Ivan Pili was born in Cagliari in 1976. From an early age, he displayed a natural talent for drawing, sketching shapes in silence while teachers explained their lessons. His connection to visual art was immediate and instinctive.

But it was music that first brought him to the stage. Almost by chance, he discovered a strong aptitude for rhythm and melody. Driven by passion and determination, he embarked on a journey that would eventually lead him to perform internationally as a musician.

Yet the painter had already awakened years before, in the quiet of a summer atelier. At just twelve years old, Ivan spent entire afternoons in his uncle’s studio, where the scent of linseed oil and turpentine filled the air. Between canvases and whispered techniques, he absorbed the essence of oil painting not through formal lessons, but by observing, experimenting, and simply being present in the ritual of art.

During those years, music took center stage and gradually eclipsed his painting. The momentum of his musical career pushed visual art into a quiet corner of his life, never truly abandoned, only waiting for the right moment to resurface.

Drawing and music moved in parallel: one expressive and vibrant, marked by performance and applause; the other introspective and silent, shaped by attentive observation. Even then, the soul of the painter remained, hidden between the margins of each note, quietly preparing for its return.