Personal project.
Freely inspired by the Bora wind of Trieste.
These illustrations are also available as Fine Art Giclée prints.
For inquiries, contact me here.
CONTROVENTO
Category: Illustration
INCONTRI
Encounters
Private commission – 2025.
Freely inspired by the Trieste coastline.
THE OBSERVER
Formula 1-themed find-and-seek illustration created for The Observer newspaper’s games section.
Art direction: Sarah Morley and Jon Hill.
DECORATIVE MOTIF
A decorative motif featuring female figures intertwined with plant forms, created for fashion designer Clara y Romero.
The project explores a series of women immersed in a primordial green landscape, where the figures and natural elements merge into a flowing, organic pattern.
Selected figures from the series have also been developed into prints for small pure silk scarves.
DANCE
Illustration set in the small port of the iconic Miramare Castle in Trieste.
Personal project. Available as a signed and numbered Fine Art Giclée print.
For more information, contact me here.
THE NEW STATESMAN
Illustration published in The New Statesman for a piece by David Sexton about Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go.
Art direction: Gerry Brakus.
BOAT INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE
Double-page illustration for the February 2025 issue of Boat International Magazine.
Special thanks to Joel Minter of Dutch Uncle Agency.
HARPER’S MAGAZINE
Two illustrations for the February 2025 issue of Harper’s Magazine, accompanying a story written by Justin Nobel.
Art direction by Kathryn Humphries.
INNAMORATI
Illustration of two lovers beneath a surreal wave.
Available as a signed and numbered Fine Art Giclée print. For more information, feel free to contact me here.
TRA SOGNO E REALTÀ
A view of an inner courtyard with greenery, featuring a dreamy reader.
Private commission.
NEL CIELO DEL MARE
Evocative illustration of the renowned Barcolana regatta in Trieste.
On the occasion of the 39th IBBY International Congress, held in Trieste in 2024, a unique 50×70 cm Fine Art Giclée print of this illustration was donated as a tribute to the organizers of the upcoming edition of this important annual event.
The artwork was selected to represent the high level of artistic craftsmanship in Trieste, as showcased by the CrafTS collective, of which I am a member.
A special thanks to Elisabetta Lippolis, member of the IBBY International Executive Committee, for her kind invitation.
LE TERRAZZE DI NAPOLI
A view of the terraces of Naples, where time flows slower than in its winding alleys while Mount Vesuvius towers in its sky.
This illustration is also available as a signed and numbered Fine Art Giclée print.
For more information, feel free to contact me here.
IN VOLO
Personal project.
2023
CAFFÈ DA ZAVOLA
A series of five illustrations created for the packaging of Caffè Da Zavola, an artisanal coffee roastery.
Each composition features female figures guiding the viewer through a visual journey inspired by the aromas and sensations of coffee.
The illustrations were integrated with the packaging design by Add Design Studio.
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HARVARD LAW BULLETIN
Two illustrations for the Spring 2024 issue of Harvard Law Bulletin.
The illustrations concern two books reviewed in the Bulletin: Deals: The Economic Structure of Business Transactions, by Michael Klausner and Guhan Subramanian J.D./M.B.A. ’98 (Harvard University Press) and How to Become Famous: Lost Einsteins, Forgotten Superstars, and How the Beatles Came to Be, by Cass R. Sunstein ’78 (Harvard Business Review Press).
Art direction by Ronn Campisi.
VRSAR- CROATIA
Summer life on the beaches of Vrsar, Croatia.
2023
L’ETÀ DELL’ADOLESCENZA
THE AGE OF ADOLESCENCE
During adolescence everything changes and shakes. It’s a continuous reversal of emotions that sends you into a tailspin. Growing up is this, turning the world upside down almost as a game, looking for the impossible.
This illustration was selected for the 2022 edition of the Tapirulan Illustration Contest in Italy, under the theme TILT.
IN TRIESTE COVERS
Cover illustrations (front and back) for the paper issues of In Trieste magazine.
Front:
Front and back:
IN TRIESTE #2
In this series, some illustrations originally made for In Trieste Magazine have been partially modified, removing the masks that hid the faces in the original series. The original series had been made during the pandemic days. I decided to modify some scenes, removing the masks, to show how the everyday life of certain moments has remained unchanged over time.
IN TRIESTE MAGAZINE
Illustrations for In Trieste Magazine, mostly inspired by the daily life of the city of Trieste during the pandemic period. Many of the situations depicted are the same as they have always been in this city — the main difference being the ubiquitous presence of face masks.
The titles of these illustrations often refer to dialect words typical of this beautiful border town. The illustration In the World of Books was selected to appear in the prestigious 40th Annual Book of American Illustration.
WOMEN
Personal project
2022
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
Illustration inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Masque of the Red Death.
2022
CONNECTIONS
War is also the result of strong connections between opposing forces. Such connections create a terrible succession of events. Economic interests often escape idealistic proclamations and actually contribute to fueling conflicts.
Personal project.
2022
LA PACE DI CANOVA
Personal project
2022
PINOCCHIO ABC
Abecedario “Pinocchio” in the Italian alphabet, plus numbers.
Personal project
2021
GATE CLOSED
Personal illustration inspired by the abandonment of Afghan soil by Western countries in August 2021.
AMHERST MAGAZINE
“Macbeth Gets a Rewrite”.
Illustration for the Spring issue of Amherst Magazine. The illustration is inspired by a review by Josh Bell of the film “The Scottish Play”, written and directed by Keith Boynton.
Art Director: Ronn Campisi
2023
Illustrations created for the summer issue of Amherst Magazine, based on a story by Ilan Stavans.
Art direction: Ronn Campisi
2021
COVID JOURNAL
During the lockdown I started a collaboration with the New York based artist Peggy Roalf.
Together we have created a “creative dialogue” based on the visual and emotional suggestions that emerged in those difficult days.
The project is called Covid Journal and the illustrations make up a virtual gallery on IG under the hashtag #alberti_roalf_covidjournal.
COSTUMES
Personal project.
2020
A FAMILY
Personal project.
2020
MEDEA
Illustration on the mythological character of Medea, 2019.
It is part of the Cattivi/Villains exhibition, curated by Ivan Canu and Giacomo Benelli of Mimaster Illustrazione. The catalog is published by Edizioni della Galleria l’Affiche of Milan.
CIRCE
Illustrations on the mythological character of Circe.
2019
LA NOTTE FONDA
Illustration originally made to illustrate a very short short story entitled “La Notte Fonda ” by Marco Taddei.
The author of the text manages the instagram page @ottantottobestie, a virtual gallery where the images of various illustrators accompany his texts.
2019
LA MASNADA DELLE AQUILE
Cover illustration for the novel La masnada delle aquile by Riccardo Roschetti.
The book is inspired by the daily life of Kosovar guests in the underage communities of Trieste, Italy.
Published by Infinito Edizioni, 2020.
IL TEMPO È DOMANI
Cover and internal illustrations for the book Il tempo è domani by Mario Vatta
Lint Editoriale
2019
Book-cover illustration:
Internal illustrations:
“TO WATCH”
The triptych deals with the issue of “illegal” immigration in Italy. It is a “photograph” of a possible moment that could happen on both sides of the borders.
Mixed media
2019
SCAFANDRO
Unpublished illustration on the theme of migrants in the Mediterranean sea.
Mixed media
2019
ANIMAL FARM
Illustration and design proposal for the famous novel by George Orwell.
Mixed media
2019
FASHION ATTITUDE
Fashion Attitude is an ongoing series of illustrations marked by a gestural and painterly approach to the female figure, with subtle nods to the world of fashion.
Originally conceived as an independent project, it is also part of Women, a collection of limited edition fine art prints celebrating femininity through beauty, freedom, and style.
FASHION GRIDS
A series of black and white illustrations portraying female figures dressed in distinctive outfits, centered on fashion design.
The works also belong to Women, a cycle of limited edition A3 fine art prints celebrating femininity through beauty, freedom, elegance, and style.
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BLACK&WHITE DRESSES
Series of black and white dresses
Personal project
Mixed media
2018
THE BLACK CAT
Two illustrations inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Black Cat.
VITRUVIO
A series of illustrations exploring the proportions of the human body in relation to surrounding space.
A semi-serious reinterpretation of Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Vitruvian Man.
KIDS
A series of illustrations of stylishly dressed children ready to go to school.
The group image is available as a fine art print.
MIRRORS
A series of illustrations portraying female figures dressed in distinctive outfits, in a project that nods to fashion design.
The works are part of Women, a cycle of illustrations available as limited edition A3 fine art prints, celebrating femininity through beauty, freedom, elegance, and style.
THE GOLD OF THE VAGRANTS
A series of portraits depicting homeless people in a shelter located in the northeast of Italy.
BAR TYPES
A collection of portraits of mostly elderly strangers captured in their everyday routines, particularly during quiet, relaxed moments in cafés.
The series uses a minimal, essential color palette to highlight the contrast between the visible traces of time on the subjects’ faces and the flat, reddish backdrop that “hides” the outside world.
BARCOLA
Portraits from the shore of a district of Trieste, Italy.
The works are available as a limited edition of 10 signed and numbered prints on Hanemühle Photo Rag 300 gsm paper.
Exhibited at Cluster Exhibition Fair, London, curated by Ema Marinova, from May 1 to 5, 2019.
10 COMMANDMENTS STREET
Personal project.
Mixed media.
The project offers an ironic reinterpretation of the biblical commandments, highlighting the paradoxes of contemporary society, where real life often follows the opposite path to the ideal one proposed by the sacred scriptures.
