Ever since 1945 Dorazio has contributed with his peculiar way of painting to the establishment of Abstract Expressionism in Italy.
He was one of the greatest representatives of European Abstract Expressionism, an artistic movement he approached in the mid 20th century. His works are characterised by the use of lines, geometry and colour, elements that would become his stylistic hallmark, along with a careful study and subdivision of spaces.
After living in Rome and travelling between Europe and the United States, Dorazio chose an old convent in Todi, near Perugia, as his permanent home. He moved there in 1973, making it his residence and studio and it was the Umbrian countryside that deeply inspired the artist and from which he absorbed a fertile energy that awakened his senses.
