MARCO GALLOTTA
Marco Gallotta is an Italian-born mixed media artist based in New York City. Sourcing material from the city’s diverse urban landscape, he distills fleeting impressions into a unique tapestry of papercuts, drawings, paint marks, and photographs. His latest series Sidewalk Diaries, set in the streets of Harlem, snaps glimpses of passers-by who walk toward their destination caught in their own thoughts and worries. Ordinary people become the unwitting protagonists of a visual diary–a compendium of distinctive silhouettes, gaits, moods, and sensitivities. Gallotta’s cinematic narrative captures the poetic moments of everyday life. It records the passage of time in its quiet unfolding, investigating the human condition and igniting a universal sense of belonging to the human race.
Gallotta received an Associate’s Degree in Fashion Illustration and a Bachelor’s Degree in General Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology. His prominent collector base and clientele include notable brands, institutions, and celebrities including Chanel, Nike, Vogue, Campari, Dolce and Gabbana, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York City, Radio City Music Hall, Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone, actor Will Smith, NBA player Gigi Datome, celebrity TV host Samantha Bee, Festival of Spoleto (Italy) and fashion entrepreneur Renzo Rosso.
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I make portraits to reach the very essence of a person. Each piece is a quest to reveal a unique story and the beauty that lies in it.
I use paper-cutting and photographic collage to represent my subjects’ true essence and identities, transcending mere physical representation. The layers signify the different phases and experiences in our lives. They shift and change, mirroring the fluid kaleidoscope of human existence.
My latest series, Sidewalk Diaries, captures anonymous passers-by in the streets of Harlem, absorbed in their own thoughts and worries. Through paper cutting, I offer an alternative realm where their untold stories unfold; like characters in a whimsical, mysterious dimension—a cinematic journey into the heart of human potential and the enigmatic nature of reality.
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