User:Armandotorre

Armando Torre was born in Naples, Italy in 1930 and immigrated to the United States in 1958. He ia a fine arts painter.a sculptor and a poet. He own an art gallery in Bay Shore, NY, "Armando's Art Gallery." It offers paintings by himself and others, restore paintings and antiques, He also accepts commissions to do portraits in any media.

As a Child, drawing, more than anything, occupied his time. In his early teens, He went to every art exhibition and then apprenticed with great artists.His art was influenced by many Artist of that  period  like Eduardo De Filippo,DeChirico, Ciro Arnes, Giuseppe Garigliani, Nicola Ascione, and other great artists of that era. Prior to coming to the United States He became art director for the famous Capodimonte ceramics.

As a teenager, He developed a passion for peotry. He has written over five hundred poems for Neapolis  ( Napoli ) He hopes to preserve this for future generations.