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BIOGRAPHY
John Grande is a contemporary painter inspired by life and the dramatic events that mold us as a race. His approach to painting is influenced by color photography and the principals of custom c printing. For seven years John Grande printed for the likes of fashion photographers Annie Leibowitz, Jack Pearson and Giles BenSimon for such magazines as Harpers Bazaar, Vanity Fair and ... It is no wonder we see aspects of both the physical process and emphatic content from this formative period in his current paintings.
In his recent works John Grande creates compelling paintings that combine the ̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬Ådramatic components of power with the perfect proportion of mystery ̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâàto mark world history with significant grace. Each work of art skillfully stimulates imagination, while commemorating dramatic and profound world events.
Grande's works render definitive poise, echoing reflections of the immeasurable consequences of peril by the components of power in his distinct and dramatic renditions of world chaos. He marks each crisis by a unique symbol of mystery tempered by innocence and idealistic beauty portrayed by mannequins. The paintings elude to the consequences of destruction, leaving everything in between and thereafter, a mystery that only history and media can properly define.
It doesn̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t take an expert in art to recognize talent in an artist. It takes perspective, and directive exposure to recognize the creativity of a true artist.
Grande's New York City mannequins idealize the process of recovery that his home city has drastically experienced, giving rise to direct relation of profound disaster that can serve to inspire forged refinement, beyond simple recovery, to the whole world. The imagery of the paintings once veiwed will never be forgotten.


