Born in Portogruaro - VE in 1957, Saturno Butto' studied at the Art School and the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, graduating in 1980. His work is characterized by a very personal formal interpretation of European sacred art and by an impeccable technical expertise, reminiscent of that of the great masters of our pictorial tradition. In constant conflict between eroticism and pain, transgression and ecstasy, Butto''s precious paintings on wood dissect the uncompromising and contradictory vision of Western religious iconography towards the body, on the one hand exhibited as an object of worship, on the other denied in its value of pure erotic beauty. The result is a fascinating tension that exalts first and foremost the human figure, which in his work has always been at the center of the scene. Butto', after more than a decade spent in his studio perfecting the oil technique, began his exhibition career in 1993, the year in which his first monograph was also published: ''Portraits from Saturn: 1989-1992''. Since then, numerous personal exhibitions have followed in Europe, Asia and the United States. Subsequently, he published other monographic catalogues: ''Works 1993-1999'', “ Martyrologium '' (2007), “ Blood is my favorite color” (2012), “ Saturnicore (2013), “ Breviarium Humanae Redemptionis” (works from 2007 to 2014), “ Sacred Love and Profane Love (2023) and the latest published by “The Guide Artists” from Cadiz - Spain: “Saturno Buttò”. The artist lives and works in Bibione in the province of Venice. “I portray people. I am interested in their identity and psychological implications. I do not worry about the reaction that the public has in front of my works. I work for myself and I would not exclude a cathartic purpose. In painting I look for something that excites me and satisfies my curiosity: I am attracted by what I do not know, often by the negative side of human psychology”, in perfect agreement with what Geoffrey Hartman claimed: “Great art is always escorted by its two dark sisters, impiety and pornography”. Saturno Buttò.