Studio and Gallery:
21, rue Sainte Marthe, 75010 Paris, France
Open all day Saturday & Sunday
New Woodcut prints 2013
"flying" 2007 38x25 cm(matrix)
350 euros as seen above
Frame made by myself
"Volcano" 2006
180 euros as seen above
Frame made by myself
When I was very young, I began to have a natural predisposition for art but I certainly didn't imagine that one day eventually it would, and should, become my job.
It's not an easy row to hoe. The so-called art system critics, galleries, curators etc. can be the biggest enemy for an artist. I'm not convinced that a good part of gallerists, curators and critics today do their job well.To be an artist is fantastic because it is a profession where freedom is fundamental.
Sometimes this freedom gets blurred by the art marketers who promote certain banal themes and artists that are easy to sell. My relationship with the art system is distant because I believe in the excellence of good art over what's fashionable so I will never accept the political and tired reality of the art operators.My biggest wish and ambition was and is to be a great artist mainly for myself.
Nothing is more adrenalin-inducing and emotional than to create something from nothing.When I started with the woodcut technique I never thought for a moment I could make a living from it. My main artistic formation was in a “bottega d’arte” as an apprentice to a master artist. Trained in this Renaissance way, I needed to have a patron of the arts. In fact my first patrons where and still are my family in Italy and my wife, Mary, who sustains our family and encourages me in my art.In a world where meritocracy is not always recognized, where the economic imbalance is more and more acute and where everything runs at an intolerable velocity, I thank God because there are still some people who look to the future with eyes of goodness and infinite patience.
Angelo Aversa
21 June 2009, New England
It's not an easy row to hoe. The so-called art system critics, galleries, curators etc. can be the biggest enemy for an artist. I'm not convinced that a good part of gallerists, curators and critics today do their job well.To be an artist is fantastic because it is a profession where freedom is fundamental.
Sometimes this freedom gets blurred by the art marketers who promote certain banal themes and artists that are easy to sell. My relationship with the art system is distant because I believe in the excellence of good art over what's fashionable so I will never accept the political and tired reality of the art operators.My biggest wish and ambition was and is to be a great artist mainly for myself.
Nothing is more adrenalin-inducing and emotional than to create something from nothing.When I started with the woodcut technique I never thought for a moment I could make a living from it. My main artistic formation was in a “bottega d’arte” as an apprentice to a master artist. Trained in this Renaissance way, I needed to have a patron of the arts. In fact my first patrons where and still are my family in Italy and my wife, Mary, who sustains our family and encourages me in my art.In a world where meritocracy is not always recognized, where the economic imbalance is more and more acute and where everything runs at an intolerable velocity, I thank God because there are still some people who look to the future with eyes of goodness and infinite patience.
Angelo Aversa
21 June 2009, New England
It has been now 12 years since I started doing woodcut art after years of drawing and painting. What can I say? I love it, love it, and love it still. What a medium it is! Modern, authentic and sincere. What a blessing to be able to express my vision in such a strong and graphic way. In this video, I am posting a selection of my prints from 1997 to 2009. I really hope you enjoy it. If you have questions about this video and, in particular, my art, please do not hesitate to contact me. A.A.
Woodcuts book
The pictures in the printed book are really fine but the reproductions of my woodcuts in the resolution preview mode are not clear due to the peculiarity of the technique with very large dark areas. So do not worry about the print quality in the final book if you are interested in buying it.
