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Artist: Joseph Michetti ( United States, 1934 - present ) -
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Main Category: Painting
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Genres: Photorealism, Contemporary Realism, Pop Art
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Biography: Joseph Michetti is a graduate of the School of Industrial Arts in Manhattan. Although he studied advertising art, he is a self-taught oil painter. Joe considers himself a contemporary realist, using small brushes and a lot of patience, sometimes taking four months to create his contemporary scenes or still lifes. His work usually includes sunlight and shadows, vibrant colors against dark and reflections. He enjoys painting gleaming chrome, crystal and glass.
He uses the best canvasses and the finest oils, creating paintings to last hundreds of years. Perhaps his ancestor, Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851 - 1929), a famous Italian painter, inspired his passion of Art.
Joe and his paintings have appeared on L.I. News 12 Television and Manhattan's Cable 16. His work has been featured on the cover of Dan's Papers, Sunshine Artist Magazine, a national publication, and the Artists Magazine, and has been praised in the NY Times Art Review and Newsday.
His paintings have been reproduced by SUNFLOWER FINE ART PUBLISHING USA as artist hand signed, numbered and embellished (over-painted) limited edition giclees on artist grade canvas. They have received many prestigious awards in shows and gallery exhibitions throughout New York and Long Island. They are included in many private, corporate and university collections throughout the USA, Europe, and Japan.
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Exhibition History: Heckscher Museum
Nassau County Museum of Art
Vanderbilt Museum
Sands Point Reserve
Salmagundi Club
Sunflower Fine Art Gallery 2003-2009
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Collections: Fuji Bank, Japan
Citigroup, NYC
Supporting Cast, NYC
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