Anthony G Scariolo

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up” - Pablo Picasso

Anthony G. Scariolo

917-843-4431

Agscariolo@yahoo.com

Education:

Parsons School Of Design  New York, N.Y.   May 2000  Graphic Design

Exhibition History:

SoHo Lounge 323 W.Broadway New York N.Y.  May 2005

SoHo Lounge 323 W.Broadway New York N.Y.  August 2005

Pierogi Flatfiles www.Pierogi2000.com April 2007

Z-Space Inaugural Exhibition 2291 Nostrand Ave. Brooklyn N.Y. January 2010

CCCP Gallery 38 Marcy St. Brooklyn N.Y. “Madcap” April 2010

CCCP Gallery “Folly” 38 Marcy St. Brooklyn N.Y. July 2010

CCCP Gallery “Seduction” 38 Marcy St. Brooklyn N.Y. August 2010

Agscariolo@yahoo.com

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      I have been interested in art most of my life.  When I was a child I traced cartoons and comic books.  I used an old family typewriter to write captions for pictures that I cut out from magazines and newspapers and glued them to paper.  Often I stapled the papers together to make books.  

   As I got older I took an interest in street signs, letter forms and the enormous amount of signage around us.  At the same time I took an interest in the human figure and portraiture. I drew all the time, copied the masters, read art history books and watched films on artists.  I did everything I could to further my knowledge of art and art history.  I started asking other artists I knew about materials and methods and shared my work with them.  This was incredibly helpful.  Eventually I decided I should seek professional training.            

        I applied and was accepted to Parson School of Design.  It was there that I began experimenting with the medium of collage while continuing to work with painting and typography.  Training  opened doors of expression that my earlier work lacked.

        After graduation I continued to experiment with collage including images and all varieties of texts.  Sometimes I drew or painted the images I used.  Other times the materials were found.  When painting I usually use oil paints.  I want my work to be imperfect, like life.  I pick subject matter that is personal using both my own experience and that of those close to me.  Regardless of the subject matter I always aim to please the eye.