“Agita” is an Italian word translated literally to mean “heartburn”
Many Italian-Americans use the word Agita to describe a state of irritation or extreme annoyance… Ross says, “Artistic Agita is a self-made term describing a form of art impossible to ignore. I feel if there’s something annoying, irritating or agitating it’s impossible to ignore, very similar to a feeling of heartburn, I want the artwork I create to be impossible to ignore.”