Artist Statement

My work expresses the direct link between inner emotional states of mind and the image seen by the viewer. As a photographer, I use the subject to convey feelings of loss, despair, triumph or whatever reflects my current perspective  . Vulnerability and self-identity are what I reveal in contrast to preexisting, imposed definitions. Poetic, visual and spontaneous unspoken truths are captured through the medium; this is most especially true for my portrait work. I am keenly interested in a visual language of revealing and subverting identity; using the familiar in unfamiliar ways, disorienting the viewer and playing with the notion of identity.

My approach is based on traditional principles of photography using the digital medium. The images are composed through the lens at the moment of the capture and are never manipulated and edited. Longer exposures provide richer detail and texture as well as references to movement and time. The images are printed with archival ink (through inkjet) on archival watercolor paper.

Bio

Education
School of Visual Arts, Photography, New York

2007   CONTINUUM,  CCCA Gallery, Hudson, NY
2007   The Set Up: Photography, The Nicole Fiacco Gallery, Hudson,NY
2007   Artists Look At Hudson Opera House, Hudson Opera House,  Hudson,NY
2007   The Postcard Show, The Pocketbook Factory, Hudson, NY
2007   Remix, The Nicole Fiacco Gallery, Hudson,NY
2007   2007 VisualLeader/The Best Of German Magazines, House Of Photography Of The Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
2006   Out of Focus/Blurred Images, The Museum Of The Imagination, Hudson, NY
2006   Artswalk, The Pocketbook Factory, Hudson, NY
2006   Summer Series, Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, Cherry Grove, NY
2006   Icon, Rhino Studios and Gallery, Issaquah, WA
2006    Unification..The Albany Underground Artist Project, Albany, New York
2006    CCCA2006 Juried Art Show, Hudson Opera House, Hudson,NY
2006    X/ES lounge and Barbara Ann Levy Gallery presents, NYC
2006    Art and Soul, GCCA Catskill Gallery, Catskill, NY
2005    GLAAD OUTAuction NYC 2005, NYC
2005    The Postcard Show, CCCA Gallery, Hudson, NY
2005    Art’s Walk, at Jeff Aranov, Handwoven& Co. and The Country Squire
2005    6 Practices Converge, group show, Red Phoenix Gallery, Hudson, NY
2005    Chatham Film Festival, Chatham, NY
2005   Hot ! ,  group show, CCCA Gallery, Hudson, NY
2005   Fire! , group show GCCA Catskill Gallery, Catskill, NY
2005   Summer 2005, group show, Richard Senna Gallery, Hudson, NY
2004   Summer Series, Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, Cherry Grove, NY, and
2004   Art’s Walk, at Eustace & Zamus, Hudson, NY
2003   Postcards From the Edge Benefits Visual Aids, Galerie Lelong , NYC
2000   Squeezebox NYC, anniversary and group show of photographer
2001   Interpretations of Springtime, a multimedia group show, Elipsis Gallery, Brooklyn,NY
2001   Nerve.Com / HBO present Downloading Sex…, multimedia show, NYC
2001   Repellent Poster Project, a blueprint/wallpaper project, Artists Space, NYC
2000   Revelations: Male Nudes, group show, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson,NY
1999   Art’s Walk, Escabelle Imports, Hudson,NY
1999   8th Lesbian & Gay Photo Annual, Leslie Lohman Gallery,NYC
1999   Me & Thee: Artist’s Self-Portraits, Leslie Lohman Gallery,NYC
1998   Empire State Pride Agenda show and auction, NYC
1997   Resolutions, Solo show, Yossi Milo Gallery,NYC

Publication in Print and Film

• Hernandez, Max.  “Juried art show recognizes member artists”, ARTS Alive, CCCA. Image Reproduction. 
•  Pottery  Barn , Fall 2005                         
• Photography Quarterly, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Triennial Issue
• Fashion photography and promotions  VICE Magazine,  Italian Vogue, American Express DEPARTURES magazine, Charlie Magazine, TimeOut NY and GENRE magazine.  BLISS Spas, North American Bear Co., CAIN associates, de Marchin, Variegatedinc.com,Jeffrey  Aronoff Handwoven & Co, Marx Home, Olde Hudson, Union Street Guest House and Benjamin Wilson Antiques
• Portrait Commission:  Board of Columbia Memorial Hospital .
• Online : Contributing photographer to Nerve.com  with  Renaissance Men  and Viceland.com with Food Dudes.  
• Performance:  Kathe Izzo and The Theatre of Love, Suarez Dance Company and Brian Brooks Moving Company

Awards                                 

• 1st Place, Photography.  Columbia County Council on the Arts, 11th Annual Juried Art Exhibition.  Donald McKinney, Curator.

Studio Assistant

• 2001-2002 John Dugdale Photography
• 1997-2002 Monica Stevenson Photography
• 1995-1997 School of Visual Arts Photography Dept.
• 1993-1995 Arthur Cohen Photography

Contact

italodude@gmail.com
518-610-2932

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