my inspiration: silhouettes, kara walker, decorative arts, gothic architecture, assorted propaganda, spaghetti westerns and the old testament.
rita maria salpietro
american baroque
2007
frame, mirrored glass, plastic cowboys and indians, black paint
6 x 9 inches
rita maria salpietro
noah’s ark
2008
metal frame, plastic animals, black paint
6.5 x 11 inches
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frame of mind
Posted in aesthetics, my art on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
jersey city decisive moment of the day
Posted in jersey city, my art, new jersey, places on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
henri cartier-bresson famously wrote about ‘the decisive moment’, the divine, sublime moment that one takes a photograph a fraction of a second before it is gone forever.
coney island 1.13.08
Posted in aesthetics, my art, new york, noir, places, tagged new york, photography on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
it was really cold. i bought coffee on the boardwalk in one of those little blue and white grecian paper cups. it tasted faintly of bbq sauce and i drank it all like it was a vial of magic liquid with the words “drink me” on it. unlike alice, i didn’t shrink and i just [...]
