ART / EXPRESSION / EXPERIENCE
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"Art is that which comes to a man, and
stands between himself and an implacable witness – the
work.
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Franco Colalillo
Original Artwork
Original MIXED MEDIA on board
T.B.A.
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Original MIXED MEDIA on board
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Artist’s
Statement
I have always drawn
inspiration from the city, and its ability to transform and
reinvent itself. Objects of the past exist simultaneously with
objects of the present (and future). Architects must also
contend with this duality. Photographs constitute the working
evidence of these changing realities and the primary raw
material for my collages. Images are combined and manipulated
to create new and separate realities which in turn are parts of
larger ensembles suggestive of a greater, continuing whole.
Negative shapes and
space, linear and planar elements found in reality are
abstracted into a new reality on the picture plane that explore
concurrent architectural themes of scale, spatiality, process
and order.
I try through my work to
identify with not solely a building type, but a building
process: more specifically a way of thinking expressed as a
direct result of a specific time, site and place: in effect a
tangible record of a series of events and conditions.
My projects act as
personal records of events and work experiences, however it was
my architectural education and my early work experience in Asia
which has had the greatest formative influence on my work.
Biography
Since graduating in
1994, I have practiced architecture in Hong Kong (PRC), Shanghai
(PRC), London (UK) and New York City. My ample travel has given
me many opportunities and experiences by which to further
explore my interests in contemporary art, traditional Asian art
and calligraphy, photography, and the ever changing urban
architectural condition.
Painting has always been
a natural and conceptual extension of my interests in the built
world and will continue to play an important role in my career.
Art is good!
Education /
Qualifications
2004 NY State
License-Architect NCARB
1989-94 Carleton
University (Canada) B. ARCH Bachelor of Architecture
1987-89 Carleton
University Candidate Honours Bachelor
of Art History
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