Charles Fazzino

Charles Fazzino (* 1955 in Westchester County, New York ) is one of the most famous pop art artists in America and is considered along with James Rizzi as the founder of 3D Pop Art Its colorful three-dimensional images will be exhibited in hundreds of galleries and museums worldwide.

Life

Fazzino comes from a Finnish mother ( sculptor ) and an Italian father (designer ) from. From his parents he received as a child, various pop-up books that the young Charles very enthusiastic and justified his fascination with three-dimensional art.

As an artist, he first appeared at the age of 15 years in appearance, as he presented several drawings at an exhibition in Bedford Hills, of which he was able to sell more than two-thirds. He later studied art history at the Parsons School of Design and attended the New York School of Visual Arts. He completed his studies in 1977 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from. Then Fazzino first worked as a street artist.

Gallery owners quickly recognized his talent, so that could make a Fazzino in the art world rather extraordinary career and life at an early stage of his art. He lives and works in New York City.

Work

Fazzino is one of the most important representatives of contemporary Pop Art Although his work initially diverse techniques used (including lithography, etching, drawing, oversized acrylic paintings ), he focused more and more on 3D images that put in some extreme detail display multiple image planes in succession and so give rise to a complex, three-dimensional image impression. He also uses strong color contrasts, by acting his richly detailed images so vivid and vibrant that the viewer always get pleasure, to embark on a journey of discovery into the world he created.

Thematically, Fazzino 's main work concerned with his hometown of New York. His imaginative collages visualize the various facets of urban life and provide always new insights into the hustle and bustle of the metropolis. It fascinated him especially Broadway. Also the hustle and bustle inspired him to the carnival: "The beat of the music: the splashes of bright, colored costumes: the enthusiasm of smiling, happy people! They're always in inspiration for an artist like me " ( Regards From Broadway, 1991, p 24).

Fazzino 's trademark is the Big Apple. This sheet not only many of his New York - images but is also a very popular motif for his autograph and book signings. 2001 devoted Fazzino the apple in "An apple a day makes school OK" a whole picture. 2006 ed two large, love looking apples an image to a film festival.

Not only his apples gives Fazzino like human traits by painting them cartoon eyes and mouths Fazzino is tackling in general with comics. Besides his numerous Disney images he created, for example, also works on the Flintstones (1993, 1995, 1996 ) or the characters from Warner Bros. ( Looneywood, 2003). In " Betty's Boopin Popeye's Swoonin on Coney Iceland " (1994) there are over 40 then even significant for Fazzino comic book heroes in a single image.

But visualized for him significant films Fazzino. So he created, for example, 3D designs to the " Wizard of Oz " (1998) and " Gone with the Wind " (1999).

For several years he has also created images for public events such as the Olympic Games, the Football World Cup 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the American Super Bowl, the Indianapolis 500, the Winterfest Boat Parade, the Brickyard 400, the Belmont Stakes, the Pori Jazz Festival, the Grammy Awards, CMA Awards, the National Jefferson Awards or the Daytime Emmy Awards.

In addition Fazzino works regularly on single projects, where he leaves his originary artistic field. So he created in 2013 for example, American Airlines a large sculpture of a Boeing 767, which is issued at JFK International Airport. Also in 2013 he designed a 3D game of Monopoly, where will find many images of his paintings.

The fabrication process of 3D design

Fazzino 's artworks are created in a complex, characterized by a lot of manual work process. From idea to completion Fazzino requires up to three years.

A black and white line drawing is the basis of every work of art. Arise from a lithography and a sieve for screen printing. In pure hand then up to 500 serigraphs are created to have later for all colors and levels of the appropriate pressure. In the last step, the individual small image snippets are meticulously cut and glued with silicone paste in up to three levels on the image, either a bird or frog perspectives can be generated by a corresponding inclination of the image snippets.

Editions

Fazzino takes you from one image generally different editions out:

• Regular Edition ( #) - A typically by hand 2- layered image on white paper museum. The Regular Edition is the edition with the largest number of items.

• Deluxe Edition (DX ) - A typically by hand 3- layered image on white paper museum, the images are also decorated by hand with Swarovski crystals. The deluxe edition usually has a lower support than the regular edition.

• Premiere Edition (PR ) - A typically by hand 3- layered image on colored paper museum, usually black museum paper. Again, decorated Fazzino the images again with Swarovski crystals. The Premiere Edition has an even smaller edition than the Deluxe Edition.

Furthermore, there are Artist's Proofs (AP ), Artist 's Edition ( AE), Printer's Proofs (PP), Trial Proofs ( TP), Artist 's Edition Deluxe ( AEDX ), Artist's Proofs Deluxe ( APDX ) and Gold Edition ( Gold). These editions are produced in a vanishingly small edition and are particularly popular for this reason among collectors.

Publications

• June Vollman, Andrea Ruoff Appel, Shari Ruoff & Charles Fazzino: Regards From Broadway Andrea Ruoff Art Associates, 1991, ISBN 978-0962919305

• Heike Theuerkauf, Charles Fazzino, Marshall Lee, Phillip Davies: Charles Fazzino. Balance House, 1996, ISBN 0-940577-04-6

• Julie Maner, Charles Fazzino Charles Fazzino, the master of 3 -D pop art. Te Neues Publishing, Kempen 1999, ISBN 3-8238-5441-0

• Julie Maner, Charles Fazzino Charles Fazzino, the master of 3 -D pop art. Te Neues Publishing, Kempen 2000, ISBN 978-3823854425

• Julie Maner, Charles Fazzino: Traffic 9 to 5 24/7 Museum Editions, Ltd, 2004, ISBN 978-0975500804

• Frank Radice, Vida Radice, Charles Fazzino: Sam Katz on the Loose! Random House Children's Books, 2005, ISBN 0-375-83120-7

• Julie Maner, Charles Fazzino: Fazzino 's Passport to Our World Museum Editions, Ltd, 2007 ASIN: 0975500813

• Charles Fazzino, Julie Maner: Now Playing on Broadway. Museum Edition Ltd. , 2010, ISBN 0-9755008-4-8

• Anne Kleinberg, Karine Wagemakers, Charles Fazzino: Menopause in Manhattan. dba Bestsellers Ink, 2011 ASIN: B004QS91K2

Projects (selection)

• 2013: 3D Monopoly - New York Edition

Exhibitions in Germany

• 2014: International Art Academy Heimbach / Eifel castle Hengebach

Volunteering

Fazzino volunteers his time to many organizations, such as the Rosie O'Donnell 's The For All Kids Foundation, The Alzheimer's Association, The Muscular Dystrophy Association, St. Francis Food Pantries & Shelters, Jefferson Awards, The Prostate Cancer Foundation or Habitat for Humanity. 2009 received Fazzino Ellis Medal of Honor