Carmine Garofalo - Dama con l’ermellino

\Artist: Carmine Garofalo
Technique: mixed media on wood with plastic combustion\Signature: Hand signed
When I was very young, even before graduating in advertising graphics, I went to art and screen printing workshops and graphic studios. I developed a deep interest in photography, that would play a fundamental role in my entire artistic career. Later, with graphics I discovered the new possibilities of advertising communication, thus devoting myself to product graphics. The latter was an experience that proved to be very important for the aesthetic style used later. During my travels (one of all, Miami in the late 1990s) , pop art became my privileged area of reference, and I absorbed all its innovative chromatic and visual impressions. After many travels around the American exhibitions and galleries, a period began when I studied the great contemporary artists, especially Andy Warhol, who made me get closer and closer to the pop art world. This passion of mine would lead me to absorb different techniques and styles. They have evolved over time, giving rise to contemporary works in which colours and materials literally blend with each other.