TINA SPATARO

Art is not something I do, but something I live and breathe.

My work is a personal exploration of who I am. I enjoy the process of cathartic work and in the past I have struggled to separate what I express from myself. The art world audience has value to me. I have a desire for the viewer to see something; for them to be moved by my work.

My work speaks for itself. It speaks softly, and requires one to sit, listen and experience it. Working primarily with oil and acrylic paint, I have been inspired by illustrative and painterly styles. Figurative work and various forms of pastries seem to be the center of my mind’s concentrations. Sketchbook after sketchbook are filled with drawings of people and ideas. Subconsciously I draw people more than what I see in the background. I want to emphasize the positive qualities of human nature through culture. During my travels in Italy, I found an interest in pastries and cakes. I want people to see simple innocence in the mundane and see it as beauty. The idea of pausing one moment of time and really connecting with the image. The focus of desserts like cakes, and cupcakes represents an indulgence and celebration of life.

I like to experiment with formal elements and techniques of painting, focusing on the formal elements of atmosphere, color and line and the type of painting varies. I attach the subject and capturing the essence of what I see. As a result, I want the viewer to feel a relationship, which conveys emotion in the simplest form.

A Brief Biography

I attended the Art Institute of Mill Street Loft during my junior and senior year of high school where I learned the skills necessary to go on to college. It was there that I was first introduced to the possibility of becoming a working artist.