BIOGRAPHY | RESUME
Across the mediums of painting, collage, sculpture, and found-object assemblages, Revelation Studios creations range from striking nightmare visions, breathtaking idealizations, and haunting prophecies of human error's toll.
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"Lyrical, beguiling, poetic, unearthly, enchanting and unnerving in equal measure. I can barely bring myself to look away from these mirrored remnants of a forgotten history; innocence as grotesque, grotesque as innocence. I like it." - Johnny Depp “Technology run amuck wreaks soul wrenching havoc.”-R.B. Strauss, Aroundphilly.com “Strange, surreal and spiritual art”- Elizabeth Snead, Fashion Wire Daily "Craig LaRotonda and Kim Maria are the twisted genius Rodins and Picassos of their generation.....their work inspires, creeps me out, moves me, scares and amuses children and makes me look at the world in all new ways - I love every f**king thing they've ever done!" “With an improbable mix of beauty, humor, and the grotesque, LaRotonda’s still lifes are uneasy dreams of an atavistic past.”
Craig LaRotonda Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Craig LaRotonda received his BFA in 1992 at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he studied with the internationally renowned illustrator Alan Cober. Currently working as a professional illustrator, painter and sculptor, Craig divides his time between each endeavor. His paintings and sculptures incorporate mixed media and aging techniques, ultimately creating surreal figurative works with a dark narrative and a grotesque elegance. His distorted creatures are subjects captured in a timeless space; surviving the brutality and beauty of existence. LaRotonda’s artwork graces the walls of famous homes including collectors in France, Germany, Norway, Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Through his relationship with Film Art LA, his distinctive art appears prominently in four feature-length motion pictures - including the Academy Award winning film “Traffic” directed by Steven Soderbergh. LaRotonda’s striking and unique illustrations have been featured in Time Magazine, The Washington Post, The Village Voice, Juxtapoz, The New York Times and numerous other publications. This commercial work has received awards from the Society of Illustrators (in New York and Los Angeles), Communication Arts and Print Magazine. Exhibitions include solo shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Paris. Craig also exhibits regularly in group shows nationally and abroad.
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