ALL THAT GLITTERS
oil and encaustic wax on canvas, 36” x 36”, 2021.
“Agostino Vaccaro has found his voice as an artist. His former tight realism has given way to a genre-bending amalgamation of pictograms, patterns, prints and painting. These new works defy easy categorization. One is reminded of the vitality of cultures that welcome an infusion of new sensibilities. As an artist, Mr. Vaccaro has preserved what was useful from his earlier training and rolled it into his personal vision.”
BIOGRAPHY
Agostino Vaccaro is a visual artist focused on creating visually loud, playful paintings that challenge and entice the viewer. In 2019, Agostino graduated from Laguna College of Art and Design where he earned his BFA in Drawing and Painting. In 2021, he graduated with his Master's in Painting from the same university. Agostino is currently living Fullerton, California and is teaching at Laguna College of Art and Design.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is about deviating from the norm. I have developed a bold visual language that juxtaposes bold, graphic shapes, patterns, and printmaking with areas of realistically painted forms. My paintings rely on the use of symbols to get my conceptual ideas across, allowing the viewer to bring their own associations and life experiences to my images.
Recurring themes throughout my work include sexuality, identity, morality, and the celebration of human vices. I treat these conceptual ideas in a playful way through the use of bold color, patterns, symbols, creating an overall unified look throughout my body of work.
EDUCATION
2019 - 2021 Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD), MFA, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 - 2019 Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD), BFA, Laguna Beach, CA
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Postcards From The Edge, Berry Campbell, New York, NY
2023 Tom of Finland Art & Culture Fair 2023, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Body Talk, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Tom of Finland Art & Culture Fair 2022, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Everything But The Kitchen Sink, La Luz De Jesus, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Making Mischief, A Solo Exhibition, Black Umbrella Tattoo and Art Gallery, Garden Grove, CA
2021 Converging Thoughts, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 Emerging Masters, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 Made in California, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2019 LCAD Student Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 BFA All Majors Summer Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 BFA Fine Arts Senior Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Cubed, Kelsey Michaels Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA