Rita DiCello

I have studied art and art history for almost 20 years but my love for art began much earlier. My family originated from Italy, two hours east of Rome and I spent a good part of my youth there. I was exposed to art at a very early age, buying my first book on Michelangelo at the Vatican at age 12. I went to Florence, Pisa, Rome, Naples and many other cities as a young girl, and grew a tremendous appreciation for the beauty that surrounded me.
More than anything, I had a sense of national pride, as an Italian, I was so proud of what our country had to offer the world and honored to say the same blood ran through my veins as these talented artists. That led me to study what motivated them, what inspired them, how and why they were driven to create such overwhelming works of art that attracted the entire world. I did not see myself at that young age as an artist, but rather as someone who could teach others about the past.

I recieved my BA in Art History, followed by my MA in Italian Baroque Art. Part of my education was also application, studio classes were pure joy for me, I could paint for hours, anything that came to mind. I'm still a historian, I am an art appriaser by day and by night I paint. In my studio, my daughter helps me pick the colors and I go to work, sometimes she helps me decide the form as she is a very intuitive 5 year old. She has her own place in my studio and she says I inspire her every day.

My work is about color, as we go through our daily lives we are attacked by so many images that they seem like a blur. I take those colors, give them form and when the moment is right, you can step back and recall a day at the park, the beach, the city where all these colors meet. I hope they make people feel good and relaxed but most of all, I want people to always see something new in the piece that they didn't see before. Look up close, take a step back, see it in day light or under your favorite light in the house, find all the colors that come out and enjoy! * For appraisal services visit my web site www.dicellofineart.org

I publish a blog on a regular basis Discussion about art, art history, and art sales will be the theme. Any questions and/or comments are welcome. You can follow these discussions thorugh my RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/RitaTDicello-DicelloFineArt or on my blog. My most recent discussions are shown below:

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