Straight into the darkness (2021) Painting by Manu Toxxic
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Painting,
Watercolor
on Paper
- Dimensions Height 28.4in, Width 21.3in
- Framing This artwork is not framed
- Categories Paintings under $1,000 Impressionism Animal
____ Straight into the darkness. Whales dive to depths that are impossible by any other marine mammal to reach. They are the "lords of the ocean". I studied these cetaceans for years on the books, I had wonderful experiences at the sea as a child and then I became an environmental activist for many years, spreading information regarding the progressive degradation of the Oceans due to the oil, the plastic, the uncontrolled fishing and whale hunting and so on. I gradually realized that the real problem comes from the population growth. Few people produce limited damage, while instead the unstoppable multitude of billions of human beings is beyond all control, and even the smallest act, any tiny kind of gesture, multiplied by billions of times, becomes an environmental disaster. I understood that just being actively passionate about animals pushes millions of people to look for them by sea, creating pollution and damage to the ecosystem. My motto has become: leave them alone, leave them alone. _____ DANS LE NOIR. Les baleines plongent à des profondeurs impossibles à atteindre pour tout autre mammifère marin. Ce sont les seigneurs de l'océan. J'ai étudié ces cétacés pendant des années dans des livres, j'ai eu de merveilleuses expériences en mer étant enfant puis je suis devenu un militant écologiste pendant de nombreuses années, diffusant des informations concernant la dégradation progressive de la mer. Je me suis progressivement rendu compte que le vrai problème réside dans la croissance démographique. Peu de gens produisent des dommages limités, alors qu'au lieu de cela, la multitude imparable de milliards d'êtres humains est désormais hors de tout contrôle, et même le plus petit geste, multiplié des milliards de fois, devient une catastrophe environnementale. J'ai compris que le simple fait d'être passionnément actif par les animaux pousse des millions de personnes à les chercher par la mer, créant de la pollution et des dommages à l'écosystème. Ma devise est devenue : laissez-les tranquilles, restez loin.
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Emmanuele is an Italy-based independent artist, mostly self-taught. Visual Arts have always been his main interest, including photography, drawing, illustration and, ultimately, watercolor painting.
A life abroad
Despite his artistic inclinations he took a degree in Aerospace Engineering and worked abroad for nine years. During all this time he continued spasmodically drawing at night and on weekends.
He attended evening drawing classes while working in Madrid and then basic of oil painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Como while living in Switzerland. He eventually discovered Watercolor painting in Lugano by chance, attending a course held by Department of Culture of the Canton Ticino. He have painted for a year at night, whatching DVDs and YouTube videos, at home.
The Watercolor
“I started thinking about watercolor because of logistical problems: at home we had that time a 3-year-old child and I couldn’t leave my paintings around. Watercolor is quick, it does not smell, it dries in few minutes and the equipment is lightweight and essential, the perfect solution for a family living in a flat. When I started using it I fell in love with it immediately!”
“Why do I love him so much? Well many reasons… The incredible technical challenge, the continuous struggle in controlling the water and for the spontaneity of execution.”
In 2014 he decides to quit his job to devote himself to full-time art and begins to participate in exhibitions in Italy, France and Spain. He keeps on attending watercolor courses with the greatest masters: Chien Chug Wei in Aosta 2015, Joseph Zbukvic in Milan 2016.
Despite this initial success, due to the divorce, he interrupted his artistic activity for three years, until 2019 when, during a trip to France, he met open and friendly people who believed in him, so that he found the motivation to come back painting and bet on his lifetime dream: Art as independent job.
Live and online classes
He teaches watercolour technique in his own Art Studio located in Lecco. He's available for personal and group classes. He also publish Video and Tutorial on Youtube.
"My little life, my little personal journey, made of ups and downs, of difficulties (which mostly I avoid telling!) as well as few but immensely fulfilling artistic achievements, are just an example on how you can follow your inspirations too."
- Nationality: ITALY
- Date of birth : 1978
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- Groups: Contemporary Italian Artists