Marco Cutrone:
Born and raised in the New York City area, Marco Cutrone is clearly a
product of his environment. Cutrone was brought up in a strict European
household with an emphasis from his father to work hard in order to
succeed.
Marco Cutrone studied at the New York School of Visual Arts
and then apprenticed himself to Dutch Painter, Braldt Bralds. He later
worked closely with his cousin, artist/actor Federico Castelluccio.
Castelluccio is a gifted and accomplished painter, as well as the actor
who played “Furio Guinta” on the HBO Series, “The Sopranos”. Other
artists who influenced Cutrone's work are Tony Ryder as well as his
former New York School of Visual Arts Teacher, Steven Assael.
His
figure drawings in graphite capture every nuance of the flesh whilst
the dark background, created by several coats of graphite, furthers the
stability and intrigue of the figure. Marco feels that his use of
graphite is a means of releasing the life which is hidden within the
blank sheets of paper.
In his oil paintings, the challenge of
painting from life creates a dimension of realism that is inherent in
all that is alive. It evokes emotion, wonder and the miracle of
creation, captured on his canvas.
