Joseph Michetti Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas:"Captains Marbles"
Artist: Joseph Michetti
Title: Captains Marbles
Edition Size: 900
Medium: Giclee on Canvas
Image Dimensions: 11" x 14"
About the Art: Mr. Michetti's penchant for nostalgia and reflections is often reserved for his current work, however. Comic books with Superman and Batman on their covers, diverse toys. "I find nostalgic images visually interesting," Mr. Michetti explains. "But 'The Knickerbocker' painting represents the opposite end of the spectrum for me. It's a dark piece, color-wise. My work is the fun type. I want people to look at my paintings and feel happy about them."
Mr. Michetti is no stranger to what he terms "a dark piece." In fact, when he just started painting some thirty years ago, his work was entirely different from what it is today. Since retiring from the telephone company in 1991, however, Mr. Michetti developed a new lease on life and started painting again. "In 1991, I went back to art, doing beach scenes and landscapes. I also did motorcycles and cars where chrome was a focus, a reflection. That was really what I wanted to do. Chrome and glass, not clouds but mechanical things. People call my style photo-realism, but I'm not much for labels. If I have to describe myself, I'd say I was a contemporary realist. I don't work in series; I don't like to repeat myself. I see what I like and paint it, whatever I feel will make people happy, whatever people can relate to."
Title: Captains Marbles
Edition Size: 900
Medium: Giclee on Canvas
Image Dimensions: 11" x 14"
About the Art: Mr. Michetti's penchant for nostalgia and reflections is often reserved for his current work, however. Comic books with Superman and Batman on their covers, diverse toys. "I find nostalgic images visually interesting," Mr. Michetti explains. "But 'The Knickerbocker' painting represents the opposite end of the spectrum for me. It's a dark piece, color-wise. My work is the fun type. I want people to look at my paintings and feel happy about them."
Mr. Michetti is no stranger to what he terms "a dark piece." In fact, when he just started painting some thirty years ago, his work was entirely different from what it is today. Since retiring from the telephone company in 1991, however, Mr. Michetti developed a new lease on life and started painting again. "In 1991, I went back to art, doing beach scenes and landscapes. I also did motorcycles and cars where chrome was a focus, a reflection. That was really what I wanted to do. Chrome and glass, not clouds but mechanical things. People call my style photo-realism, but I'm not much for labels. If I have to describe myself, I'd say I was a contemporary realist. I don't work in series; I don't like to repeat myself. I see what I like and paint it, whatever I feel will make people happy, whatever people can relate to."
