He was strongly attracted by the Archeological Museum of Damascus and Palmira, full of Mesopotamian, Greek, and Roman Art, from which he absorbed much of his inspiration and imagination for his work.
During the long periods spent in several European towns such as Paris, Athens, Vienna, Genève, Munich, Innsbruck, he visited their museums and came into contact with the cultural life of other countries.
Captured by Kattinis’ way of painting, Hans Lang Beton Firm in Innsbruck commissioned him a large, oil painting on plywood [6] On this occasion Professor Heinz von Mackovitz wrote of him “…Kattinis’ colors light up and shine with a brightness full of tension, without becoming violent, so that Kattinis’ painting arouses in the spectators a feeling of perpetual forces...” [7] When he went back to Italy, Kattinis set up his studio in Trastevere Rome, where, in 1969, the Poliedro gallery invited him for a solo exhibition which was introduced by writings of the famous poets, writers and journalists Leonardo Sinisgalli, Ugo Mannoni, Renato Civello and Giancarlo Fusco.
John Hart of the Daily American wrote: “... Kattinis has limitless imagination and prolific technical command, which lets him treat solemn themes with seemingly irreverent levity...” [8] In 1972 Kattinis was invited at the famous Museum Palazzo Braschi of Rome, for a solo exhibition of his paintings, where the figure of man, fixed out of his temporal significance, becomes a dominant theme of his work.
The art critic Rolando Meconi curated the catalog and the issuing of Kattinis’ first album of handmade linoleum etchings in relief “Vasi Antichi“ [9] In the following year appeared his beautiful album of 6 handmade linoleum etchings “GLI ASTRONAUTI” edited by IL Poliedro and accompanied by an introduction of Leonardo Sinisgalli [10] and writings of Sandra Giannattasio, Pietro Bianchi, Heinz Von Mackowitz.
Nicola Micieli wrote “…what mostly characterizes Kattinis’ scheme of printing, revealing his vision of the world, is his informal method used in combining and manipulating different graphic and chalcographic techniques within the same piece of work...” [14] During the years he has been commissioned exterior and interior large murals and frescoes, among which the three large frescoes inside the suites of “ Le Fabbre – Fattoria Pianetti (Manciano) Italy, inspired by the spirit of the ancient Etruscan civilization [15], together with a beautiful album of 12 multicolor etchings “ Gli Etruschi” [16] One of his works has just appeared within the exhibition entitled “Pittori del ‘900 e Carte da Gioco”, organized by Museo di Roma Palazzo Braschi [17]