintings depicting popular scenes of humble art: card players at the bar, women working in the kitchen, still life, boats in the harbor, fishermen...etc. From childhood, Giorgio showed a strong interest in art and began to draw, giving free rein to his imagination. He would have liked to attend an art high school, but his parents imposed a more secure path from a professional standpoint. He thus graduated in Accounting and Commercial Expert and, at 19, found employment as a state employee, a role he would hold for most of his life. He gave up positions of responsibility to maintain a simpler and more peaceful lifestyle, while continuing to cultivate his great passion for drawing. At twenty-two, he came into contact with several contemporary art painters in his hometown, delving deeper into the surrealist style. He traveled to various Italian cities, such as Assisi, Venice, Trieste, and several cities in Liguria, finding inspiration in the rich historical and artistic heritage of the country. He loved visiting museums, historic villas, and admiring the sculptures of great masters like Michelangelo and Donatello. In his youth, he also reproduced two scenes inspired by famous painters, Jusepe de Ribera and Van Gogh. His works occasionally depict Italian landscapes, with particular attention to Romagna: Santarcangelo, Rimini, Cesenatico, San Leo, the Frasassi Caves, and other evocative locations. The artist often mixed different eras, combining medieval elements and characters with contemporary figures such as Miguel Bosé, Patti Pravo, Angelo Branduardi, alongside historical and mythological characters, including Harlequin, the Riace Bronzes, Excalibur, the Sorceress Circe...etc. His period of greatest artistic success in Italy was between the '80s and '90s. At the age of 63, he moved with his family to Spain, in the province of Barcelona, where he spent the last years of his life surrounded by the greenery of nature and the beautiful landscape where his house stood, creating his last and wonderful works.

Giorgio Drudi was a great dreamer, a spiritual man in search of the unknown. Often immersed in his fantastic world, his artistic ability allowed him to bring to life the wonders of that world, splendidly portraying them in his beautiful paintings. His works are an invitation to grasp the indissoluble link between progress and tradition, between technology and nature, between past, present, and future, leading to a tomorrow where man, nature, and animals coexist in perfect harmony. In his heart, the artist seems to want to tell us that life is a dream in continuous evolution, a succession of experiences that contribute to inner growth and that, during this wonderful journey called life, we are never alone, because invisible forces watch over us, guiding and supporting us along our path.

The uniqueness of his works goes beyond stereotypes, without leaving doubts about the true intent of the author, which is to skillfully blend reality, spirituality, and fantasy, through images that seem to exist beyond time.