Wall art by Amalia Caratozzolo

Amalia Caratozzolo is a freelance illustrator. She studied at the International School of Comics and in the illustration department of Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Rome. Amalia is a teacher of the art of engraving and since 2013 she has worked in collaboration with Corriere della Sera.

• Amalia, where are you from and where do you live now?

  I'm from Messina, a seaside town in Sicily, but I've been living in Rome for seventeen years.

• How would you describe your artistic style?

  It's very difficult for me to describe my artistic style. I think it's very graphic, synthetic. And when I can... with irreverent content! My favorites :)

• Vector or watercolor?

  Vector!

• New York or remote mountain hut?

  New York!

• Becks or Merlot?

  Becks! I love beer very much!

• And a little Proust: What is your idea of perfect happiness?

  That perfect happiness does not exist? It sounds very dark as a thought. In fact, it would be easy to be happy, but mankind, by nature, wants more and more, so it's difficult to stay happy for a long time. What a difficult question!

• Which living person do you most admire?

  I would say Franca Leosini, she is a great woman and journalist.

• What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

  I would certainly say faith.

• What or who is the greatest love of your life?

  My beautiful cat, her name is Olga and she's my love! I have a future as cat lady in store for me ;)

• If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?

  I would like to be a mighty witch, who, with her magical powers, makes the world a better place. It's nice to dream!

• The world needs more...

  good vibrations, positive thoughts. And certainly much more irony: irony will save the world!

• I’ve changed my mind about…

  I'm very stubborn, so it's difficult for me to change my mind. But when it happens, I always think it's a good thing. It's interesting to see the world from other points of view!

• What most people don't understand is that…

  you must not take yourself too seriously.