Painter, sculptor, engraver, ceramist and draftsman, Gaetano Pompa was an unmistakable and extraordinary artist. As meticulous as a craftsman, as courageous as a genius. He experimented with many materials used, from poor ones, such as clay, to precious ones, such as gold, used in profusion...

The topics involved included the abandonment of artisan techniques, of the 'hand made' and therefore the proposal of new scales of values, that is the scales of the quality of the 'machine made'. ...