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Photography has always been about art to me, rather then the fact of catching a moment in time. Its the images that make us think and sometimes question our own thoughts or morals that tell the biggest story. Light is the photographers brush and the body is the canvas which we use not only to catch light, but emotion too.

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Carina Francioso – Artist

lorifabrizio — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:17:54 +0000

Inspired by the world of fashion, my current body of work explores the themes of sensuality and sexuality. My paintings of decorative designer fabrics have inspired me to take a closer look at fashion through colourful compositions of lips (one of the most visible human sensory organs). My work captures feelings and thoughts, as I believe lips can speak a thousand words without having to utter a sound, and it encompasses a wide range of both positive and negative representations of fashion, consumerism, and beauty.

I have titled my body of work Candy Coated because, in this fast and ever changing industry of fashion, many things often are made to look beautiful, but there are always underlying issues that may be harmful and/or dangerous to those involved. By working in the traditional medium of oil paint, the creamy, rich texture and bright palette of colours enhance the natural beauty of the lips as well as highlight some of the more grotesque features. I appreciate the blending capabilities of oil paints, and, when applied thinly, they achieve and add a sensual and seductive quality in and to my work.

The close up views of the lips holding various objects helps to address their powerful, yet fragile, nature while simultaneously stimulating the viewer. Many of the combinations have specific meanings and symbolisms, however, the viewer is free to respond to my work as he or she wishes and may make his or her own interpretations of the connotations.

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Ian David Grindall – Digital Photographer

lorifabrizio — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:15:31 +0000

“Legends & Lore” is a digital photographic series creating interpretations of ritualistic themes in legends and folklore, exploring concepts of passion, sensuality, desire and choice vs compulsion. Photographed digitally in the Infrared spectrum with real fire.

Ian David Grindall is a professional photographer and fire artist. His work seeks out the wondrous and surreal in the world we experience and show that perception itself is a skill; one that can be shaped and honed and expanded like any other. He has worked and performed extensively with fire and has developed a passion and affinity for the element that has shaped his photography and tempers many aspects of his life. He performs with fire with Illuminair Entertainment and is a core team member of two large-scale interactive propane flame effect installations, “Super Street Fire” and “The Heart Machine”. The latter will be featured at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche 2011.

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Marcelo – Artist

lorifabrizio — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:13:05 +0000

Pinero grew up in Toronto where he moved with his family in 1987. His first exhibit was the 2010 Seed Your City fundraiser to grow gardens on rooftops and harvest locally and eliminate hunger.

A self-taught emerging artist, his most recent show was in May of 2011, “High on Hollywood Part 1” touched on subjects of pop culture, the media and the entertainment relation between L.A. and Toronto. It attracted figures of both the Toronto and L.A. film and television industries, as well as the Toronto art scene, prominent D.J.s, photographers and musicians. In 2010 he was involved in the Love in Action campaign to benefit sufferers in Haiti and to restore vision to the blind in Tibet. Most recently his ‘Marina’s Flores’ (www.marcelopinero.com) was sold to help fight women’s cancer.

Pinero wants to focus his talent on building character and value for Canadian art while helping those in need.

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Rich Remolador – Photographer

lorifabrizio — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:07:43 +0000

Nothing really motivates me more than seeing inhibitions unfold in front of my lens. Bringing out the inner sexiness of a woman and to immortalize it in print is what defines and drives me as a glamour photographer.

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