Dario Cusani

Wounded Trump, Rescued by Migrants from... - Print by Dario Cusani - 2024

2024

TECHNIQUE PHOTO-PAINTING The technique used was defined as PHOTO-PAINTING by the art critic Silvia Pegoraro of Ravenna Italy and was an Artist's invention in 1994. In fact, since 19...

Sublime Deviation captures the essence of artistry that transcends the conventional, exploring the realms of human experience often left unspoken. The canvas becomes a tapestry of ra...

Ephemeral Torment captures the essence of a haunting narrative, portraying a twisted and shrunken human figure in a symphony of despair. The canvas becomes a vessel for poignant emot...

Twisted Torment unveils a macabre tableau, where contorted and tormented forms evoke a visceral sense of unease. The canvas becomes a reflection of inner turmoil, as each twist and b...

Bret Reilly’s “Crumpled” series seamlessly intertwines the ethereal essence of Impressionism with the dreamlike distortion of surrealism, blurring the lin...

Portrait of contraversial former President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump by renowned artist Lou Ros Acrylic on canvas signed, dated and titled on reverse by the art...

Original. Part of Candy Wrapper Collage series in Pop Art style. Natural wood frame. Homage to Trump. About the Artist: Benjamin received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the American University in Washington D.C. and her Master’s Degree in Art Education from New York University. In addition she received an Associate’s Degree in Textile Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology and studied at The Art Student’s League, The Parson’s School of Design and The New School. Benjamin taught art for 34 years. While on sabbatical from teaching she studied textile design. For the next 15 years she continued to teach, as well as freelance as a textile designer in both home furnishings and the apparel markets. In the mid 90’s her focus turned towards computer graphics, and as an art educator, she incorporated this into her curriculum. She was awarded for a “successful practice in crossing the digital divide through art and technology” by the United States Department of Education. Her early works were oils and acrylics. During the late 60’s her interest was in pure abstraction. Pop Art and the human figure began to interest her in the early 70’s. Gradually, Benjamin was drawn to experimenting with mixed media. In the 80’s there was the influence of a career in textile design that moved her towards a more decorative style. In the 90’s, she became involved in the teaching of computer graphics. This was to have a profound influence in aiding and developing a more recent “POP” style. She began to incorporate into her paintings, torn pieces of digital printouts of her subjects. “The part of me that is the “digital artist” became very inspired by the use of the computer as a tool with which I could manipulate my subject and its color energy. The “fine artist” in me was then able to incorporate these concepts into a new image on my canvas. Having always had an interest in mixed media, my current work is now a combination of both POP and Collage. Since 2008 I have been creating a body of work dubbed “Candy Wrapper Collage”. A juried show’s theme, “gluttony”, challenged me to ultimately explore my POP figures through a new medium….candy wrappers! Razor blades are my new paintbrushes and candy wrappers are my new paints. Utilizing torn, cut and expired candy wrappers and their packaging, I render my subjects in diverse and colorful forms. I create representational images of celebrities and pop-culture objects...

Bret Reilly’s “Crumpled” series seamlessly intertwines the ethereal essence of Impressionism with the dreamlike distortion of surrealism, blurring the lin...