Gaetano Antonini photography

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STATEMENT

I am not a creator. I know that the images already exist. All I do is to search for them, choose the ones I like and portray them to the viewer. Therefore, I am a producer of images. Subject matter can be the human body, landscapes, nature or man made things. Although I have studied painting and sculpture, I find photography the easier way to express myself. I am drawn to bright colours and contrast but am equally at home with black and white and soft colours. Recently my work has begun to evolve and is perhaps returning to a more abstract subject matter, the seeds of which were originally sown during my years of early training. Like unfinished sketches, some of my abstract photos are incomplete until I fine-tune them using image-editing software. Do my images evoke tranquility or energy? I let the viewer's feelings decide.

MY STUDIES

My studies include: Fine Arts at Il Liceo Artistico in Frosinone, Italy and Special Art, at Central Technical School in Toronto. I also studied Graphic Design and Photography at Humber College in Toronto.

EXHIBITIONS

Sample: July 3 to July 30, 2011 - Aroma Espresso Bar Gallery, 2300 Yonge St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Precambrians II: May 3 to May 30, 2011 - Richview Library Gallery, 1806 Islington Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. AutoWreck-AutoNew: October 12 to October 24, 2010 - Art Square Gallery, 334 Dundas St., West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contrast and Similarity: June 21 to July 5, 2010 - Art Square Gallery, 334 Dundas St., West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.