James A. DePietro

Telling a story or stating a message about our world is a pivotal part of my artist expression when creating my detailed paintings or mixed media work. I am essentially a visual storyteller and have been using my aesthetic voice by utilizing a series format approach with my artwork for many years. My unique point of view on a variety of contemporary sociopolitical themes and topics is evident in my oil / acrylic paintings. The submitted artwork comes from one of my series: (We Are) What We Eat Series. In my artwork, I combine multiple images or objects with realistic figurative imagery against contrasting borders to convey a personal statement to the viewer.