Artist’s Statement
I do not create art to make a million dollars and it is much more than just a love for it. It’s an addiction. I simply can not stop creating art. I’m a fiend for it, and it is unsettling until I get my fix. There is something about when I take an unworked area and work it until I create an image that I understand, see, and with which I am never completely satisfied, but which I accept as finished.
My work begins with a single line and ends with the layering of images and mixed media. Through this fluid line movement and layering process, the work becomes my own.
Growing up in a black and white world, we, the “apparitions of the night”, use different colors, media, typography, and images to give the world a breath of fresh air from its mundane daily routine. My inspiration is drawn from this concept.
Joseph Giampino is originally from North New Jersey. He lived in North Carolina for thirteen years and attended the Universtiy of North Carolina Greensboro where he received a BFA in graphic design with a minor in photography. He currently lives and works in Philadelphia as a designer and freelance artist.