Honorable Mention
A Portrait of boy passion through his eyes...
DESCRIPTION
This is a portrait I made of a young boy from the upper class of Morocco. In conversation with him he told me that he is a fan of the great gangster's of the 20s and 40s of New York and for that reason he always dress like that.
I found the story really interesting, therefore I invited him to take a portrait of him like he was a gangster.
It was the first time he sat down to be photographed, the clothes he had on, I just asked him to take off his shoes... He put on a "mafioso" look and I shoot the camera...
This was the end result. I love it for such a good story behind it and how good it came out in the end... We can see all his passion in his eyes..
AUTHOR
Born in northern Italy in the 70s. He has portrayed his art for years, is a very introvert individual, never showed up and always wanted to remain anonymous, never liked the limelight and never participated in contests, he believes that art belongs to those who genuinely appreciate it in any form...It is the first time he show his own work directly to the public. He define himself as an artist a bit frightened by the mutation the art of today is going trough, but really confident with what the future will bring...
After years of persuasion by those who know his work personally, he decided to show some of his work for the first time to be seen...
"...I don´t feel I´m any especial or more than anyone... Actually I think art cannot be compared... Competition for me is only necessary to allow me share my work, and try to make a living with my art..."
"...I truly live to craft my art, I only want that any artist should follow their dreams and be free in what he consider to be art..."
"...Each artist has a vision of what art is, any human being can be an artist as long as they develop their art with passion and mastery..."
