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Elisabeth Fantone

Née et élevée à Montréal, Québec, Elisabetta a toujours démontré sa capacité extraordinaire en toutes choses créatives. Dans sa vie de jeune adulte Elisabetta a une très forte attraction pour les couleurs vives et est amenée à expérimenter avec de l'acrylique, qui est devenu son médium de prédilection. C'est en 2006 que Elisabetta acquis une certaine notoriété dans le monde de l'art quand elle a finalement présenté son premier verre acrylique sur toile Collection complète intitulée «Visages diverses »
Énormément inspiré par le Pop Art des années 50, 60 et 70, Elisabetta a lancé sa deuxième collection intitulée «Icônes Blondes » en 2008. Elisabetta a depuis présenté plusieurs autres collections et est maintenant très recherché parmi les célébrités pour ses pièces commandées. Certains de ses clients les célèbres sont des personnalités comme Muhammad Ali, Céline Dion et les Kardashians, pour n'en nommer que quelques-uns.

« Depuis mes plus jeunes années, j'ai toujours été fasciné par l'espoir de partager ma vision personnelle du monde du cinéma, de la beauté, du glamour et des célébrités tout en rêvant d'en faire l'expérience comme ils le font. Je crée une œuvre qui est maintenant motivé par mon expérience dans le domaine du monde du spectacle et mes peintures immortalisent les attentes préconçues de la beauté. »

«Sous la surface de certaines de mes peintures colorées chaotiques se trouve un sous-texte écrasante sombre, provoquant la pratique de juger les êtres humains par des normes qui n'ont pas de relation de base de leur qualité. Cette perte de l'innocence démontre visiblement le caractère toujours changeant de la vie elle-même. Mes images ne sont pas une étude sincère, mais plus d'une idée généralisée et je suis moins attiré à reproduire un portrait exact ou réaliste d'une photographie»

 

 


Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Elisabetta has always demonstrated tremendous ability in all things creative. In her early career, Elisabetta’s passion for performance art has led her to excel in both modeling and acting; however, she was always drawn to visual arts. Elisabetta attended Dawson College in Creative Arts where she played with colors, painted nudes and experimented with a. Not satisfied, Elisabetta then obtained a Design degree at LaSalle College where found a profound passion for negative positive space, collages, faux-fini's and of course...paints. It is at this point in her life where her love for the arts developed into a strong talent for portraiture.

In her early adult life Elisabetta’s attraction to bright colors led her to experiment with acrylic, which became her medium of choice. It’s in 2006 that Elisabetta gained notoriety in the art world when she finally presented her first complete acrylic on canvas collection titled ‘Various Faces’. The collection was composed of 22 beautifully colored expressive abstract portraits. With their tremendous eyes and exaggerated lips, this collection of unknown faces was linked and brought to life with bright colored paint strokes that revealed nothing less than the profound beauty and sensuality of women.

Tremendously inspired by the Pop Art of the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s, Elisabetta launched her second art collection titled 'Blonde Icons' in 2008. The collection, 30 acrylic on canvas paintings finished with a thick layer of epoxy, depicted famous blondes ranging from music stars to movie stars.
Elisabetta has since presented several other collections and is now highly sought after among celebrities for her commissioned pieces. Some of her most recent celebrity clients include personalities such as Muhammad Ali, Celine Dion & the Kardashians to name a few.
BACKGROUND
Since my younger years, I have always been enthralled with the hope of sharing my personal outlook of the world of cinema, beauty, glamour and celebrities while dreaming of experiencing it as they do. I create work that is now motivated by my related experience of the alluring entertainment world and my paintings immortalize the preconceived expectations of beauty.  My previous works dealt with the contrasting fragility and aggression of ones constant battle with oneself and the fabricated conception of beauty and splendor in a mediated world.

Beneath the surface of some of my colorful chaotic paintings lies an overwhelming dark subtext; the provoking practice of judging human beings by standards having no basic relation to their quality.  This loss of innocence visibly demonstrates the ever-changing character of life itself.  My images are not a sincere study but more of a generalized idea and I am less attracted in reproducing an exact or realistic portrayal of a photograph.

 

In my latest work I was stimulated by some of the world’s greatest artists of yesterday and today. Recreating famous portraits, my images are frequently influenced by the pop culture of the 1950s. Perceived in a distinct manner by each being and possessing a powerful emotive quality, color is at the heart of my work. I choose to fill each one of my canvases with carefully orchestrated shades and tints creating images that leave a soothing sense of pleasure to the observer. It is in our capacity to distinguish and to differentiate images that allows beauty to subsist. The definition of beauty is shattered by society and is reborn in art.

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