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Pietro
Adamo
The paintings of Pietro Adamo are abstract celebrations
of the artist's admiration for the "unpredictable
and inexhaustible record of life". Adamo abandons
the monotony of conventional rendering of geometric
forms through his textured surfaces and rough
contours. In his passion to convey emotion,
Adamo intimately works his canvases both applying
and removing pigment to create a tactile quality.
Layer upon layer of vibrant colors dynamically
emerge and recede within the canvas. This juxtaposition
of presence is what gives Adamo's work its mood
and sensational quality.
Adamo clearly delights in the unbridled, intuitive
nature of his forms that enable him to evoke
sensations and emotions. Adamo emphasizes his
art's liberating quality: "I have to paint...
to speak without words, to express myself without
spatial relationships with raw, emotional use
of color.
Born in Toronto, Canada in 1955, Pietro Michele
Adamo currently resides with his family in the
town of Keinburg, Ontario. After graduation
from the Fine Art and Art History programs at
University of Toronto and Sheridan College in
Oakville, Adamo went on to become an art professor
at Chaminade College School in Toronto. There
he established a strong Visual Arts department,
and some of his students later became prominent
architects, designers, illustrators and fine
artists. Within two decades, not only did Adamo
gain status as an effectual teacher, he also
executed several private and public commissions
of his work. By 1997, Adamo's work commanded
his full time dedication. Today Pietro Adamo
continues to create original works from his
home studio, continually exploring the positionals
of self-expression through his abstract work.
His work can be found in private and public
collections throughout North America, Europe
and Asia.
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