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Joe DeCamillis, Artist
In 2004, I pushed the extremes of scale by creating paintings smaller than postage stamps that retained the precise detail and intense illumination that had become my trademark. A more dramatic shift began, when I built my first frames from old books to emphasize the storytelling nature of mywork. It also began the merger of my passions: art, writing, and collecting. The books, altered through various means, no longer served as just the frame for the paintings, but rather encouraged a dialogue tounfold between the collage elements of text, imagery, and personal writings.
"I studied Literature and Creative Writing at UCLA in the mid 1980s. I was under the impression that mypassion for reading meant I should become a writer. I found only frustration and heartache ... The first time I tried oil painting at the age of 25, I knew I could better tell stories with paint than words."
Winter Passing
The Uncertain Traveller
Out of Gas
Lust for Fuel
Life Is a Banquet
Fuel
Dramatic Pause
Dice of God
Craving
BACKLOT RENDEZVOUS
empty
IN AND OUT OF A FOG
A History of Fog
Blue Palm
Building America
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